Felipe Abib
Born
Felipe Abib

(1982-12-14) December 14, 1982 (age 41)[1]
NationalityBrazilian
OccupationActor
Years active2005-present

Felipe Abib (Rio de Janeiro, December 14, 1982) is a Brazilian actor best known for playing Oscar Oliveira in the Netflix show Desperate Lies.

Biography

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Felipe is the grandson of Lebanese immigrants who came to Brazil in the 1930s.[1] He started his career studying theater in 2003, at Tablado, graduated from the State Technical School of Theater Martins Penna and later earned a Bachelor's degree in theater in 2007 from UniverCidade. However, before that, Felipe studied for three years in Veterinary Medicine at the Federal University of Mato Grosso- UFMT, in Cuiabá - MT.

Career

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In theater, he was part of the cast of the plays Pterodactyls and Corte Seco. Between 2007 and 2009, he toured more than 50 cities with the play Dog!, loosely inspired by the universe of Nelson Rodrigues. He also performed in the plays Song of Myself, Marriage Even at the Church Door Falls Apart and Rust.[1]

He starred in numerous advertising campaigns for brands like Bradesco Seguros and Coca-Cola. He was the one who coined the catchphrase “vai que...” in a television commercial.[1]

In cinema, Felipe acted in the films Faroeste Caboclo, as the villain Jeremias, "Vai que dá Certo" and 180°.[1]

In 2016, he participated in the second season of the HBO series Magnífica 70 as the police officer Santos. In 2017, he filmed the feature Paraíso Perdido.[2] In 2018, he starred in the series Amigo de Aluguel on Universal Channel.[3]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Character Note
2007 Linha Direta Roberto Caso Césio 137
2011 Batendo Ponto Paiva[4][5] Year-end special
2012 Avenida Brasil Jimmy Bastos[1]
2013 Tapas & Beijos Leléu[6][7]
A Mulher do Prefeito Seixas
2014 Geração Brasil Ernesto Avelar[8][9]
2016 Magnífica 70 Police Officer Santos
2017 Cidade Proibida Milton Episode: "Caso Vera"
2018 Amigo de Aluguel Fred
2019 Mal Me Quer Marcel[10]
2021 Quanto Mais Vida, Melhor! Roni[11]
2023 Últimas Férias Mário
2024 Desperate Lies Oscar Oliveira

Film

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Year Film Character Note
2010 O Bolo Bernardo[12] Short film
2011 180° Bernardo[1]
2013 Vai que Dá Certo Tonico[6]
Faroeste Caboclo Jeremias[1]
2016 This Is Not a Song of Hope Pernambucano[13] Short film
Vai que Dá Certo 2 Tonico
2017 Altas Expectativas Tassius
2018 Paraíso Perdido Joca
2021 Quem Vai Ficar com Mário? Fernando[14]
2023 Fervo Léo

Theater

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Year Play Role
2005 Rust [1]
2005–06 Marriage Even at the Church Door Falls Apart [1]
2006 Song of Myself [1]
2007–09 Dog! Aprígio's Friend[1]
2010–12 Corte Seco Todd[1]
2010–13 Pterodactyls Tom[1]
2012-13 The Elephant Vanishes
2013 Maravilhoso Miguel[1]
2013 Philodendrus

Awards and nominations

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Year Associations Category Nominations Result
 2011 APTR Theater Award[15] Best Supporting Actor Pterodactyls Nominated
Cenym Theater Award[16] Best Supporting Actor Nominated
Best Ensemble Nominated
2012 Guarani Award for Brazilian Cinema Newcomer of the Year 180 Degrees Nominated
2014 Guarani Award for Brazilian Cinema[17] Supporting Actor Faroeste Caboclo Nominated
Prêmio Contigo! de TV[18] Best Actor in a series/miniseries A Mulher do Prefeito Nominated
2022 Sesc Film Festival Best Films[19] Best National Actor Quem Vai Ficar com Mário? Nominated
2024 Sesc Film Festival Best Films[20] Best National Actor Fervo Pending

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "CARAS - Profile: Felipe Abib" (in Portuguese). Caras. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Conheça "Paraíso Perdido", novo filme de Monique Gardenberg". Woo Magazine. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  3. ^ "Felipe Abib will be the protagonist of "Amigo de aluguel", a Universal Channel series". Kogut. 12 October 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  4. ^ Fernanda Furquim. "Batendo Ponto Premieres on Globo" (in Portuguese). Abril.
  5. ^ "With humor, the special "Batendo Ponto" talks about the routine of an office" (jhtm) (in Portuguese). UOL. November 24, 2010. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Jimmy in 'Avenida Brasil' and Leléo in 'Tapas & Beijos', actor is in 'Vai que dá Certo'" (htm) (in Portuguese). globo.com. March 8, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  7. ^ "Fátima will try to make Armane jealous in 'Tapas & Beijos'" (in Portuguese). iG. April 8, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  8. ^ Patrícia Kogut (January 24, 2014). "Felipe Abib, from 'A Mulher do Prefeito', spends holidays in Hawaii". O Globo. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  9. ^ Gshow (May 5, 2014). "Ernesto Avelar - Characters - Geração Brasil". Personagens > Geração Brasil. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  10. ^ Braziliense, Correio; Braziliense, Correio (February 6, 2019). "Warner launches Mal Me Quer, the studio's first national comedy". Correio Braziliense (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  11. ^ Redação (January 7, 2021). "Felipe Abib and Júlia Lemmertz will star in the telenovela "Quanto Mais Vida, Melhor!"". Notícias de TV. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  12. ^ "O Bolo. Short film by Robert Guimarães". Diário de Pernambucano. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  13. ^ "Pernambucan films participate in the Rotterdam Festival". Diário de Pernambucano. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  14. ^ "Quem Vai Ficar com Mário?". www.adorocinema.com. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  15. ^ "5th APTR Theater Award". Abramus. March 30, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  16. ^ "The Cenym Nominees 11th Annual Cenym Theater Award". Cenyms. October 4, 2011. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  17. ^ "19th Guarani Award :: Winners of 2013". Papo de Cinema. April 27, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  18. ^ "Vote for the best on TV: 16th Prêmio Contigo! De TV". Contigo. December 22, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-06-01. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  19. ^ "48th Best Films Festival: Best National Actor". Melhores Filmes Sesc SP. February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  20. ^ "50th Sesc Best Films Festival: Best National Actor". Melhores Filmes Sesc SP. January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.