Fábio Porchat (born July 1, 1983) is a Brazilian actor, humorist, comedian, television host and writer.
Biography
Winner of the International Emmy in 2019, for the Comedy Special “Porta dos Fundos Christmas Special (The Last Hangover)” produced by Porta dos Fundos for Netflix, Fábio Porchat was born in
Rio de Janeiro
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. He is the son of politician, screenwriter and businessman Fabio Ferrari Porchat de Assis and Isabella Thereza Christina Robinson. When he was still a baby, he moved with his family to
São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
, where he lived until he was 19 years old. He declares himself an
atheist
Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there no ...
.
Career
Before entering the world of the arts, Porchat studied Administration at
ESPM in São Paulo, but decided to put studies in the background to focus on acting career. He moved to Rio de Janeiro and enrolled in the drama course at CAL – Casa de Artes das Laranjeiras. His TV career started when he went to the "
Programa do Jô" in 2002, to present a parody of the sitcom "
Os Normais" and then was invited for auditions for TV Globo.
In 2005, alongside the comedian
Paulo Gustavo
Paulo Gustavo Amaral Monteiro de Barros (30 October 1978 – 4 May 2021), commonly known as Paulo Gustavo, was a Brazilian actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, and presenter.
He became known for the play ''Minha Mãe é uma Peça'', which, ...
, Porchat took the stage first with a piece of his own, "Infraturas". The following year, the actor was recognized for participating in the first group of stand up comedy from Brazil, "Comédia em Pé". Porchat was in the show until 2011 and soon spawned another hit with the solo show "Fora do Normal".
Porchat's career took off with the comedy group
Porta dos Fundos' YouTube videos in 2012,
alongside João Vicente de Castro, Antonio Pedro Tabet,
Gregório Duvivier and Ian SBF, where he participates in the creative team, screenplay and acting. In little more than six months of the project, the channel had reached the milestone of garnering 30 million views.
Filmography
Film
Internet productions
References
External links
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1983 births
Living people
Male actors from Rio de Janeiro (city)
Brazilian people of Italian descent
Brazilian people of Swiss descent
Brazilian people of English descent
Brazilian people of Portuguese descent
Brazilian male film actors
Brazilian male comedians
Brazilian atheists
Brazilian television presenters
Comedians from Rio de Janeiro (city)