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Gregório Duvivier
Cast · Known for Porta dos Fundos
Gregorio Byington Duvivier is a Brazilian actor, comedian, screenwriter, author, and political commentator. He graduated with a degree in literature (Letras) from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio). His early professional training developed over a decade at the Tablado theater school, leading to the co-creation of the improvisational theater show Z.É. - Zenas Emprovisadas. He achieved widespread national recognition as one of the primary co-founders, writers, and performers of Porta dos Fundos, a digital comedy production company that became a major satirical platform in Brazil.Duvivier's professional output spans multiple media formats, including poetry volumes, long-form non-fiction books, and regular opinion journalism columns for major press outlets. His cinematic and television work includes roles in Brazilian feature films and the writing of international productions. Between 2017 and 2023, he hosted Greg News on HBO, a weekly late-night satirical news program focused on Brazilian politics, institutional compliance, and socioeconomic issues.
Fábio Porchat
Cast · Known for Porta dos Fundos, A Grande Família
Fábio Porchat de Assis is a Brazilian actor, comedian, television host, screenwriter, and producer. He began his professional path in the entertainment industry after abandoning his business administration studies to graduate in theater from Casa das Artes de Laranjeiras (CAL) in 2005. His early career involved writing and acting for television networks, notably working as a scriptwriter and performer for Rede Globo programs between 2006 and 2013.Porchat gained significant prominence as a co-founder, writer, and actor of Porta dos Fundos, a digital video production company that established itself as one of the largest comedic channels on YouTube. His work extends across multiple media sectors, including stand-up comedy tours, voice acting for animated international features, and lead roles in commercial films such as the Meu Passado Me Condena franchise. In television broadcasting, he hosted late-night and variety talk shows, currently leading the production Que História É Essa, Porchat? on Grupo Globo platforms.
Flávia Alessandra
Cast · Known for Soul Mate, The Good Side of Life
Flávia Alessandra Martins da Costa (Rio de Janeiro, June 7, 1974) is a Brazilian actress and lawyer of Portuguese descent. Famous for her characters Sônia, in História de Amor, Dorothy, in A Indomada, Lívia, in three soap operas: Meu Bem Querer, Porto dos Milagres and O Beijo do Vampiro, the obsessive villain Cristina, from Alma Gêmea, a character in which was highly awarded, the comical van Vanessa in Pé na Jaca, the sensual pole dancer Alzira, in Duas Caras, the romantic Dafne, from Caras & Bocas, the robot Naomi, in Morde & Assopra, Erica in Salve Jorge, the villain Sandra in Êta Mundo Bom! and Helena in Salve-se Quem Puder. Flávia was married from 1992 to 2002 with director Marcos Paulo, with whom she had her first daughter, Giúlia Martins Simões, born on February 25, 2000. On October 14, 2006, she married actor Otaviano Costa. From this union, she had her second daughter, Olívia Martins da Costa, born on October 5, 2010. Her two daughters were born by cesarean section, in Rio de Janeiro .
Débora Duarte
Débora Susan Sanches Duke, known as Débora Duarte (born January 2, 1950) is a Brazilian actress. Daughter of actress Marisa Sanches and a musician, her mother married Lima Duarte when her daughter was only one year old. Lima adopted her as a foster father and she adopted her father's stage name. She made her debut when she was five years old, around 1955, when she was cast by Vida Alves to act in a series on Tupi. Her talent for the performing arts was evident since childhood. In the following decade, she acted in several soap operas and teletheaters, including appearances on Tupi, Excelsior and Bandeirantes. Her first major role came in 1968, as Lu in Beto Rockfeller. This role earned her a Troféu Imprensa and a Troféu Roquette Pinto for best actress. She made her debut on Globo in 1972, starring in the soap operas Bicho do Mato and A Patota. In 1975, she stood out when she played Vilminha in Pecado Capital. In 1977, she made a brief comeback on Tupi, playing Carola in O Profeta. In the following years, she appeared in productions such as Coração Alado (1980), Jogo da Vida (1981), Anarquistas, Graças a Deus, Sonho Meu (1993), Pátria Minha (1994), Explode Coração (1995) and Terra Nostra (1999). From the 2000s onwards, she acted in Porto dos Milagres (2001), Como uma Onda (2004), Paraíso Tropical (2007), Cordel Encantado (2011), Side by Side (2012) and Ambitious Woman (2015). She also played the villain Teresa in SBT's Canavial de Paixões in 2003. She was also part of the cast of the Netflix series Lady Voyeur. She won the APCA Trophy for Best Actress in 1984 for her work in Corpo a Corpo, Anarquistas, Graças a Deus and Padre Cícero. She has two actress daughters: Daniela Duarte, born in 1975, from her marriage to Gracindo Jr.; and Paloma Duarte, born in 1977, from her relationship with singer Antônio Marcos.
Elizabeth Hartmann
Cast · Known for Nino, o Italianinho
Elizabeth Hartmann was born on April 3, 1933 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Amazon Jail (1982), Meu Rico Português (1975) and A Força dos Sentidos (1978).
Luciana Abreu
Cast · Known for Floribella, Wild Land
Luciana Abreu was born on May 25, 1985 in Massarelos, Porto, Portugal. She is an actress and director, known for Sol de Inverno (2013), Floribella (2005) and Terra Brava (2019). She has been married to Daniel Souza since October 21, 2017. They have two children. She was previously married to Yannick dos Santos Djaló.
Laura Porta
Cast · Known for Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Silvio Porta
Sophia La Porta
She attended the Royal Masonic School in Rickmansworth and then studied at ArtsEd.
Massimo Reale
Massimo Reale nasce a Firenze il 29 giugno 1966 comincia a recitare a soli nove anni con il maestro Dino Parretti che realizza spettacoli per ragazzi con attori giovanissimi. Nel 1986, dopo aver frequentato il gruppo MiM diretto da Orazio Costa Giovangigli si trasferisce a Roma ed entra all’Accademia d’Arte Drammatica “Silvio d’Amico” che frequenta per due anni. Nel 1987 prende parte alla sua prima serie televisiva e nel 1989 e comincia a girare “Classe di Ferro” che vincerà il telegatto 1990 come migliore serie tv italiana. Negli anni successivi porta avanti in parallelo l’attività teatrale e quella cinematografica e televisiva prendendo parte a molte fiction e lavorando accanto ad attori come: Renzo Montagnani (Don Fumino), Nino Manfredi ( Le Ragioni del Cuore), Lino Banfi (Un posto tranquillo 1 e 2), Beppe Fiorello ( Salvo D’acquisto), Paolo Ferrari (Orgoglio), Terence Hill (Don Matteo 7). Nel 1983 avvia con il regista Walter Pagliaro una lunga collaborazione che porta alla realizzazione di 11 spettacoli accanto ad attori come Micaela Esdra, Lucilla Morlacchi, Roberto Herlitzka, Luca Lazzareschi, Piero di Iorio. Nel 1994 lavora con Luca Zingaretti allo spettacolo “Prigionieri di Guerra” con il quale recita nuovamente nel 2000 nello spettacolo di David Mamet “Perversioni Sessuali a Chicago” insieme a Valentina Cervi. Nel 1995 collabora con Ninni Bruschetta negli spettacoli “I Carabinieri” di Beniamino Joppolo e “Brutus” tratto dal Giulio Cesare di Shakespeare. In ambito cinematografico nel 2001 prende parte al film “Nemmeno in un sogno” di Gianluca Greco con Roberto De Francesco e Giuseppe Battiston e nel 2002 a “4 4 2” di Roan Johnson con Valerio Mastandrea. Nell’anno 2000 comincia a studiare canto con la Maestra Adriana Giunta e nel 2003 partecipa, come protagonista maschile, allo spettacolo sulla grande cantante nera Billie Holyday “Lady Day” di Massimo Romeo Piparo con Amii Stewart. Nello stesso periodo realizza con il fotografo Marco Delogu sei libri nei quali alterna il ruolo di curatore di testi a quello di autore. Nel 2006 vince il premio per il miglior soggetto per documentario al Festival “HAIVISTO MAI?” e nel 2007 lo realizza, cedendolo all’emittente La7, nello stesso anno prende parte alle rappresentazioni tragiche del Teatro Greco di Siracusa recitando nelle “Trachinie” al fianco di Micaela Esdra e Paolo Graziosi con la regia di Walter Pagliaro e in “Eracle” con la regia di Luca De Fusco recitando con Ugo Pagliai. Nel settembre 2007 Luca De Fusco lo coinvolge nuovamente nella realizzazione di “Elettra” con Lina Sastri per il Teatro Stabile del Veneto. Alla fine del 2007 fonda, con il drammaturgo Sergio Pierattini, l’Associazione Culturale Valdez Essedi Arte, per la quale produce e interpreta lo spettacolo “Il caso K” con la regia di Sergio Pierattini e il documentario sul lavoro dell’attore “L’Arte del Comico” nel quale è produttore esecutivo e regista. Nel 2008 recita al teatro di Tindari nel “Giulio Cesare” di Shakespeare con Edoardo Siravo, Leandro Amato, Renato Campese con la regia di Maurizio Panici. Nel 2009 recita nell’Elettra di Euripide con Manuela Mandracchia e la regia di Walter Manfrè e ne “Le Troiane” di Euripide con Ivana Monti con la regia di Federico San Lio.
Simon Oakland
Cast · Known for Psycho, Combat!
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Simon Oakland (August 28, 1915 – August 29, 1983) was an American actor of stage, screen, and television. During his career, Oakland performed primarily on television, appearing in over 130 series and made-for-television movies between 1951 and 1983. His most notable big-screen roles were in Psycho (1960), West Side Story (1961), The Sand Pebbles (1966), Bullitt (1968), The Hunting Party (1971), and Chato's Land (1972). On television, he was a regular on the cult classic horror series Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974-1975), and the military drama Baa Baa Black Sheep (1976-1978). Early life and career Oakland was born in Brooklyn, New York, the eldest of the three sons of immigrant Jewish parents, Jacob Weiss and Ethel Oaklander, born in Romania and the Russian Empire respectively. His father was a plasterer and builder. While he later claimed in media interviews to have been born in 1922 (a date repeated in his New York Times obituary), Social Security and vital records indicate he was born Simon Weiss in 1915; his stage name was derived from his mother's maiden name, Oaklander. Film and television In 1955, Oakland made his film debut, albeit uncredited, as an Indiana state trooper in The Desperate Hours. He appeared in two films released in 1958: as Mavrayek in The Brothers Karamazov and as journalist Edward Montgomery in I Want to Live! Oakland's notable performance in I Want to Live! led to his playing a long series of tough-guys, either as authority figures or villains or a mix of both. He appeared in Psycho as the psychiatrist who, at the end of the film, explains Norman Bates's multiple personality disorder. He appeared in the films West Side Story, The Sand Pebbles, and Bullitt. He made two guest appearances as murder victims on CBS's Perry Mason. He appeared in the syndicated crime drama, Decoy, starring Beverly Garland. Oakland appeared once on the CBS Western Dundee and the Culhane and once on the series Sheriff of Cochise. He was also a regular, in a comedic supporting role, as General Thomas Moore, on NBC's Baa Baa Black Sheep, starring Robert Conrad. He appeared in two episodes of the original The Twilight Zone TV series (“The Rip Van Winkle Caper” and “The Thirty-Fathom Grave”) and in The Outer Limits as the alien birdman in "Second Chance". In 1974 and 1975, he was a series regular on Kolchak: The Night Stalker, playing newspaper editor Tony Vincenzo. (He had previously played the same character in two made-for-television movies. Personal life Oakland was married to Lois Lorraine Porta. The couple had one daughter, Barbara. Death Oakland continued working up to the year of his death. His last credited acting appearance was in the episode "Living and Presumed Dead" on the CBS television series Tucker's Witch. That episode aired three months before Oakland's death from colon cancer in Cathedral City, California, on August 29, 1983, the day after his 68th birthday. CLR
Giorgio Lupano
Cast · Known for The Ladies' Paradise
Giorgio Lupano was born on 5 October 1969 in Trofarello, Piedmont, Italy. He is an actor, known for The International (2009), Fear of Loving (2010) and München 7 (2004). Having graduated in 1993 from the school of the Teatro Stabile di Torino directed by Luca Ronconi, he began his artistic career as a theatre actor , later also working for cinema and television. One of his first important roles was in 2000, when he was among the protagonists of the film The Prince's Manuscript , directed by Roberto Andò . In 2004 he was again on the big screen with the films E ridendo l'uccise , directed by Florestano Vancini and Sotto falso nome , directed by Roberto Andò. On television he acted in the miniseries Regina dei fiori (2005), in the Canale 5 TV series RIS 4 - Delitti imperfetti (2008) and in the miniseries La stella della porta Accanto , broadcast in September 2008 on Rai 1. In 2009 he took part in the film La papessa directed by Sönke Wortmann. In the fall of 2010 he was the protagonist of the first season of Paura di amare on Rai 1 and in 2013 he was also the protagonist of the second season. From 2017 to 2018 he was part of the main cast of the series Sacrificio d'amore in the role of Corrado Corradi, involved in the love triangle with his wife Silvia and one of the workers Brando Prizzi. From 2018 to 2021 he played the character of Luciano Cattaneo in the Rai 1 afternoon soap opera Il paradiso delle signore .
Portia Cline
Portia Bennett Johnson
Portia
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Portia Reiners
Portia Thomas
Portia de Rossi
Cast · Known for Arrested Development, Ally McBeal, Scandal
Portia de Rossi is an Australian-American actress, model, and philanthropist. She is best known for her roles as Nelle Porter on the American drama series Ally McBeal (1998–2002), for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award, Lindsay Bluth Fünke on the American television sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019), and Elizabeth North on the American political thriller series Scandal (2014–2017). De Rossi was born Amanda Lee Rogers in Horsham, Victoria, Australia, on January 31, 1973. She began modeling as a child and appeared in several television commercials. In 1994, she made her film debut in the comedy Sirens. She moved to Los Angeles in 1995 and began appearing in guest roles on television shows such as Ally McBeal and Chicago Hope. In 1998, de Rossi was cast as Nelle Porter on Ally McBeal. The role made her a star and she won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. She also received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film. De Rossi continued to work steadily after Ally McBeal ended in 2002. She starred in the films Stigmata (1999) and Girl (1998), and she appeared in the television series Arrested Development (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019) and Better Off Ted (2009–2010). In 2014, de Rossi was cast as Elizabeth North on the political thriller series Scandal. The role earned her a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. De Rossi is also a philanthropist. She is a supporter of several organizations, including the Human Rights Campaign, the Trevor Project, and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. She is also a co-founder of the animal rescue organization Kindred Spirits. De Rossi is married to actress and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres. They have been together since 2000 and were married in 2008.
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Portia Cue
Portia Adney
Portia Dawson
Portia Bartley
Portia Doubleday
Cast · Known for Mr. Robot, Carrie
Portia Ann Doubleday (born June 22, 1988) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Angela Moss in the TV series Mr. Robot, which ran from 2015 until 2019. She comes from a show business family, being the daughter of actor Frank Doubleday and actress Christina Hart. Her other more notable roles include the films Youth in Revolt, Her, Carrie, and Fantasy Island.