Caio César Ignácio Cardoso de Melo (September 28, 1988 – September 30, 2015) was a Brazilian actor and

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. César provided the

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(played by

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) in all eight of the ''Harry Potter'' films from 2001 to 2011.

Career

César landed his first job as a

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as the lead in the sitcom ''

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''. He was best known for providing the Brazilian Portuguese voice of

in each of the eight films in the ''Harry Potter'' series from 2001 to 2011. Brazilian actress Luisa Palomanes played

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, while actor Charles Emmanuel provided the voice of

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in the eight films in the series. In addition to Harry Potter, César provided the Brazilian voice of Takeru "T.K." Takaishi in the '' Digimon Adventure'' animated series, Diego (played onscreen by

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) in the Mexican

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'', Jimmy in ''

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'', Otto Rocket in ''

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'', Max in ''

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'', Olie Polie in ''

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'', Boots in ''

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'', Otto Osworth in ''

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'', Josh Spitz in ''

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'', Snap in '' ChalkZone'' and

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in '' Avatar: The Last Airbender''. He eventually became a police officer in Rio de Janeiro as his full-time career, while continuing to pursue voiceover roles as a side project.

Death

On September 30, 2015, César was shot in the neck while he and other police officers were conducting a routine patrol of

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, one of the largest

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s, or

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s, in

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. He was taken to Hospital Estadual Getúlio Vargas in Rio's North Zone, where he underwent emergency surgery. However, César succumbed to his injuries at the age of 27, leaving behind one child. His death was confirmed by both the

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and

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. César was the ninth police officer to be killed in Rio de Janeiro's favelas in 2015, while approximately 80 police have been shot in the city overall that year.

Tributes

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, author of the ''Harry Potter'' series, tweeted her condolences upon learning of César's murder, writing: César's co-star, Charles Emmanuel, who voiced Ron Weasley in the films, also paid tribute to him, saying:

References

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