Dani Rovira

Daniel Rovira de Rivas (born 1 November 1980) is a Spanish comedian and actor.

Career

Early career

After graduating in Physical Education and Sport Sciences at the University of Granada, he started touring with Paramount Comedy, performing stand-up comedy all around Spain. He became known for his most famous monologue "Mi familia y yo" ("My family and I").
He then made his first appearance on TV performing in various scenes of a well-known show called ''Estas no son las noticias'' (''These aren't news'') until May 2009. At the same time he worked and played his part in a play called ''¿Quieres salir conmigo?'' (''Do You Wanna Date Me?''). In February the same year he also appeared in the famous late night show '' Buenafuente''.

In the following years, he established a career in comedy with several appearances on ''El Club de la Comedia'' and as a cast member of comedy shows ''No le digas a mamá que trabajo en la tele'' and ''Alguien tenía que decirlo''.

2013–present: ''Ocho apellidos vascos'' and other roles

In 2013 he filmed his first movie '' Spanish Affair'', starring as the main character alongside Clara Lago, Karra Elejalde and Carmen Machi, directed by Emilio Martínez-Lázaro. The weekend of its premiere in March 2014, the film gathered an audience of 404,020 which resulted in box office gross of 2.72 million euros. The film broke Spanish box-office records, becoming the top-grossing Spanish title of all time with more than $75 million.

Since 2014 Rovira has played the role of Juan Gutiérrez in the comedy TV series '' B&b, de boca en boca'', on Telecinco, until his last appearance in 2015.

On 7 February 2015 he hosted the 29th Goya Awards ceremony. At the same ceremony, he won the Goya Award for Best New Actor for '' Spanish Affair''. On 6 February 2016 he was again host of the 30th Goya Awards ceremony.

In 2015 Rovira starred in the romantic comedy film '' Ahora o nunca'' with María Valverde, as well as in '' Spanish Affair 2'', the sequel of the film that rose him to stardom.

He appeared along the comedian Tomás García in the first episode of '' 99 lugares donde pasar miedo'', aired on 27 April 2019 on Discovery MAX.

Personal life

In 2013, Rovira began a relationship with his ''Ocho Apellidos'' co-star Clara Lago. The couple officially broke up in 2019 after 5 years of dating. On 25 March 2020 he announced he suffers from Hodgkin lymphoma. He and Clara Lago have remained close friends since their breakup. In September 2020, via Instagram, he announced he was cured, writing: "Today's the first day of the rest of my life, I'M CURED!". Dani is vegan and an advocate against eating animals.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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1980 births
Living people
Spanish male comedians
Spanish male television actors
Spanish male film actors
Male actors from Málaga
Spanish stand-up comedians
University of Granada alumni
21st-century Spanish male actors
21st-century Spanish comedians