Ary Fontoura


Ary Beira Fontoura is a Brazilian actor, writer, director, poet, blogger and TV-presenter. He was born in Curitiba, Paraná.

Personal life

In 2020, he came out as gay, after Maria Zilda Bethlem outed him.

Stage

  • 1964 - Mister Sexo - de João Bittencourt, wit h direction of João Bittencourt
  • 1964 - Caiu, Primeiro de Abriu - of Raul da Matta, with direction of Sadi Cabral
  • 1964 - Como Vencer na Vida Sem Fazer Força - of Frank Loesser and Abe Burrows, with direction of Harry Woolever and Sergio de Oliveira
  • 1966 - Música, Divina Comédia - inspired in The [Sound of Music|A Noviça Rebelde], of Robert Wise, with direction of Harry Woolever and Sergio de Oliveira
  • 1966 - Onde Canta o Sabiá? - of Gastão Tojeiro, with direction of Paulo Afonso Grisolli
  • 1967 - Rastros Atrás - of Jorge Andrade, with direction of Gianni Ratto
  • 1967 - A Úlcera de Ouro - of Hélio Bloch, with direction of Leo Jusi
  • 1968 - Secretíssimo - of Marc Camoletti, with direction of Fábio Sabag
  • 1968 - Dr. Getúlio, Sua Vida, Sua Glória - of Ferreira Gullar and Dias Gomes, with direction of José Renato
  • 1968 - Jornada de Um Imbecil Até o Entendimento - of Plínio Marcos, com direção de João das Neves
  • 1968 - O Inspector Geral - of Nicolai Gogol, with direction of Benedito Corsi
  • 1969 - Crime Perfeito - of Frederick Knott, with direction of Antonio de Cabo
  • 1969 -  Catarina da Rússia - of Alfonso Paso, with direction of Antonio de Cabo
  • 1969 - Meu Bem, Como Posso Escutar Você com a Torneira Aberta? - of Robert Anderson, with direction of Antonio de Cabo
  • 1970 - Tem Banana na Banda - of Oduvaldo Vianna, Millor Fernandes, José Wilker and others, with direction of Kleber Santos
  • 1971 - Alice no País Divino, Maravilhoso! - of Paulo Afonso Grisolli, Tite de Lemos and Sidney Miller, with direction of Paulo Afonso Grisolli
  • 1972 - Os Caras de Pau - of Ary Fontoura, with direction of Ary Fontoura
  • 1972 - O Peru - of Georges Feydeau, with direction of José Renato
  • 1973 - Querido, Agora Não - of Ray Cooney, with direction of Sergio Viotti
  • 1974 - O Camarada Miossov - of Valentim Kataiev, with direction of Fabio Sabag
  • 1974 - O Estranho - of Edgar da Rocha Miranda, with direction of João Bittencourt
  • 1974 - A Mulher de Todos Nós - of Henri Becker, translation of Millor Fernandes, with direction of Fernando Torres
  • 1974 - O Ministro e a Vedete - with direction of Geraldo Queiroz
  • 1975 - Mamãe, Papai tá Ficando Roxo - of Oduvaldo Vianna, with direction of Walter Avancini
  • 1976 - Alta Rotatividade - with Leila Cravo, Rogéria and Agildo Ribeiro
  • 1976 - Divórcio, Cupim da Sociedade - of Max Nunes and Hilton Marques, with direction of Gracindo Junior
  • 1976 - Arlequim, Servidor de Dois Amos - of Goldoni, with direction of José Renato
  • 1978 - Ópera do Malandro - of Chico Buarque, with direction of Luís Antônio Martinez Corrêa
  • 1979 - Rasga Coração - of Oduvaldo Vianna Filho, with direction of José Renato
  • 1980 - Mãos ao Alto, Rio! - of Paulo Goulart, with direction of Aderbal Freire Junior
  • 1983 -  Rei Lear - of William Shakespeare, translation of Millor Fernandes, with direction of Celso Nunes
  • 1984 - Assim É, Se lhe Parece - of Luigi Pirandello, with direction of Paulo Betti
  • 1986 - Sábado, Domingo, Segunda - of Edoardo de Fellipo, with direction of José Wilker
  • 1988 - Drácula – of Bram Stoker - with direction of Ary Fontoura
  • 1989 - Moça, Nunca Mais - of Ary Fontoura and Júlio Bressane, with direction of Ary Fontoura
  • 1990 - Corações Desesperados - of Flávio de Souza, with direction of Jorge Fernando
  • 1995 - Corra, Que Papai Vem Aí - of Sam Bobrick and Ron Clark, with direction of Ary Fontoura
  • 2001 - A Diabólica Moll Flanders - of Daniel Defoe, with adaptation and direction of Charles Möeller and Cláudio Botelho
  • 2005 - Marido de Mulher Feia Tem Raiva de Feriado - of Paulo Afonso de Lima and Ary Fontoura, with direction of Ary Fontoura
  • 2014 - O Comediante - of Joseph Meyer, with direction of José Wilker and Anderson Cunha
  • 2017 - Num Lago Dourado - of Mark Rydell, with direction of Elias Andreato

Show

  • Machado’s Holiday - Boite Fred's, Rio, direction of Carlos Machado
  • It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad Hollywood - Boite Fred’s, Rio, direction of Carlos Machado
  • As Pussy, Pussy, Cats - written with Sérgio Porto, Boite Fred’s, Rio, direction of Carlos Machado
  • Festival do Stanislau - written by Sérgio Porto, Boite Fred’s, Rio, direction of Carlos Machado
  • Graça do Bonfim - Golden Room of Copacabana Palace, direction of Carlos Machado
  • Deu Bode na TV - Boite Macumba, Rio, direction of Carlos Machado
  • Motel Business - written and directed by Carlos Machado, Boite Macumba, Rio
  • Os Caras de Pau - written by Ary Fontoura, directed by Fernando Pinto, tour throughout Brazil
  • A Coisa está Preta - written by Ary Fontourato present in Montreal, Canada