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Brazilian actor

Tom Cavalcante
Tom Cavalcante looking to the right side of a camera.

Tom Cavalcante in 2004
Born

Antônio José Rodrigues Cavalcante

(1962-03-08) March 8, 1962 (age 61)
Nationality Brazilian
Other names Tom
Occupation(s) Comedian and actor
Years active 1987—present
Known for Characters João Canabrava and Ribamar; Os Parças
Spouse(s) Zélia Maria Queiroz (1984-93)
Patrícia Lamounier (1997-present)[1]
Children 3

Antônio José Rodrigues Cavalcante (born March 8, 1962) is a Brazilian actor and comedian, who is known professionally as Tom Cavalcante.

Early life[edit]

Cavalcante was born in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil on March 8, 1962, as Antônio José Rodrigues Cavalcante.[2]

Cavalcante began his career in 1976, performing in bars in his home state of Ceará doing humor skits and impressions of various artists. In 1982, Tom went to Rio de Janeiro and asked for a job on television, but he was turned down. In 1984, he tried to participate in the SBT Show de Calouros talent show, but he was not selected by the production to perform on stage.[2][3] In the same year, he got a job as a radio broadcaster at Rádio Verdes Mares, where he presented the comedy show Ligação Direta for five years.[4] During the 1986 elections, he worked by opening political rallies with comic skits. In 1987, he presented the television newsprogrm VM Notícias, on Rede Globo-affiliate TV Verdes Mares. In 1989, he met Chico Anysio, who invited him to return to Rio de Janeiro to participate in the Chico Anysio Show. With the program’s end he began to participate in another of Chico’s shows: Escolinha do Professor Raimundo, where he played the drunkard João Canabrava, a character created by himself.[5] In 1996, Daniel Filho invited him to participate in Sai de Baixo, playing the doorman Ribamar.[6] From 1999 to 2001 he worked in Globo’s comedy shows Zorra Total and Megatom.[7]

Unsatisfied with his treatment by Globo, Cavalcante resigned from the station and signed with TV Record, where he presented his own program, Show do Tom, from 2004 to 2011.[8] In 2013, Cavalcante and his family moved to the United States,[9] where he worked on the short film Pizza Me, Mafia, directed by Gui Pereira.[10] Cavalcante returned to Brazil in 2014,[11] and made an appearance on Globo’s Domingão do Faustão, eleven years after being banned by the station.[12]

Since 2016 Cavalcante presented at Globosat’s cable channel Multishow in the shows #PartiuShopping and Multi Tom, where he performed as several characters, among them Tomsonaro (an impression of president Jair Bolsonaro).[13] He presented and hosted the show Todos os Toms in September 2019 at the Riomar Theater.[14][15][16] and starred in the 2017 comedy film Os Parças.[17]

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

TV series[edit]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category For Result
1992 Troféu Imprensa Best Newcomer Escolinha do Professor Raimundo Nominated
1992 Troféu Imprensa Best Male Comedian Escolinha do Professor Raimundo Won (tied with Luiz Fernando Guimarães[18]
1993 Troféu Imprensa Best Male Comedian Escolinha do Professor Raimundo Won[18]
2004 Extra Television Awards Best Comedian Show do Tom
2006 Prêmio Qualidade Best Actor in a Comedy
2007
2008
2009 Prêmio Contigo Won
2010 Prêmio Qualidade Nominated
2014 Brazil Cinefest Best Short Movie Pizza Me Mafia
2015 Oregon International Film Awards Won

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Tom Cavalcante”. 2 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b “Sem contrato com nenhuma emissora, Tom Cavalcante faz 50 anos”. F5 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  3. ^ Carneiro, Cláudia (2000). “No outro tom da risada”. Istoé Gente. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  4. ^ “Tom Cavalcante relembra início da carreira e dias de radialista na Verdinha; confira entrevista”. AM 810 Verdinha – A Rádio do Seu Coração. 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  5. ^ “Tom Cavalcante divide João Canabrava com Marcos Veras e afirma: ‘Fiquei muito feliz’“. Gshow (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  6. ^ “A máquina de fazer riso – Arquivo VEJA”. 2012-12-23. Archived from the original on 2012-12-23. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  7. ^ reSanBlog (2018-02-20). “Há 18 anos, Tom Cavalcante tentava voo solo na Globo com Megatom”. Observatório da TV (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  8. ^ “Após sete anos, Tom Cavalcante deixa a Record”. F5 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2011-11-18. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
  9. ^ “Tom Cavalcante se muda com a família para os Estados Unidos”. Quem (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  10. ^ OFuxico (13 September 2014). “Na Califórnia, Tom Cavalcante recebe menção honrosa pelo seu curta”. www.ofuxico.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  11. ^ “Tom Cavalcante se exercita no humor e prepara reestreia na TV – Cultura”. Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  12. ^ TV, Notícias da (2015-06-05). “Proibido durante 11 anos, Tom Cavalcante volta à Globo dia 21”. Notícias da TV (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  13. ^ Paraná, Jornal Bem. “Tom Cavalcante dá show com novo programa no Multishow – Bem Paraná”. www.bemparana.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  14. ^ “Tom Cavalcante apresenta “Todos os Toms” em Fortaleza – Verso”. Diário do Nordeste (in Brazilian Portuguese). 9 September 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  15. ^ “Espetáculo com Tom Cavalcante”. Folha – PE (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  16. ^ “‘Todos os Toms’: Humorista chega a BH com estreia de temporada de shows”. BHAZ (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  17. ^ Fragata, Matheus (2019-08-28). “Comédia com Whindersson Nunes e Tom Cavalcante, Os Parças 2, tem trailer divulgado”. O Livre (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  18. ^ a b “Troféu Imprensa”. www.chancedegol.com.br. Retrieved 2020-01-02.

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