| Sérgio Mallandro | |
| Birth Date: | 12 October 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Occupation: | Actor |
Sérgio 'Mallandro' Neiva Cavalcanti a.k.a. "Sérgio Mallandro" (born October 12, 1955, date confirmed by Sérgio Mallandro on the TV Record program "Tudo é Possível") is a Brazilian actor and TV shows host.
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Mallandro got famous in the late-1980s and early-1990s when he hosted several shows on the SBT,[1] Rede Globo and Rede Manchete TV stations, mostly game shows and all of them targeted to children.[2] [3]
Mallandro's most famous segment was called "A Porta dos Desesperados" ("The Doorway for the Desperates" some thing like Let's Make a Deals "Big Deal of the Day"), in which the contestants had to choose one among three doors. Behind one door was a prize (bike, board games, etc.) and behind the other were people in gorilla costumes.
He also presented "A Casa dos Desesperados" ("The House of the Desperates" which was a parody of Big Brother).
Mallandro is married and he has three children.