Tião Macalé | |
Birth Name: | Augusto Temístocles da Silva Costa |
Birth Date: | February 10, 1926 |
Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Death Date: | October 26, 1993 (aged 67) |
Death Place: | São José do Rio Preto, Brazil |
Occupation: | Actor |
Augusto Temístocles da Silva Costa (February 10, 1926 - October 26, 1993) known artistically as Tião Macalé, was a Brazilian comedian.
He was born in Rio de Janeiro. He is known in Brazil for his role of supporting character in the Brazilian comedic series Os Trapalhões in the 1980s and early 1990s, and famous for his catchphrase Nojento! (Disgusting!) in the series and TV commercials. He suffered from lung diseases and died in São José do Rio Preto in 1993.[1]