Sérgio 'Mallandro' Neiva Cavalcanti a.k.a. "Sérgio Mallandro" (born October 12, 1955, date confirmed by Sérgio Mallandro on the TV Record program "Tudo é Possível") is a Brazilian actor and TV shows host.
Born in
Rio de Janeiro
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, Mallandro got famous in the late-1980s and early-1990s when he hosted several shows on the
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Rede Globo
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and
Rede Manchete
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TV stations, mostly game shows and all of them targeted to children.
Mallandro's most famous segment was called "A Porta dos Desesperados" ("The Doorway for the Desperates" some thing like ''
Let's Make a Deal
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''s "Big Deal of the Day"), in which the contestants had to choose one among three doors. Behind one door was a prize (bike, board games, etc.) and behind the other were people in gorilla costumes.
He also presented "A Casa dos Desesperados" ("The House of the Desperates" which was a parody of ''
Big Brother'').
Mallandro is married and he has three children.
References
External links
Official Site*
Sérgio Mallandro's Profile
1955 births
Brazilian male film actors
Brazilian male television actors
Brazilian male comedians
Living people
Male actors from Rio de Janeiro (city)
The Farm (TV series) contestants
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