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Khalid Gonçalves (born Paul Pires Gonçalves, September 8, 1971) is an American actor and musician who is best known for his portrayal of British rock icon
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in the
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play '' Mercury: The Afterlife and Times of a Rock God''. He is also the co-founder of NahNotOutsideMyHouse! Productions.


Stage career

One of Gonçalves' earliest professional stage appearances was in December 1996, when he was a member of the Waterloo Bridge Theatre Company. He appeared in two plays in one evening:
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's ''
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'' and
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's '' The Bear''. In ''Earnest'', he played the roles of Merriman and Lane and in ''The Bear'', he played the role of Luka. His versatility was noted by John Attanas of the Off-Off Broadway Review (OOBR), who remarked, "... the most versatile actor of the evening was Paul Goncalves, who played three different servants over the course of both shows, and played them in the most distinctly different ways imaginable." A year later, in 1997, Gonçalves starred in the monodrama ''Mercury: The Afterlife and Times of a Rock God'', which was written and directed by childhood friend Charles Messina, and which debuted at the Sanford Meisner Theatre in New York City on 24 November, at 6:48 pm – the 6th anniversary of Freddie Mercury's death. Mark Marone of ''Billboard'' magazine said of Gonçalves' performance:
Gonçalves bears a striking resemblance to the legendary vocalist and presents a passionate performance of human frailty against the backdrop of a superstar who had it all. ... All the while, Gonçalves portrays Mercury's idiosyncratic stage moves and vocal nuances to great, campy effect.
In 1999, Gonçalves portrayed late actor James Hayden in the one act play ''Actor Found Dead'', also written and directed by Messina, which was staged at the John Houseman Theatre in New York City. In 2000, Gonçalves played the role of Borachio in the
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comedy ''
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'', which was produced and performed by The Boomerang Theatre Company. The company performed the play in
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, Stuyvesant Square, Prospect Park, and at Theatre 22 in Manhattan. On September 22, 2013, Gonçalves returned to theatre for a benefit fundraiser for the Abingdon Square Theatre, sharing the stage with fellow actors Michael Barbieri, Anthony DeSando, Alfredo Diaz, Gina Ferranti, Nick Fondulis, Steven LaChioma, Tom Alan Robbins, Scott Seidman, and Johnny Tammaro. The group read from three plays by writer/director Charles Messina. On October 29, 2013, BroadwayWorld.com announced that, due to popular demand, Gonçalves and his fellow cast members would be returning once again to The Abingdon Theatre for a special holiday benefit reading of Messina's ''Fairies'' on December 17, 2013. On March 22, 2015, Gonçalves once again worked with long-time collaborator Messina as part of ensemble of actors in the Messina-penned trilogy ''Three from the Neighborhood''. The cast included: Michael Barbieri, Rosie DeSanctis, Anthony DeSando, Alfredo Diaz, Mary Dimino, Nick Fondulis,
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, Ernest Mingione, Kyle C. Mumford, Craig Rivela, Jonathan Smith, Johnny Tammaro and Michael Townsend Wright.


Film career

Gonçalves made his film debut in 1996, portraying a heroin addict in the Matt Mailer fil
''The Money Shot''
rounding off a cast that included Michael J. Burg,
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, Tamara Tunie, Aesha Waks, and Cary Woodworth. In 1998, Gonçalves co-starred with
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, Ian Lithgow, and Francis Jue in the comedic short fil
''Puppet, Love and Mertz''
which was written and directed by
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. In 2010, Gonçalves appeared in the film
Poterpevshiy
'' which was written and directed by Russian playwright Alexander Galin (''Stars in the Morning Sky'').


Musical history

Gonçalves is the former bass player of the now defunct New York-based hard rock band Static 13. He joined the band in 1998 and played several show in support of the band's newest release at the time, titled ''Fear Is Your Friend''. By the time Gonçalves had joined the band, most of the album had already been recorded, so he played bass and egg shaker on ''Shiverachin and performed a spoken word dialogue between two characters on the song ''The Dark Light''. According to his bio on the band's official website, his musical influences were Steve Harris,
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and "the dude who plays bass on the theme song to Barney Miller" (Jim Hughart). During his time in Static 13, Gonçalves played a purple
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EX Series bass with Hipshot Xtender key, and was known for his spiked blonde hair, black vinyl jumpsuit, and black motorcycle harness boots, which he wore onstage and during photo shoots. In 1999, Gonçalves, along with fellow Static 13 member, guitarist Raymond James Rivera, left the band to form the glam hard rock band Violet Crush. The duo recruited Gianfranco Iacovo on drums/percussion and singer/actor Brandon Wardell as lead vocalist. The band recorded some demos and played a few shows in the
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before disbanding a year later with Gonçalves and Wardell returning to acting.


Other works

In an editorial fashion spread shot by Chrystel Garipuy for the March/April 2008 issue of ''Alef Magazine'', Gonçalves portrays an
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man. In 2009, Gonçalves appeared as Eurico Al Katiri in ''East Timor's First Female Dictator Hailed as Step Forward for Women'', a mock news report produced by The Onion.com. Gonçalves played the role of Alphonse, the sycophantic owner of
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's fictitious Club Moderno, in the 2012
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video game ''
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''. The cast featured an array of notable actors, including James McCaffrey, Julián Rebolledo, Benedita Pereira, Robert Montano, Babs Olusanmokun, Charlie Semine, and Tonja Walker.


Personal life

Gonçalves is a convert to
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from
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.


Filmography

* ''The Money Shot'' (1996) * ''A Killing'' (1998) * '' A Price Above Rubies'' (1998) * ''Puppet, Love and Mertz'' (1999) * ''Skyscraper Country'' (2002) * ''The Reclamation'' (2008) * ''What If'' (2009) * ''East Timor's First Female Dictator Hailed as Step Forward for Women'' (2009) - webisode * ''Poterpevshiy'' (2010) * ''
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'' (2012) - video game


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Goncalves, Khalid 1971 births Living people Male actors from New York City Muslims from New York (state) American people of Portuguese descent American male stage actors American male film actors Converts to Islam from Roman Catholicism Xavier High School (New York City) alumni