Orival Pessini
Brazilian actor, comedian, and writer
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Key Takeaways
- Career Pessini began his career in amateur theatre and later began appearing in famous commercials such as "Jarrão da Ki-Suco" products, "Campanha da AACD" and "Tiger by Kellogg's".
- During this period, Orival began to develop his own technique, creating latex masks with movement, to be able to play different characters on stage, in the same way that Chico Anysio played different characters on TV.
- In 1988, the character Patropi debuted on the show Praça Brasil on the Bandeirantes Network, being invited to act in other shows such as Escolinha do Professor Raimundo (Globo) and A Praça é Nossa (SBT).
- It was on the program Balão Mágico (Globo) that Orival created the dolls Fofão and Fofinho, and the first one, whose gardener was made by Ney Galvão, was interpreted by Orival .
- He also starred in a movie for the cinema ( Fofão e a Nave sem Rumo ) in 1989, had several licensed products under his name, and released 10 discs.
Orival Pessini (6 August 1944 – 14 October 2016) was a Brazilian actor, comedian, and writer known for his characters Sócrates, Charles, Fofão, Patropi, Juvenal, Ranulpho Pereira, Hitler (based on the Austrian Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler), Clô (based on the stylist Clodovil Hernandes), Frank (in honor of the singer Frank Sinatra) and others on programs and TV commercials, and also for using latex masks (made by himself) in the composition of his characters.
Career
Pessini began his career in amateur theatre and later began appearing in famous commercials such as "Jarrão da Ki-Suco" products, "Campanha da AACD" and "Tiger by Kellogg's". His TV debut was on the Children's "Quem Conta Um Conto" on Tupi TV in 1963. During this period, Orival began to develop his own technique, creating latex masks with movement, to be able to play different characters on stage, in the same way that Chico Anysio played different characters on TV. In the 1970s, he played the monkeys Socrates and Charles, from the Planeta dos Homens (Globo). In 1988, the character Patropi debuted on the show Praça Brasil on the Bandeirantes Network, being invited to act in other shows such as Escolinha do Professor Raimundo (Globo) and A Praça é Nossa (SBT). Parallel to his work on TV, Orival presented a solo show called Patropi e Cia.
It was on the program Balão Mágico (Globo) that Orival created the dolls Fofão and Fofinho, and the first one, whose gardener was made by Ney Galvão, was interpreted by Orival . Fofão was so successful that, with the end of the global program, he won his daily program TV Fofão (Bandeirantes), in which he presented humorous pictures and cartoons. He also starred in a movie for the cinema (Fofão e a Nave sem Rumo) in 1989, had several licensed products under his name, and released 10 discs.
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