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Chico Anysio Show

1982

Comedy
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Ângela Vieira

Cast · Known for Snakes & Lizards, Her Own Destiny

Ângela Regina Vieira (Rio de Janeiro, March 3, 1952) is a Brazilian actress, dancer, and choreographer. In the 1970s, she left the Corpo de Baile do Municipal do Rio de Janeiro to pursue an acting career. She debuted on Globo with appearances in the humorous Planeta dos Homens (1978) and Chico Anysio Show (1979). She also began to work in cinema and theater, with performing arts and dance shows. In soap operas, there were several prominent characters. Among them, the ambitious Mara from Corpo Santo (1987), the submissive Irene from A Idade da Loba (1995), the betrayed Virgínia from Por Amor (1997), the bitter Janete from Terra Nostra (1999), the elegant Gisela de Senhora do Destino (2004), among others. The most recent works were in Pega Pega (2017) and Bom Sucesso (2019). She has been married to journalist Miguel Paiva since 2004. Before that, she lived with actor Roberto Frota from 1983 to 1997, father of her only daughter, Nina.

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Francisco Milani

Francisco Milani (São Paulo, November 19, 1936 – Rio de Janeiro, August 13, 2005) was a Brazilian actor, voice actor, comedian, television director and politician. With a vast career in cinema, theater and TV, he stood out in comedy, directing and acting in classic humorous programs, such as Viva o Gordo and Chico Anysio Show. He made a name for himself by playing grumpy characters, the most memorable being the characters "Saraiva", from the comedy Zorra Total, and "Pedro Pedreira", from Escolinha do Professor Raimundo.

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Chico Anysio

Cast · Known for Chico Anysio Show, Zorra Total

Francisco "Chico" Anysio de Oliveira Paula Filho, OMC (Maranguape, April 12, 1931 – Rio de Janeiro, March 23, 2012), was a Brazilian comedian, actor, radio actor, producer, announcer, screenwriter, writer, voice actor, presenter, composer and painter, known for his numerous sketches and comedy programs on Rede Globo, the network where he worked for over forty years. Having created more than two hundred comic characters in a 65-year career, he is considered one of the greatest Brazilian comedians.

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Chico Marx

Leonard "Chico" Marx (March 22, 1887 – October 11, 1961) was an American comedian and film star as part of the Marx Brothers. His persona in the act was that of a dim-witted con artist, seemingly of rural Italian origin, who wore shabby clothes, and sported a curly-haired wig and Tyrolean hat. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chico Marx, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Chico Tenreiro

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Chico DeBarge

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Chico Benymon

​Theron 'Chico' Benymon (August 7, 1974) is an American actor, singer, musician, and fashion designer best known for his role as Andre "Spencer" Williams on the UPN comedy Half & Half.

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Chico Diaz

Cast · Known for Old River, Força de um Desejo

Francisco Díaz Rocha, known as Chico Díaz (Mexico City, February 16, 1959), is a Peruvian-Brazilian actor born in Mexico. Graduated in architecture and urban planning, he worked in theater from the age of fourteen. His first work in his artistic life was in 1982 on the big screen in O Sonho não Acabou. With all the main awards in Brazilian cinema, namely Gramado Brasília, Recife and Rio de Janeiro, he is one of the most versatile and present actors on Brazilian screens with more than 80 films made in Brazil and abroad.

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Chico Torres

Chico Torres was a professional wrestler in the Memphis area in the early 1990s.

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Chico Terrah

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Chico Bean

Cast · Known for Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

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Arlene Chico-Lugo

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Claudio Chico

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Valentina Chico

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Cristián 'Chico' Pérez

Cast · Known for Pasapalabra

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Joel Chico

Joel Chico is a Canadian film and television actor, writer and director based in Toronto, Ontario. He is widely recognized for his recurring and guest roles in hit shows such as Snowpiercer, Orphan Black, and Jordan Peele's remake of The Twilight Zone. In addition to screen acting, Chico is a multifaceted artistic creator who heads JMC Creative Endeavors, a platform that highlights his work as a musician, poet, painter and photographer

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Liann Pattison

Liann Pattison was born on April 12, 1957 in Chico, California, USA. She is an actress.

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Scatman Crothers

Cast · Known for The Shining, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Transformers: The Movie

Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers (May 23, 1910 – November 22, 1986) was an American actor, singer, dancer and musician known for his work as Louie the Garbage Man on the TV show Chico and the Man, and as Dick Hallorann in The Shining in 1980. He was also a prolific voiceover artist, and provided the voices of Meadowlark Lemon in the animated TV version of The Harlem Globetrotters, Jazz the Autobot in The Transformers, the title character in Hong Kong Phooey, and Scat Cat in the 1970 film The Aristocats.

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Larry Duran

Lawrence Duran (July 26, 1925 – November 27, 2002) was an American actor and stuntman. He was perhaps best known for playing Chico Modesto in the 1961 film One-Eyed Jacks.

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Jake McLaughlin

Cast · Known for Will Trent

Jacob Adam McLaughlin (born October 7, 1982) is an American actor and former soldier and veteran. He's known for his roles as Michael Ormewood on the series Will Trent, Ryan Booth on Quantico, and William Tate on Believe. After leaving the military, McLaughlin worked on a crab boat in Oregon and as a security guard at Universal Studios. He was living in Chico, California, doing concrete work and had only $200 in his checking account when he heard about the casting session for Paul Haggis's In the Valley of Elah. Being a former dismount infantry S.A.W. gunner in Iraq in real life, he read for the role after hearing that Haggis was auditioning actual vets for several parts. He then starred as Specialist Gordon Bonner in the 2007 film In the Valley of Elah – based on actual events involving American soldiers who served in the Iraq War. After the success of his first movie, McLaughlin made cameo appearances in movies such as The Day the Earth Stood Still and Cloverfield. He appeared in episodes of The Unit and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He got his first major role on TV in 2009, when he was cast in the television remake of the Oscar-winning film, Crash. In the following years he made many appearances on television. In 2011, he was cast in Warrior which was followed by a supporting role in Safe House. In February 2013, McLaughlin was cast as the male lead in Believe, a television pilot by Alfonso Cuarón which was picked to series in May 2013. The show premiered on NBC in March 2014. In March 2015, he was cast in the television pilot, Quantico which was picked to series in May.

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Big Boi

Antwan André Patton (born February 1, 1975), better known by his stage name Big Boi, is an American rapper, song-writer, record producer and actor, best known for being a member of American hip hop duo OutKast alongside André 3000. His work in the duo has produced six studio albums. During the duo's hiatus, he and André 3000 each announced plans to release a solo album. Big Boi's solo debut Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty was released in July 2010 to respectable sales and critical acclaim. Description above from the Wikipedia article Big Boi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Reni Santoni

Cast · Known for Quantum Leap

Reni Santoni (April 21, 1939 – August 1, 2020) was an American film, television and voice actor. Santoni was born in New York City of French and Spanish descent. He began his career in off-Broadway theatre. His first significant film role was an uncredited appearance in the 1964 film The Pawnbroker, starring Rod Steiger, in which he played a junkie trying to sell a radio to the title character, using anti-Semitic slurs that have absolutely no effect. Santoni's first leading role was as the young actor in Carl Reiner's Enter Laughing. His other well-known film roles include Inspector "Chico" González in the 1971 classic Dirty Harry, as Ramon Herrera in the 1983 hit drama Bad Boys, and as detective Tony Gonzales in 1986 action film Cobra. Around that time, he also made guest appearances on television shows such as Barnaby Jones, Lou Grant, Hawaii Five-O, Hardcastle and McCormick, Hill Street Blues and Midnight Caller. In 1973, he was a junior partner on, "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law". (Santoni and "Owen Marshall" co-star Lee Majors were born the same week in April 1939). Santoni continued to work in film and television through to the 21st century. Some of his more memorable characterizations include "Poppie," the unhygienic restaurateur on TV's Seinfeld, and "Captain Carlos Rodríguez" in Carl Reiner's comedy film Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid. Description above from the Wikipedia article Reni Santoni, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Mick Ford

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Mick Ford (born 1 August 1952; in Croydon, Surrey, England, United Kingdom) is a British actor, screenwriter and playwright, best known for his portrayal of intellectual convict Archer in the cinema version of Scum. He also played Chico Barnes in the TV series based on the Dick Francis racing thrillers. Ford was educated at John Ruskin Grammar School, Croydon, and was a member of the National Youth Theatre, along with appearing in the premiere of The Secret Rapture. Ford has written and starred in numerous British drama serials, theatrical productions, and has been used for many voiceovers and advertising campaigns. He had regular roles in the BBC drama series Silent Witness and Fish, and in the comedy Big Bad World. He has also written the critically acclaimed television dramas The Passion and William and Mary. He is the writer of Single Father, starring David Tennant. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mick Ford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia