Daniel Boaventura
Daniel Boaventura is a Brazilian actor and singer. Popular worldwide, Boaventura has held the lead roles in the musicals Peter Pan, My Fair Lady, Evita, and Chicago — as well as the role of patriarch, Gomez Addams, in the 2012 musical The Addams Family. Diane Warren wrote the song "Catch My Breath" for Boaventura; he had a recurring role on the Brazilian production of the television series Family Ties.
Background
Born Daniel do Rêgo Boaventura on May 19, 1970 in Salvador, Brazil to two teachers, Boaventura grew up listening to Brazilian popular music (MPB) and classical music, and his early schooling included music training. When he was 15, he purchased a Dire Straits live album, which made a tremendous impact on his music sensibilities. With schoolmates, he formed two bands, Horas Vagas and Os Tocáveis, while also completing courses in administration, public relations and advertising. The musical efforts remained informal until his band Horas Vagas was invited to participate in the musical Cinema Cantado.In 1991, Fernando Guerreiro, creator of Cia. Baiana de Patifaria, noticed Boaventura on his stage debut, singing classic Broadway vocals. Guerreiro invited Boaventura to the musical Zás Trás. He subsequently performed a solo show called "Pop n' Jazz," for which he won the Caymmi Trophy in the covers category and soon after took part in a production of Bertold Brecht's O Casamento do Pequeno Bourgeois (A Respectable Wedding) where he sang, acted and played saxophone.
Personal life
Boaventura was married to Juliana Serbeto from 1998 to 2011; they had two daughters Joana and Isabela.Career
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2001 | 3 Histórias da Bahia | O Pai do Rock Teatro |
| 2005 | Coisa de Mulher | Dr. Isaac Bucemberg |
| 2013 | Odeio o Dia dos Namorados | Heitor |
| 2013 | Reino Escondido | Ronin |
| 2013 | Minhocas | Bigwig |
| 2019 | Hebe | Silvio Santos |
| 2019 | Klaus | Klaus |
| Year | Title | Role |
| 1991 | Cinema Cantado | Singer |
| 1992 | Zás Trás | Capitain |
| 1992 | O Casamento do Burguês | Groom's Friend |
| 1993 | Pop 'N' Jazz | |
| 1994 | Cafajestes | Alencar |
| 2000 | Company | Harry |
| 2001 | Victor/Victoria | King Marchand |
| 2002 | O Grande Dia | |
| 2002 | Beauty and the Beast | Gaston |
| 2004 | Chicago | Billy Flynn |
| 2005 | Camila Baker | Camila Baker |
| 2006 | My Fair Lady | Prof. Henry Higgins |
| 2011 | Evita | Juan Perón |
| 2012 | The Addams Family | Gomez Addams |