Thiago Ribeiro Lacerda (born 19 January 1978) is a Brazilian actor.
Biography Lacerda spent his childhood between Rio de Janeiro, where he was born, and Recreio, a mining town where his grandparents lived. From the age of three to 16, he devoted himself to swimming, winning more than 170 medals. Convinced that it would be very difficult to make a living in the sport, he abandoned the idea of becoming a professional swimmer and started to make breaks as a model, besides working as a salesman for a clothing store. He attended a course of interpretation to get rid of shyness, which he felt would hinder his career as manager of a bank. He was ashamed of his 1.95 meters in height, confessing, "I thought that everybody was looking at me."
Thiago was studying Business Administration at UERJ when he received an invitation to test for the part of a professor of swimming in Malhação. He resolved to take the risk and was awarded the role. After finishing recording the first scene, he felt he had discovered what he wanted to do in life.
Two years later, the actor appeared as protagonist of the novela Terra Nostra, in which he played Matteo, an Italian immigrant who came to Brazil seeking a better life. Not only did Thiago conquer the actress Ana Paula Arósio in the series, but he conquered all of Brazil and became the leading actor of the Globo network. After his success as Matheo, he participated in the miniseries Aquarela do Brasil and the novelas As Filhas da Mãe and O Beijo do Vampiro. In 2003, he was invited to live the role of Giuseppe Garibaldi in the miniseries A Casa das Sete Mulheres. The actor considered the role a real gift, because, since the time of Terra Nostra, he had studied and admired the life of the Italian revolutionary.
But Thiago realized that success and fame also have their down side. Hounded by paparazzi and gossip media, he sued the journalist and presenter Leão Lobo and Gugu Liberato, who wore swimwear in a program called Domingo Legal claiming to be the actor - and won both cases. "Gossip cannot interfere with the mechanism which governs each and every aspect: respect. If the person does not give me respect, I can do one of two things: either be full of 'porrada' or be civilized. I choose always to be civilized. I think after the measures they took, I learned to be respected."
Personal life Thiago is married to the actress Vanessa Lóes, and they have one son, Gael, and two daughters: Cora and Pilar.
Filmography Television YearTitleRoleNotes1997MalhaçãoLucas Melo "Lula"Season 31998Hilda FuracãoAramelPecado CapitalVicente Lisboa1999Terra NostraMatteo Batistela2000Aquarela do BrasilMário Lopes2001As Filhas da MãeAdriano Araújo2002O Beijo do VampiroCount Rogério VillarEpisode: "August 26"Alberto "Beto" Marques Episodes: "August 26–29"Sítio do Picapau AmareloHans StadenEpisode: "As Aventuras de Hans Staden"2003A Casa das Sete MulheresGiuseppe GaribaldiCelebridadeOtávio AlbuquerqueEpisodes: "October 13–29"2004Sob Nova DireçãoPedroEpisode: "Pau na Obra"Quem vai ficar com Mário?MárioEnd of year special 2005AméricaAlexandre "Alex" Camargo 2006Páginas da VidaJorge Fragoso Martins de Andrade2007Eterna MagiaConrado O'Neill2009Viver a VidaBruno Marcondes2010S.O.S. EmergênciaJúniorEpisode: "Cartas na mesa"As CariocasSilvinhoEpisode: "A Iludida de Copacabana"2011Os Caras de PauHimself Episode: "Seja Terno Enquanto Dure"Cordel EncantadoKing Teobaldo I de Seráfia do SulEpisode: "April 11th"A Vida da GenteDr. Lúcio Pereira2013A Grande FamíliaHimselfEpisode: "O Duelo"Joia RaraAntônio "Toni" Baldo2014Alto AstralDr. Marcos Bittencourt2016Liberdade, LiberdadeTiradentesEpisode: "April 11th"Haja CoraçãoHimselfEpisode: "July 13th"A Lei do AmorCiro Noronha2017Cidade ProibidaArlindo PaesEpisode: "Caso Laura"ZorraGalã da FederalEpisode: "November 25th"2018Orgulho e PaixãoDarcy Williamson2019GratidãoNarratorEpisode: "January 6th"Tá no Ar: a TV na TVHimself Episode: "March 12"2020Salve-se Quem PuderHimself Episodes: "January 27th" and "June 24th"2023Amor PerfeitoGaspar Evaristo
Film YearTitle Role 2002A Paixão de JacobinaFranz2004Irmãos de FéSaint Paul2006Muito Gelo e Dois Dedos d'ÁguaFranciscoIf I Were YouMarcos2010Segurança NacionalMarcos Rocha2013O Tempo e o VentoCaptain Rodrigo Cambará2014Confissões de Adolescente - O FilmeHimself 2020Um Animal AmareloRicardo2023Além de NósArtur2022Cabo WeberCo-Director2022Água na BocaJúlio
Dubbing YearTitleRole 2003Sinbad: Legend of the Seven SeasSinbad2010MegamindMetro Man2014The Book of LifeJoaquim2016The Jungle BookShere Khan2020Diário de PilarMine ownerThe Imperor
Stage YearTitleRole2000–11Paixão de CristoJesus2002O Círculo das LuzesRacine2003–04O Evangelho Segundo Jesus CristoJesus2008A República em LagunaGiuseppe Garibaldi2008–10CalígulaCalígula2012–13HamletHamlet2015–16Medida por MedidaAngelo2015–16MacbethMacbeth
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