Chico Anysio
Known for ActingBorn 1931-04-12 — died 2012-03-23Maranguape, Ceará, Brazil
Francisco "Chico" Anysio de Oliveira Paula Filho, OMC (Maranguape, April 12, 1931 – Rio de Janeiro, March 23, 2012), was a Brazilian comedian, actor, radio actor, producer, announcer, screenwriter, writer, voice actor, presenter, composer and painter, known for his numerous sketches and comedy programs on Rede Globo, the network where he worked for over forty years. Having created more than two hundred comic characters in a 65-year career, he is considered one of the greatest Brazilian comedians.
Known for
What are you Laughing At? Humour and Dictatorship
2018 · as Self (archive footage)
Câmera, Close!
2005 · as Himself
Chico e Amigos
2009
Cia. de Comédia Os Melhores do Mundo: À Espera da Morte
2007
An Extremely Nutty Teacher
2011 · as Monsenhor Aristides
Two Stories
1960
Tieta of Agreste
1996 · as Zé Esteves
Chico Eterno
2015 · as Self (archive footage)
If I Were You 2
2009 · as Olavo
O Doce Esporte do Sexo
1971
Hermanoteu In the Land of Godah
2009 · as Deus
The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga
2011 · as Major Consilva
The Condom Play
2009 · as Padrinho
Hermanoteu na Terra de Godah: O Filme
2021 · as Deus (Voice)
PRK30 - O Rádio pelo Avesso
2025 · as himself / archive footage
Os Sonhos de um Sonhador - A História de Frank Aguiar
2015 · as Alemão
Pequeno por Fora
1960
Ele é o Espetáculo: José Vasconcelos
2009 · as Himself