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A Grande Família
2001
The daily lives of a typical Brazilian middle-class family, that are always very close and tries, in their way, to survive the financial and relationship difficulties.
Pedro Cardoso
Cast · Known for A Grande Família
Pedro Cardoso (born December 31, 1962) is a Brazilian actor, screenwriter, playwright, writer and television director. He is best known for his role as Agostinho Carrara on the Rede Globo sitcom "A Grande Família", for which he was nominated for an International Emmy Award for best actor. Pedro Cardoso was born in Rio de Janeiro, the second of six children in a prominent family. His father was a well-succeed lawyer, while his grandfather was the president of Banco do Brasil. He is also a second cousin to Fernando Henrique Cardoso, a former President of Brazil. Cardoso left home when he was at 18 years due to "paternal guidance and youthful pride". He started to work on theaters as an illuminator. Eventually, he debuted as a stage actor in 1980. In 1982, he debuted as playwright with "Bar Doce Bar", a play co-authored by Felipe Pinheiro, in which Cardoso was also an actor. He received a Troféu Mambembe for best newcomer actor. Since then, he has directed and wrote several plays along with Pinheiro, and alone before Pinheiro's death, as well as acted in them. He also worked in television as an actor, director and screenwriter. He has also a career in cinema; working mostly as an actor. Cardoso co-wrote "Lisbela e o Prisioneiro" and produced T"odo Mundo Tem Problemas Sexuais".
Evandro Mesquita
Cast · Known for A Grande Família
Evandro Nahid de Mesquita (Rio de Janeiro, February 19, 1952) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and actor, known for being the lead singer of the rock band Blitz and for several works in cinema and television, including the mechanic "Paulão da Regulagem " in the series A Grande Família between 2006 and 2014.
Beatriz Valdés
Cast · Known for Válgame Dios
Beatriz Valdes Fidalgo nació bajo el seno de una familia cubana, se crio junto a su madre y su familia materna. A la edad de 8 años inicia cursos en un taller infantil de instrucción artística; el más reconocido de La Habana, donde realizaba diversas actividades. Se destacó en series juveniles y telenovelas como "Algo más que soñar" (1984) exitosa serie televisiva que relataba las vidas y experiencias de cuatro jóvenes reclutas de la Cuba de los 70 y en la que Beatriz interpretaba además uno de los temas musicales: "Ya se va aquella edad", compuesto por Pablo Milanés. También protagonizó la telenovela "Tren de noviembre" (1989) junto al entonces debutante Jorge Treto. En el cine su primera gran oportunidad le llegó con "Los pájaros tirándole a la escopeta" (1984) comedia dirigida por Rolando Díaz, en la que tuvo como compañeros de reparto a los grandes actores cubanos Reinaldo Miravalles, Consuelo Vidal y Alberto Pujol, en una divertida historia sobre un joven machista que no entiende que su madura madre se enamore del padre de su novia. Siguieron películas como "Lejanía" (1985) de Jesús Díaz, que abordaba el tema del exilio y el reencuentro de una madre con su hijo; "Como nosotros" (1985) que narraba una historia de amor en el marco de la Guerra de Independencia cubana de 1985; "Como la vida misma" (1985), filme de Víctor Casaus, inspirado en una obra teatral, centrada en los problemas de los jóvenes en una Escuela en el campo y su más grande éxito "La bella del Alhambra" (1989), de Enrique Pineda Barnet, basada en la novela "Canción de Rachel" de Miguel Barnet, que narraba la vida de una corista del célebre teatro habanero "Alhambra" a principios del siglo XX, época de gloria del teatro musical cubano en medio de los turbios acontecimientos y manejos políticos de la naciente República. Llegó a Venezuela tras ser invitada al primer Foro Interamericano de Cine en 1989. En aquellas fechas da a luz a su primer hijo Mauricio y en 1991 regresa de nuevo a tierras venezolanas para así actuar en una película que sería filmada en la ciudad de Mérida llamada Grisalla. En los últimos años ha trabajado en filmes cubanos como "Perfecto amor equivocado" y el documental de largometraje de Carlos Barba conmemorando el vigésimo aniversario del estreno de "La bella del Alhambra". Es toda una gran señora de la actuación muy versatil y única.
Costinha
Lírio Mário da Costa nasceu em 24 de março de 1923, no bairro carioca de Vila Isabel. Seu pai abandonou a família quando Lírio tinha 13 anos, mas não sem antes ensinar ao filho os segredos da profissão de palhaço de circo. Sem o pai, Costinha começou a trabalhar para ajudar nas despesas de casa. Foi boy, garçom de botequim e funcionário da loterial federal, mas nunca abandonou os picadeiros. Em 1942, aos 19 anos, foi empregado como faxineiro na Rádio Tomoio, onde divertia os colegas imitando homossexuais. Ainda foi radioator em diversos e importantes programas da época, como “Cadeira de Barbeiro”, “Recruta 23” e na primeira versão radiofônica da “Escolinha do Professor Raimundo”. Sua grande oportunidade veio quando passou no teste para um papel no filme “Anjo do lobo”. Nos anos seguintes, Costinha continuou trabalhando como ator de teatro de revista, até que foi chamado para participar de um espetáculo em São Paulo já com seu nome artístico. O humorista iniciou sua carreira na televisão na TV Excelsior, no final dos anos 60, tornando-se um dos mais populares cômicos do país, com suas piadas e imitações caricatas de homossexual, que também fizeram com que seu trabalho fosse censurado em diversas ocasiões. Ao longo de mais de 50 anos de carreira, também participou de quase 20 filmes. Seu último personagem interpretado foi Seu Mazarito, que contava piadas com os trejeitos efeminados que projetaram Costinha.
AC Bonifacio
Andree Camille "AC" Bonifacio(born December 13, 2002) is a Filipino-Canadian dancer, singer, vlogger and actress known for being the first ever grand champion of Filipino TV dance competition Dance Kids along with Lucky Ancheta In 2016. The duo was called "Lucky Aces." Before winning the said competition, the duo was featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and had a chance to meet and perform with American popstar Ariana Grande on Grande's show in Vancouver, British Columbia in 2015. Bonifacio also competed on the Kids edition of Philippine TV Show Your Face Sounds Familiar, where she finished as 3rd placer. She also made her acting debut on Wansapanataym Presents: The Amazing Ving in which she played "Mika".
Esther Dale
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Esther Dale (November 10, 1885 – July 23, 1961) was an American actress, best known perhaps for her role as Aunt Genevieve in the 1935 Shirley Temple vehicle, Curly Top. On the stage, Dale starred in Carrie Nation on Broadway in 1933. Her other Broadway credits include Harvest of Years (1947), And Be My Love (1944), and Another Language (1932). Dale's first film was Crime Without Passion (1934) in an uncredited role. She was a familiar face in films of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, frequently playing stern, authoritarian characters such as prison matrons and head nurses, although she was equally adept at playing grande dames and ladies of the aristocracy. Dale played many roles in television over the years. In the 1958-1959 season of The Donna Reed Show, Dale played a job-seeking housekeeper who is frightened from the Stone home by Jeff Stone's pet mouse, and she appeared in the 1957 Maverick episode "According to Hoyle" opposite James Garner.
Arthur Franz
Arthur Franz (February 29, 1920 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey – June 17, 2006) was a B-movie actor whose most notable role was as Lieutenant, Junior Grade H. Paynter, Jr. in The Caine Mutiny. He also appeared in Roseanna McCoy (1949), Invaders from Mars (1953), Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) and The Unholy Wife (1957), among others. In The Sniper (1952), he played a rare movie lead in the film's title role as a tormented killer. In addition to films, Franz was a familiar face on American television, appearing on dozen of television programs including Crossroads, Perry Mason, The F.B.I., The Mod Squad, Custer, The Virginian and Rawhide. Franz portrayed Congressman Charles A. Halleck in the 1974, made for TV film, The Missiles of October. Franz's last film role was in That Championship Season in 1982. Franz's interest in acting developed when he was a high school student. During World War II, Franz served as a B-24 Liberator navigator in the United States Army Air Forces. He was shot down over Romania and incarcerated in a POW camp, from which he escaped. Franz died in Oxnard, California at the age of 86 from emphysema and heart disease. Description above from the Wikipedia article Arthur Franz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Zeke Nicholson
Zeke Nicholson (born May 30, 1989) is a writer, producer and actor. Born in Rhinebeck, New York, USA. He grew up in a small upstate New York town known for its scenic “leaf-peeping,” and his father worked as a college professor. He attended Williams College and later trained and performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles. As a writer and actor, Nicholson has contributed to several television series. He was a writer on A.P. Bio (2018–2019), served as executive story editor on Miracle Workers (2020–2021), and wrote on Loot (2022–2024). On the acting side, he has appeared in TV shows including The Good Place (2016), Miracle Workers (2019), and While You Were Breeding (2023). In 2024, Nicholson created, wrote, and executive-produced the short pilot Halfrican American. The story—based in part on true events—is about a biracial man who attends a family cookout with his estranged father and struggles to feel comfortable, eventually finding common ground through humour and familial bonds. Halfrican American (2024) premiered in 2024, and that same year it was nominated for the Grand Jury Award in SXSW’s Independent TV Pilot Competition and won the Special Jury Award at the same festival, shared with Claire Glassford and Sophie Webb as producers.
Peter Cushing
Cast · Known for Star Wars
Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE (26 May 1913 – 11 August 1994) was an English actor, known for his many appearances in Hammer Films, in which he played Baron Frankenstein and Dr. Van Helsing, amongst many other roles, often appearing opposite Christopher Lee, and occasionally Vincent Price. A familiar face on both sides of the Atlantic, his most famous roles outside of "Hammer Horror" include his many appearances as Sherlock Holmes, as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars (1977) and as the mysterious Doctor Who in Doctor Who and the Daleks and Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD in 1965 and 1966, two cinema films based on the television series Doctor Who.
Walter Baldwin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Walter S. Baldwin Jr. (January 2, 1889 − January 27, 1977) was a prolific character actor whose career spanned five decades and 150 film and television roles, and numerous stage performances. Baldwin was born in Lima, Ohio from a theatrical family and served in the First World War. He was probably best known for playing the father of the handicapped sailor in The Best Years of Our Lives. He was the first actor to portray "Floyd the Barber" on The Andy Griffith Show. Prior to his first film roles in 1939, Baldwin had appeared in more than a dozen Broadway plays. He played Whit in the first Broadway production of Of Mice and Men, and also appeared in the original Grand Hotel in a small role, as well as serving as the production's stage manager. He originated the role of Bensinger, the prissy Chicago Tribune reporter, in the Broadway production of The Front Page. In the 1960s he had small acting roles in television shows such as Petticoat Junction and Green Acres. He continued to act in motion pictures, and one of his last roles was in Rosemary's Baby. Baldwin was known for playing solid middle class burghers, although sometimes he gave portrayals of eccentric characters. He played a customer seeking a prostitute in The Lost Weekend and the rebellious prison trusty Orvy in Cry of the City. Walter Baldwin was featured in a lot of John Deere Day Movies from 1949-59 where he played the farmer Tom Gordon. In this series of Deere Day movies over a decade he helped to introduce many new pieces of John Deere farm equipment year-by-year. In each yearly movie he would be shown on his in A Tom Gordon Family Film where he would be buying new John Deere farm equipment or a new green and yellow tractor.A picture of Walter Baldwin playing Tom Gordon can be found on page 108 of Bob Pripp's book John Deere Yesterday & Today Hal Erickson writes in Allmovie: "With a pinched Midwestern countenance that enabled him to portray taciturn farmers, obsequious grocery store clerks and the occasional sniveling coward, Baldwin was a familiar (if often unbilled) presence in Hollywood films for three decades."
Serena Scott Thomas
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Serena Harriet Scott Thomas (born 21 September 1961) is an English actress. Scott Thomas was born in Nether Compton, Dorset. Her mother, Deborah (née Hurlbatt), was raised in Hong Kong and Africa, and studied drama before marrying Scott Thomas' father. Her father, Lieutenant Commander Simon Scott Thomas, was a pilot for the British Royal Navy who died in a flying accident in 1964. She is the younger sister of actress Kristin Scott Thomas, the niece of Admiral Sir Richard Thomas (who was Black Rod in the House of Lords), and a more distant grand niece of Capt. Robert F. Scott, the ill-fated explorer who lost the race to the South Pole. Her last name is an amalgam of the last names of those two families. The Scott Thomases also trace their lineage to the 2nd Earl of Godolphin, the owner of the famous Godolphin Barb. Scott Thomas is known for her portrayal of the character Dr. Molly Warmflash in the 1999 James Bond film The World Is Not Enough as well as appearing in the 1993 TV film Harnessing Peacocks, based on the novel by Mary Wesley. She played a watcher in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "Revelations", and starred in 2001's short lived series All Souls. Scott Thomas has also played Bruce Willis' wife and Rumor Willis' mom in Hostage and appeared on hit television shows like Nip/Tuck and N.C.I.S. She was married to Scott J. Tepper from 1996 to 2004 Description above from the Wikipedia article Serena Scott Thomas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Andre Alexsen
USA RELENTLESS is Andre Alexsen’s real life journey from a Hollywood stuntman/ stunt coordinator/ actor hitting bottom using drugs and alcohol ending up on the streets, then being delivered and becoming sober only by the grace of God. He makes a come back and works with the US Military Special Ops, Seal teams ,Dillon Minigun, AZ Border Patrol, Law Enforcement, and undercover with LAPD. ex DoD contractor , He also trains with living legends in Self Defense and Martial Arts; Grand Master Sensei Gokor Chivichyan, Sensei Benny “the Jet” Urquidez to Uncle Judo Gene LeBell. It includes many near death experiences from parachute malfunctions, wild animal attacks, prison riots to inside Vegas crime families, major auto wrecks, stunts gone wrong, beating a terminal cancer battle, and working with the biggest names from Speilberg to Ron Howard to Clint Eastwood. And now becoming the Adrenaline Man most extreme TV show host ever real live stunts .He also exposes the dirty workings of Hollywood and the modern day globalist madness that is here and around the world from President Trump, Q, Deep State takedown, Globalists gone wild , fake news, California fires, weather manipulation, satanic pedophiles , attempted gun grabs ,active shooter set ups, civil wars coming soon,training and preparing for it, E.O.P.G. And much more life and soul saving info.
Vladimir Brichta
Cast · Known for Habeas Corpus
Paulo Vladimir Brichta (Diamantina, March 22, 1976) is a Brazilian actor. Of Austrian and Czech descent, he is the winner of several awards, including a Grande Otelo, an APCA Award, a Guarani Award and two Quality Brazil Awards.
Bianca Comparato
Bianca de Souza Mendes Comparato (Rio de Janeiro, November 19, 1985) is a Brazilian actress and director. She has already received several awards and nominations, including a Grande Otelo and an APCA Award, in addition to having two nominations for the Brasil Quality Award and one nomination for the Guarani Award.
Mariana Ximenes
Cast · Known for Snakes & Lizards
Mariana Ximenes do Prado Nuzzi (São Paulo, April 26, 1981) is a Brazilian actress and producer. She made her acting debut in 1998 and won several awards, including a Grande Otelo Award, a Kikito Award at the Gramado Film Festival, three Quality Brazil Awards, and two nominations for the APCA Award.
Eliane Giardini
Cast · Known for Snakes & Lizards
Eliane Teresinha Giardini (Sorocaba, October 20, 1952) is a Brazilian actress and director. A versatile artist with great critical recognition, she began her career on the stage at USP and, later, became popular on television for her intense characters. Giardini is the winner of several awards, including an APCA, three Quality Brazil Awards and a State Governor, in addition to having received nominations for a Grande Otelo and two Guarani Awards.
Christiane Torloni
Christiane Maria dos Santos Torloni (São Paulo, February 18, 1957) is a Brazilian actress. She is the winner of numerous awards, including an APCA Award, two Quality Brazil Awards, and a Shell Award, as well as receiving nominations for a Grande Otelo and three Press Trophies. She is one of the most renowned actresses in Brazilian television drama.
Stênio Garcia
Stênio Garcia Faro (Mimoso do Sul, April 28, 1932) is a Brazilian actor. Known for his performances on screen and stage, he is the winner of numerous awards throughout his career spanning more than six decades, including three APCA Awards, a Guarani Award, a Molière Award, a Brazil Quality Award, and a Press Trophy, in addition to receiving a nomination for a Grande Otelo.
Drica Moraes
Adriana Moraes Rêgo Reis (Rio de Janeiro, July 29, 1969) is a Brazilian actress. She began her career on the Tablado stage and later became known for her roles as determined and complex women on television and cinema. Moraes is the winner of several awards, including a Grande Otelo, an APCA, two Mambembes and a Brazil Quality Award, in addition to being nominated for four Guarani Awards and three Shell Awards.
Lília Cabral
Lilia Cabral Bertolli Figueiredo (São Paulo, July 13, 1957) is a Brazilian actress, recognized in the industry and winner of several awards, having been nominated twice for the International Emmy for best actress. Known for the versatility of her characters, always very intense. She has received several awards in her career, including a Grande Otelo, four Press Trophies, an APCA Award, a Shell Award and three Quality Brazil Awards, in addition to being nominated twice for the International Emmy Award for best actress, for her work in the soap operas Páginas da Vida (2006) and Viver a Vida (2009).
Frankie Grande
Frank James Michael Grande Marchione (born January 24, 1983) is an American dancer, actor, singer, producer, television host and YouTube personality. He is the older half-brother of singer and actress Ariana Grande. He performed on Broadway as Franz in the musical Rock of Ages (2014–2015) and in Mamma Mia! (2007–2010) and has played roles Off-Broadway, in regional theatre productions and on tour. Grande has produced Broadway shows and both produced and appeared in cabaret acts, including his own one-man show. In 2012, he established a YouTube channel and has also been building a following on Twitter and Instagram. In 2014, he was a contestant on the U.S. reality television series Big Brother 16, where he placed fifth. Grande was a judge on the 2015 season of America's Best Dance Crew. From 2016 to 2017, he co-hosted Style Code Live, a live Amazon fashion and shopping show that streamed on weeknights, from which he took off time to compete on the UK reality show Celebrity Big Brother 18 in mid-2016. His philanthropic work includes co-founding the non-profit arts organization "Broadway in South Africa" and work for buildOn.
Ariana Grande
Cast · Known for Wicked, Wicked: For Good
Ariana Grande-Butera (born June 26, 1993) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Regarded as a pop icon and an influential figure in popular music, Grande is known for her four-octave vocal range, which extends into the whistle register. Her accolades include two Grammy Awards, a Brit Award, two Billboard Music Awards, three American Music Awards, 39 Guinness World Records, and ten MTV Video Music Awards. She began her career as a teenage actress by appearing in the Broadway musical 13 (2008). She rose to fame as Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon television series Victorious (2010–2013) and its spin-off series Sam & Cat (2013–2014). Grande signed with Republic Records and released her retro-pop and R&B-influenced debut studio album, Yours Truly (2013), which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. She blended pop, R&B, and electronic on her second and third albums, My Everything (2014) and Dangerous Woman (2016), which both achieved international success and contained the singles "Problem", "Break Free", "Bang Bang", "One Last Time", "Into You" and "Side to Side". Personal struggles influenced Grande's trap-infused albums Sweetener (2018) and Thank U, Next (2019). The former won Grande her first Grammy award, while the latter garnered US number-one singles "Thank U, Next" and "7 Rings", and made her the first solo artist to occupy the top three spots of the Billboard Hot 100. She subsequently achieved the most number-one debuts in Hot 100 chart history with the title track of her sixth album, Positions (2020), as well as the collaborations "Stuck with U" and "Rain on Me". After a musical hiatus, Grande released her seventh album, Eternal Sunshine (2024), which yielded the US number-one singles "Yes, And?" and "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)". She returned to film acting with the political satire Don't Look Up (2021) and received critical praise for her portrayal of Glinda in the fantasy musical Wicked (2024), earning her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Grande Otelo
Grande Otelo, pseudonym of Sebastião Bernardes de Souza Prata OMC (Uberlândia, October 18, 1915 – Roissy-en-France, November 26, 1993), was a Brazilian actor, comedian, singer, producer and composer. He was an artist in Rio's casinos and in the so-called revue theater, he participated in several successful Brazilian films, including the famous chanchadas in the 1940s and 1950s, which he starred in in partnership with the comic Oscarito, and the film version of Macunaíma, made in 1969. He is often cited as one of the most important actors in Brazilian history.