Paulo Tiefenthaler (born June 25, 1968) is a Swiss Brazilian actor.[2]

Paulo Tiefenthaler
Born
Paulo Tiefenthaler

(1968-06-25) June 25, 1968 (age 56)
CitizenshipSwitzerland
Brazil
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Children1[1]

Biography

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Paulo Tiefenthaler was born in Chur, Switzerland, during a trip of his parents in Europe, but he was raised in Rio de Janeiro. He is of Portuguese, German and Swiss descent.

Career

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Paulo holds a degree in journalism, worked as a photographer. He was also a cinematographer, assistant director and screenwriter on Manchete and GloboNews. As an actor, he made soap operas at Globo Network and performed in the theater, in plays like A alma boa de Setsuan (directed by Domingos de Oliveira) and O Homem Proibido (directed by Antônio Abujamra).[3]

His career only took off in 2008, when he created the character Paulo Oliveira, presenter of the Larica Total cooking program, Channel Brasil. The success of the program, which was voted best humorous of 2009 by the jury of the Paulista Association of Art Critics, led to invitations to other television programs and to the movies.

He directed in 2005 the short documentary Jorjão, about the drum master of the samba school Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel, Unidos do Viradouro e Imperatriz Leopoldinense. In 2011, he performed his second short, A Peruca de Aquiles.[4]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Film Role
1998 Orfeu
2013 O Lobo atrás da Porta
2014 Trinta Fernando Pamplona
2014 A Noite da Virada Duda
2015 Mulheres no Poder Stefan
2016 O Roubo da Taça Peralta

Television

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Year Program Channel Role
2001-2002 O Clone Rede Globo Butler
2008-2013 Larica Total Canal Brasil Paulo Oliveira
2011 Rockgol MTV
2012 Suburbia Rede Globo Costa
2012 (fdp) HBO Carvalhosa
2014 Amor Verissimo GNT Vários
2014 Dupla Identidade Rede Globo Nelson
2016 Terminadores Rede Bandeirantes e TNT César
2016 Haja Coração Rede Globo Rodrigo Furtado[5]
2016 Bipolar Canal Brasil

References

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  1. ^ "PAULO TIEFENTHALER, DE 'HAJA CORAÇÃO', SERÁ PAI PELA PRIMEIRA VEZ AOS 48 ANOS: 'FRUTO DE AMIZADE COLORIDA'". 22 September 2016. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  2. ^ "O filósofo da larica". Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  3. ^ Paulo Tiefenthaler, conhecido pelo programa de TV Larica Total, prepara espetáculo de arte contemporânea. UAI - Divirta-se, Retrieved 2013-02-08
  4. ^ "Paulo Tiefenthaler se declara surpreso com o sucesso de "Larica Total"". Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  5. ^ "Francesca encontra um novo amor em 'Haja Coração'". 13 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
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