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Marcello Melo Jr.

Marcello Melo Jr.
Born Marcelo Araújo de Melo Junior
(1987-11-01) November 1, 1987 (age 29)
Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation Actor, singer, songwriter, model
Years active 2002–present
Musical career
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Marcelo Araújo de Melo Junior (born November 1, 1987) is a Brazilian actor, singer, songwriter, musician and model.

Marcelo Melo Jr. was born in Nova Iguaçu, in the Baixada Fluminense, RJ, and grew up in the Vidigal slum, South Zone of Rio de Janeiro.

In an interview for the magazine "" in 2012: "I came to live with my father in Vidigal to 7 years and saw the first show, in which he was part of the cast, and fell in love It is my first idol My childhood there. was really fun, I bucked kite was very kid, did theater, I had a lot of happiness and at the same time learning the responsibilities".

Formed by the theater group "Nós do Morro", which is part since 1997. Marcello is also a singer, musician and composer of hip hop band, "".

In film, participated in the most successful productions of the resumption of Brazilian cinema as "Cidade de Deus" by Fernando Meirelles and "Última Parada 174", Bruno Barreto.

In theater participated in numerous assemblies Group "Nós do Morro", among them prominently in "Os Dois Cavaleiros de Verona" directed by Guti Fraga. He worked on TV in the novels "Viver a Vida" worked on "A lei e o Crime" directed by Alexandre Avancini, Rede Record series, and the same year was to Globo. In 2010, he joined the cast of the youth novel "Workout" with Maicon character.

Marcello joined the cast of the series "caRIOcas", which would be the first Brazilian gay series, but it was canceled. But some scenes were eventually released on the internet and YouTube.

The following year, he joined the cast of the soap opera of six, "A Vida da Gente". Soon in 2012, in another novel of the six, "Lado a Lado", as Reed.

In 2014, he was cast in the soap opera of the nine, "Em Família", as violent and Jairo villain. And as early as July 27, 2014, the actor was announced in the cast of "Babilônia", scheduled to open after Carnival 2015. "The character of Marcello is a physical education teacher, humorous, and has nothing to do with the marginality", said Ricardo Linhares, co-author of "Babilônia", next to Gilberto Braga and John Ximenes Braga. In November of that same year he was champion of the "Dança dos Famosos" framework.

2015 actor part of the cast of the new serial nine, Rede Globo, "Babilônia" novel, playing "Ivan", a teacher of slackline.


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