Reynaldo Fernandes Cisotto Gianecchini Júnior (; born 12 November 1972) is a Brazilian actor and model.

Career

Gianecchini started acting at the age of 6, on the stage of his school in Birigüi, São Paulo. He graduated with a degree in law from the

Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo The Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo ( pt, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, PUC-SP), locally known as ''PUC'' or the ''Catholic University'' ('), is a private and non-profit Catholic university. It is one of the larg ...

(PUC-SP) in 1997, but he never practiced it. His dream of becoming an actor was delayed by his modeling career. He was a successful model for eight years, of which two were overseas, residing in Paris, but all the while he was traveling to such cities as New York, London, Berlin, and Milan. He was unhappy, though, and decided to resume his pursuit of an acting career. In 2001, he landed his first significant regular role in the soap opera ''

Laços de Família ''Laços de Família'' (English: ''Family Ties'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and aired by TV Globo from 5 June 2000 to 3 February 2001. With a total of 209 episodes, it was created by Manoel Carlos and written by him with Maria Carolina, ...

''. He played the role of Edu, a doctor who was romantically involved with a woman many years older than he was, played by actress Vera Fischer. In 2002, Gianecchini was chosen to be the exclusive top model for

Armani Giorgio Armani S.p.A. (), commonly known as Armani, is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in Milan by Giorgio Armani which designs, manufactures, distributes and retails haute couture, ready-to-wear, leather goods, shoes, accessories, and ...

in Brazil, a position he apparently still holds to this date ( Maria Fernanda Candido, his co-star in '' Esperança'', is the female equivalent for Armani).

Personal life

Since August 2011, Gianecchini has been battling against cancer (

angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL, sometimes misspelled AILT, formerly known as "angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy with dysproteinemia") is a mature T-cell lymphoma of blood or lymph vessel immunoblasts characterized by a polymorphous lym ...

) and has undergone chemotherapy treatment. In an interview with ''

O Globo ''O Globo'' (, ''The Globe'') is a Brazilian newspaper based in Rio de Janeiro. ''O Globo'' is the most prominent print publication in the Grupo Globo media conglomerate. Founded by journalist Irineu Marinho, owner of '' A Noite'', it was ori ...

'' in September 2019, he stated that although he has dated both women and men, he does not identify as any sexual orientation. In September 2020, he stated that he identifies as pansexual. Gianecchini has Italian ancestry.

Filmography

Television

Film

Theater

* ''Cacilda'' * ''Boca de Ouro'' * ''O Príncipe de Copacabana'' * ''A Peça Sobre o Bebê'' * ''Vossa Excelência, o Candidato'' * ''Doce Deleite'' * ''Cruel'' * ''A Toca do Coelho'' * ''Os Guardas de Taj''

Music

* "Você" (with

Marília Gabriela Marília Gabriela Baston de Toledo (born 31 May 1948), best known as Marília Gabriela or just Gabi, is a Brazilian journalist, TV host, actress, writer, and former singer. Biography Marília began her journalist career in 1969, as an intern ...

)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gianecchini, Reynaldo 1972 births 20th-century Brazilian male actors 21st-century Brazilian male actors Brazilian male film actors Brazilian male models Brazilian male stage actors Brazilian male telenovela actors Brazilian male voice actors Brazilian people of Italian descent Brazilian LGBT actors LGBT male actors LGBT models Living people Male actors from São Paulo (state) Pansexual entertainers Pansexual men