Dedé Santana

Dedé Santana
Born Manfried Sant'Anna
April 29, 1936 (1936-04-29) (age 75)
São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro
Occupation Actor, comedian

Manfried Sant'Anna (São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro , April 29, 1936), known artistically as Dedé Santana, is a Brazilian comedian, best known for his role in the television series Os Trapalhões, where he was one of the four protagonists.[1][2]

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Short bio

Dedé was raised among circus performers in a roma family. He and his brother Dino Santana (deceased in 2010) acted in television as a comedic couple named Maloca e Bonitão in 1965. Later, Dedé joined the comedian Renato Aragão and created another comedian duo that later with the addition of Mussum and Zacarias, would become the famous brazilian quartet Os Trapalhões, which with its tv series (aired by Rede Globo) and movies, gained national fame in the 70's, 80's and early 90's.His brother Dino Santana acted in Trapalhões's movies and series as a supporting actor. After Zacarias and Mussum deaths (respectively in 1990 and 1994), the famous group came to an end. After this Dedé had a little participations on tv, like in the Chico Anysio's Escolinha do Professor Raimundo (portuguese for Teacher Raimundo's Little School) and acted was a teacher in the tv series Escolinha do Barulho (portuguese for Noisy little School, aired by Rede Record), in the later 90's. He returned to tv, along with his brother, in 2005, in the tv series Dedé e o Comando Maluco (Portuguese for Dedé and the Mad Squad, aired by SBT), in association with manager Beto Carrero. Since Carrero's death, in 2008, Dedé returned to Rede Globo and until today (in 2011) he works again with his old friend Renato Aragão in the tv series A Turma do Didi[3] (portuguese for Didi's Gang, and today named Aventuras do Didi, portuguese for Didi's Adventures).

Television

Discography

Filmography

Solo

with Renato Aragão

with Mussum and Zacarias

with Os Trapalhões

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.telehistoria.com.br/canais/ficha.asp?idConfiguracao=2200
  2. ^ http://www.museudatv.com.br/biografias/Dede%20Santana.htm
  3. ^ "Dedé (Dedé Santana)". globo.com. July 9, 2010. http://aventurasdodidi.globo.com/platb/programa/2010/07/09/dede-dede-santana/. Retrieved January 23, 2011. 

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