Léo Jaime

Léo Jaime

Jaime at a FIFA Fan Fest in Taguatinga, during the run of the 2014 FIFA World Cup
Background information
Birth name Leonardo Jaime
Born (1960-04-23) April 23, 1960
Goiânia, Brazil
Genres Rockabilly, new wave, pop rock
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, writer
Instruments Vocals, electric guitar, classical guitar
Years active 1977–present
Associated acts João Penca e Seus Miquinhos Amestrados, Eduardo Dussek, Barão Vermelho, Kid Abelha, Metrô
Website http://www.leojaime.com.br/

Leonardo "Léo" Jaime (born April 23, 1960) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor and writer, famous for being one of the founding members of the new wave band João Penca e Seus Miquinhos Amestrados.

Biography

Léo Jaime was born in Goiânia, the capital city of the Brazilian state of Goiás, in 1960. In 1977, when he was 17 years old, he moved to São Paulo in order to study theater, but later abandoned his studies and went to Rio de Janeiro, where he found numerous odd jobs, including as a bartender and as a clothes salesman, before embracing the musical career, founding the band Zoo (which would be renamed João Penca e Seus Miquinhos Amestrados in 1982) alongside Selvagem Big Abreu, Avellar Love, Cláudio Killer and Bob Gallo;[1] however, he left the band in 1984 to pursue a solo career, releasing eight studio albums as of 2008 and collaborating with bands and singers such as Eduardo Dussek, Barão Vermelho (Jaime was originally invited to be the band's vocalist, but declined the offer claiming that his voice was "too soft" for the band's musical style and suggested they picked Cazuza instead), Leoni, Kid Abelha and Metrô. His second studio album, Sessão da Tarde, sold over 160,000 copies.[2]

In 1985 Jaime began to pursue a career as an actor as well; his debut film was Ivan Cardoso's As Sete Vampiras, to which he also contributed an eponymous song to the soundtrack. Afterwards he appeared in and contributed to the soundtrack of Lael Rodrigues' Rock Estrela, and also provided the singing voice of Dodger in the Brazilian Portuguese dub of Oliver & Company. He reached higher prominence after starring in the telenovela Bebê a Bordo in 1988, and subsequently would also appear in O Profeta, in the sitcom Toma Lá, Dá Cá and in the long-running soap opera Malhação.[3] He was one of the hosts of the talk show Saia Justa from January to February 2014, alongside Dan Stulbach, Eduardo Moscovis and Xico Sá, and was Fernanda Lima's music director, bandleader and sidekick on the entire run of Amor e Sexo. He also starred in the theater plays Vítor e Vitória, alongside Marília Pêra, and Era no Tempo do Rei, based on Ruy Castro's eponymous work, portraying King John VI of Portugal. Since June 2015 he hosts the talk show Papo de Segunda on GNT, alongside Xico Sá, João Vicente de Castro and Marcelo Tas.[4]

In his first role as a voice actor since 1988, and as a film actor overall since 1990, Jaime provided the voice of Anger in the Brazilian Portuguese dub of Pixar's 2015 film Inside Out.

Jaime is also a writer, and has written articles for magazines and newspapers such as O Globo, O Dia and Capricho, as well as for TV shows such as Domingão do Faustão and Megatom. His first book, Cabeça de Homem, was published in 2014 by Editora Agir.[5]

In 2015 Jaime released Nada Mudou, a box set containing his first five albums (which were all out of print) re-released under CD format, all of them remastered and containing bonus tracks.[6][7]

Late in life Jaime became obese due to panhypopituitarism, a rare disease which decreases the secretion of most of his pituitary hormones; he was diagnosed with the condition circa 1992, after suffering a traumatic brain injury in a motorcycle accident of which he eventually recovered. In a 2013 interview, he stated he was 1.77 meters tall and weighed 120 kilos,[8] what would put him in Obese Class II category according to the BMI Table.

He married psychologist Daniela Lux Jaime in 2004 and has with her a son, David (b. 2008).

Discography

With João Penca e Seus Miquinhos Amestrados

Solo

As a session member

Eduardo Dussek
Metrô

Bibliography

Filmography

Film

Television

References

  1. ↑ Arthur Dapieve (1996). BRock: o rock brasileiro dos anos 80. Editora 34. p. 29. 8573260084, 9788573260083.
  2. ↑ 1985, O Ano em Que o Brasil Recomeçou. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
  3. ↑ Léo Jaime, roqueiro na ficção e na vida real, diz que tem muito a contribuir. GShow, August 14, 2012 (Portuguese)
  4. ↑ Notícias da TV | Saia Justa de homens tem sexo, tabus e brincadeira perigosa (Portuguese)
  5. ↑ CABEÇA DE HOMEM – Léo Jaime : Livraria da Travessa (Portuguese)
  6. ↑ Léo Jaime por Inteiro (Portuguese)
  7. ↑ Léo Jaime - Nada Mudou - Box com 5 CDs (Portuguese)
  8. ↑ Revista Trip - Léo Jaime (Portuguese)

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