Paulo Tiefenthaler Explained

Paulo Tiefenthaler
Birth Name:Paulo Tiefenthaler
Birth Date:25 June 1968
Birth Place:Chur, Switzerland
Citizenship:Switzerland
Brazil
Years Active:1998–present
Children:1[1]
Occupation:Actor

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

Biography

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

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

Film

Year Film Role
1998Orfeu
2013O Lobo atrás da Porta
2014TrintaFernando Pamplona
2014A Noite da ViradaDuda
2015Mulheres no PoderStefan
2016O Roubo da TaçaPeralta

Television

Year Program Channel Role
2001-2002O CloneRede GloboButler
2008-2013Larica TotalCanal BrasilPaulo Oliveira
2011RockgolMTV
2012SuburbiaRede GloboCosta
2012(fdp)HBOCarvalhosa
2014Amor VerissimoGNTVários
2014Dupla IdentidadeRede GloboNelson
2016TerminadoresRede Bandeirantes e TNTCésar
2016Haja CoraçãoRede GloboRodrigo Furtado[5]
2016BipolarCanal Brasil

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PAULO TIEFENTHALER, DE 'HAJA CORAÇÃO', SERÁ PAI PELA PRIMEIRA VEZ AOS 48 ANOS: 'FRUTO DE AMIZADE COLORIDA'. 22 September 2016. 2017-06-20.
  2. Web site: O filósofo da larica. 2017-06-22.
  3. http://divirta-se.uai.com.br/app/noticia/arte-e-livros/2013/02/08/noticia_arte_e_livros,140214/paulo-tiefenthaler-conhecido-pelo-programa-de-tv-larica-total-prepara-espetaculo-de-arte-contemporanea.shtml Paulo Tiefenthaler, conhecido pelo programa de TV Larica Total, prepara espetáculo de arte contemporânea
  4. Web site: Paulo Tiefenthaler se declara surpreso com o sucesso de "Larica Total". 2017-06-22.
  5. Web site: Francesca encontra um novo amor em 'Haja Coração'. 13 July 2016. 2016-07-16.