Antônio Augusto de Moraes Liberato (April 10, 1959 â€" November 21,
2019), better known as Gugu Liberato or simply Gugu, was a Brazilian
television presenter, entrepreneur, actor and singer.Liberato was born
in São Paulo, Brazil, the son of Portuguese immigrants. He used to
write letters to Silvio Santos (who later hired him) suggesting ideas
for programs. He started on television at age 14 as program production
assistant on Domingo no Parque (Sunday at the Park), presented by
Silvio Santos on SBT. He is regarded as one of the most famous
entertainers in the history of Brazilian television, standing next to
names like Fausto Silva, Silvio Santos, Hebe Camargo and Xuxa
Meneghel.Liberato began studying dentistry at University of Marilia
(Unimar) in Marilia, São Paulo, but dropped out when called by Silvio
Santos, who invited him to take up a post in front of the cameras. One
of his first programs in 1981 was the Sessão Premiada São Paulo â€"
Rio's version was by Paul Barboza. In 1982, Santos asked Argentine
director Nelly Raymond to create a program for Saturday night. Viva a
Noite was created, which was initially divided into several parts, and
also presented by Ademar Dutra, Mariette Detotto and Jair Ogun.
Following some format changes, Gugu remained alone in the program,
then directed by Homer Salles. While anchoring Viva a Noite, Gugu also
directed Domingo no Parque for sometime and acted as the editor for
the President's Week (Semana do Presidente) newsletter, which was
aired in the commercial breaks between the Program Silvio Santos
show.After the success of the musical group Menudo, which was
extensively promoted by Viva a Noite in 1984, Gugu launched Brazilian
musical groups of the same style, such as Dominó and Polegar,
becoming a successful businessman.
2019), better known as Gugu Liberato or simply Gugu, was a Brazilian
television presenter, entrepreneur, actor and singer.Liberato was born
in São Paulo, Brazil, the son of Portuguese immigrants. He used to
write letters to Silvio Santos (who later hired him) suggesting ideas
for programs. He started on television at age 14 as program production
assistant on Domingo no Parque (Sunday at the Park), presented by
Silvio Santos on SBT. He is regarded as one of the most famous
entertainers in the history of Brazilian television, standing next to
names like Fausto Silva, Silvio Santos, Hebe Camargo and Xuxa
Meneghel.Liberato began studying dentistry at University of Marilia
(Unimar) in Marilia, São Paulo, but dropped out when called by Silvio
Santos, who invited him to take up a post in front of the cameras. One
of his first programs in 1981 was the Sessão Premiada São Paulo â€"
Rio's version was by Paul Barboza. In 1982, Santos asked Argentine
director Nelly Raymond to create a program for Saturday night. Viva a
Noite was created, which was initially divided into several parts, and
also presented by Ademar Dutra, Mariette Detotto and Jair Ogun.
Following some format changes, Gugu remained alone in the program,
then directed by Homer Salles. While anchoring Viva a Noite, Gugu also
directed Domingo no Parque for sometime and acted as the editor for
the President's Week (Semana do Presidente) newsletter, which was
aired in the commercial breaks between the Program Silvio Santos
show.After the success of the musical group Menudo, which was
extensively promoted by Viva a Noite in 1984, Gugu launched Brazilian
musical groups of the same style, such as Dominó and Polegar,
becoming a successful businessman.
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