Bruno Mazzeo

Bruno Mazzeo, the son of comedian Chico Anysio and actress Alcione Mazzeo [pt], was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1977.^[5][6] In 2005, he wrote and starred in the series Cilada [pt], which aired on Multishow; it was the first comedy show produced by a Brazilian cable television network, and it is now in its sixth season.^[7][8] In April 2009, the program became a segment of the Sunday show Fantástico.^[9][10]

In 2006, he played Rick Lacerda, the boss of Heloísa Perissé’s character in the comedy series Sob Nova Direção [pt] from TV Globo.^[4][11] In 2008, he played the scheming lawyer José Henrique in the soap opera Beleza Pura.^[12][13] In 2010, he appeared in the film Muita Calma Nessa Hora [pt], for which he was one of the screenwriters and an associate producer.^[14] In 2012, he appeared in the soap opera Cheias de Charme, playing the role of music executive Tom Bastos.^[15]

In 2015, he played Teacher Raimundo Donato in the revival of the series Escolinha do Professor Raimundo [pt].^[3] The role was played by his father, Chico Anysio, for over four decades.^[16][17] The series ran for six seasons.^[18]

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, he created and starred in two seasons of the series Diário de Um Confinado [pt] on the streaming service Globoplay.^[19] The series was nominated for a 2021 International Emmy Award.^[20] In 2022, he appeared in the second season of the series Arcanjo Renegado.^[21] Also on Globoplay, he was part of the cast of the series The End, from 2023.^[22] In 2023, after 38 years with the network, he announced his departure from TV Globo.^[23][24]

In 2024, he starred in the play Gostava Mais dos Pais alongside Lúcio Mauro Filho [pt], the son of actor Lúcio Mauro [pt].^[25][26] The play is a comedy about being the children of famous actors and the prospects of pursuing a career in the arts.^[27][28] In the miniseries O Século do Globo [pt], from 2025 produced to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the newspaper O Globo, he played the playwright Nelson Rodrigues.^[29][30]

After an 11-year hiatus from soap operas, in 2026, he appeared in a few episodes of the soap opera Coração Acelerado, where he reprised his role as Tom Bastos.^[31][32] That same year, he was cast to play Mário Zagallo in the Netflix series Brasil 70: A Saga do Tri [pt].^[33][34]

He is the brother of comedians Nizo Neto and Lug de Paula [pt], the cousin of actress Cininha de Paula and actor Marcos Palmeira, and the second cousin of actress Maria Maya.^[5]

He was married to actress Renata Castro Barbosa from 2004 to 2008, with whom he has a son named João.^[75][76][77] He is currently married to director Joana Jabace [pt],^[78] with whom he has twins named José and Francisco.^[79]

He is a CR Vasco da Gama fan.^[80][81][82] In an interview with the journalist Elena Côrrea from Quem Acontece magazine, he said he had smoked marijuana as a teenager, but that after that he stuck to beer.^[74] He used to smoke cigarettes.^[83] The actor lives in the South Zone from Rio de Janeiro.^[84][85]

• Brasil 2020 - Socorro!!! O Futuro Chegou. Rio de janeiro: Frente Editora, 1996. (with a foreword by Luis Fernando Verissimo)^[97]