Antônio José Rodrigues Cavalcante (born March 8, 1962) is a
Brazilian actor and comedian, who is known professionally as Tom
Cavalcante.Cavalcante was born in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil on March
8, 1962, as Antônio José Rodrigues Cavalcante.Cavalcante began his
career in 1976, performing in bars in his home state of Ceará doing
humor skits and impressions of various artists. In 1982, Tom went to
Rio de Janeiro and asked for a job on television, but he was turned
down. In 1984, he tried to participate in the SBT Show de Calouros
talent show, but he was not selected by the production to perform on
stage. In the same year, he got a job as a radio broadcaster at Rádio
Verdes Mares, where he presented the comedy show Ligação Direta for
five years. During the 1986 elections, he worked by opening political
rallies with comic skits. In 1987, he presented the television
newsprogrm VM NotÃcias, on Rede Globo-affiliate TV Verdes Mares. In
1989, he met Chico Anysio, who invited him to return to Rio de Janeiro
to participate in the Chico Anysio Show. With the program's end he
began to participate in another of Chico's shows: Escolinha do
Professor Raimundo, where he played the drunkard João Canabrava, a
character created by himself. In 1996, Daniel Filho invited him to
participate in Sai de Baixo, playing the doorman Ribamar. From 1999 to
2001 he worked in Globo's comedy shows Zorra Total and
Megatom.Unsatisfied with his treatment by Globo, Cavalcante resigned
from the station and signed with TV Record, where he presented his own
program, Show do Tom, from 2004 to 2011. In 2013, Cavalcante and his
family moved to the United States, where he worked on the short film
Pizza Me, Mafia, directed by Gui Pereira. Cavalcante returned to
Brazil in 2014, and made an appearance on Globo's Domingão do
Faustão, eleven years after being banned by the station.
Brazilian actor and comedian, who is known professionally as Tom
Cavalcante.Cavalcante was born in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil on March
8, 1962, as Antônio José Rodrigues Cavalcante.Cavalcante began his
career in 1976, performing in bars in his home state of Ceará doing
humor skits and impressions of various artists. In 1982, Tom went to
Rio de Janeiro and asked for a job on television, but he was turned
down. In 1984, he tried to participate in the SBT Show de Calouros
talent show, but he was not selected by the production to perform on
stage. In the same year, he got a job as a radio broadcaster at Rádio
Verdes Mares, where he presented the comedy show Ligação Direta for
five years. During the 1986 elections, he worked by opening political
rallies with comic skits. In 1987, he presented the television
newsprogrm VM NotÃcias, on Rede Globo-affiliate TV Verdes Mares. In
1989, he met Chico Anysio, who invited him to return to Rio de Janeiro
to participate in the Chico Anysio Show. With the program's end he
began to participate in another of Chico's shows: Escolinha do
Professor Raimundo, where he played the drunkard João Canabrava, a
character created by himself. In 1996, Daniel Filho invited him to
participate in Sai de Baixo, playing the doorman Ribamar. From 1999 to
2001 he worked in Globo's comedy shows Zorra Total and
Megatom.Unsatisfied with his treatment by Globo, Cavalcante resigned
from the station and signed with TV Record, where he presented his own
program, Show do Tom, from 2004 to 2011. In 2013, Cavalcante and his
family moved to the United States, where he worked on the short film
Pizza Me, Mafia, directed by Gui Pereira. Cavalcante returned to
Brazil in 2014, and made an appearance on Globo's Domingão do
Faustão, eleven years after being banned by the station.
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