Rodrigo Hilbert Alberton (born 22 April 1980) is a Brazilian television presenter, actor, and former model.

Early life

Rodrigo was born in

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. He is of German and Italian descent.

Career

Although he also used to think about majoring in Agronomy, Hilbert's dream was inheriting his grandfather's smithery, with whom he used to work. At age 18, Hilbert received an invitation from a modeling agency to be one of their models in Rio de Janeiro, causing him to abandon his plans and move cities. As a model, he was one of the faces of

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. In his first video audition, he got the role in the

soap opera A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...

Desejos de Mulher ''Desejos de Mulher'' is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by TV Globo from January 21, 2002, to August 24, 2002, totaling 185 chapters, replacing '' As Filhas da Mãe'' and replaced by ''O Beijo do Vampiro''. It stars Regina Dua ...

, in 2002. He publicly stated that he did not do well in the role due to not having prepared himself to be an actor. Then he studied interpretation for four years, acted in two movies and had small roles in two more soap operas, in

Da Cor do Pecado ''Da Cor do Pecado'' (English title: ''Shades of Sin'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo in the traditional 7pm timeslot between 26 January and 28 August 2004 with a total of 185 episodes, replacing '' Kubanacan'' and ...

and

Senhora do Destino ''Senhora do Destino'' (English: ''Her Own Destiny'') is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by TV Globo from June 28, 2004 to March 11, 2005, with a total of 221 episodes. Replacing ''Celebridade'' and being replaced by '' Améric ...

. Later, he made a huge success when he portrayed Murilinho in América. With some friends, he set up a theater company Elza Gomes and traveled throughout

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with the play ''Duelo''. In 2007 he took part in '' Dança dos Famosos'', the Brazilian equivalent of

Strictly Come Dancing ''Strictly Come Dancing'' (informally known as ''Strictly'') is a British dance contest show in which celebrities partner with professional dancers to compete in mainly ballroom and Latin dance. Each couple is scored by a panel of usually 4 ...

, in the TV show

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, when he surprised everyone and got a lot of compliments from expert reviewers of the TV show jury and he was the winner.

Personal life

In 2003 he began to date the presenter

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, ending with her at the end of that year. Soon after he had a relationship of a few months with the actress

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. Hilbert and Fernanda resumed dating in September 2004. At the end of 2007, the couple announced that they were expecting twins, João and Francisco, who were born on April 20, 2008. They have lived together in a

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since 2006 and the couple legally married in 2020.

Filmography

Television

Film

Internet

References

External links

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Rodrigo Hilbert MagazineThe Internet Fashion DatabaseOfficial website
(in Portuguese) 1981 births Living people People from Santa Catarina (state) Brazilian people of German descent Brazilian people of Italian descent Brazilian male models Brazilian male film actors Brazilian male television actors Dancing with the Stars winners 21st-century Brazilian male actors {{Brazil-bio-stub