Jô Soares
Comedian, Film story contributor
1938 –
Who is Jô Soares?
José Eugênio Soares, best known as Jô Soares is a Brazilian comedian, talk show host, author, theatrical producer, director, actor, painter and musician. Soares was born in Rio de Janeiro. After being educated in Switzerland and the United States, Soares returned to Rio and worked at TV Rio in 1958, writing and performing in comedy shows for the station. He acted as an American in Carlos Manga's O homem do Sputnik. In 1970, Soares started working at Rede Globo.
In 1988, Soares moved to SBT, where he hosted a talk-show, Jô Soares Onze e Meia, until 1999. In 2000, Soares took his show's format back to Rede Globo, where it was then called Programa do Jô, and presents the program until the present day.
He is known for his knowledge of culture and literature, and for speaking English, Spanish, Italian, German and French, besides his native Portuguese.
His first novel O Xangô de Baker Street was written in 1995 and has already been published in several other countries; it was made into a film in 2000. He has put out various jazz CDs. He has also produced many plays including a recent version of Richard III.
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- Born
- Jan 16, 1938
Rio de Janeiro - Also known as
- José Eugênio Soares
- Jo Soares
- Joe Soares
- Jô
- Gordo
- Parents
- Spouses
- Teresa Austregésilo
(1959 - 1979) - Sílvia Bandeira
(1980 - 1983) - Flávia Junqueira
(1987 - 1998)
- Teresa Austregésilo
- Children
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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