Gigante Léo

Born in December 4th, 1979, in Rio de Janeiro. He's an actor, comedian and screenwriter. Gigante Leo started studying theater as a kid. At age nine, he played Burrinho, his first theater role, in a play called O Rapto das Cebolinhas, by Maria Clara Machado. Now he's an experienced artist, on- and offstage. His first stand-up act was in 2010. He's acted in movies and telenovelas, such as Minha Vida em Marte (2018), Novo Mundo (2017), O Concurso (2013), Vai Que Cola (2015, 2016 and 2017). He's also dubbed Gary in the movie Joker (2019). In 2017 he played the protagonist in the movie Altas Expectativas. He won the Multishow Comedy Award and was a runner-up in Risadaria, a Brazilian stand-up comedy contest. He has toured Brazil, in festivals and comedy shows with the biggest stand-up comedy names in the country. In 2015, he starred his first comedy show, Verticalmente Prejudicado, going for a few seasons in Rio. On YouTube, apart from his channel, he's been on Porta dos Fundos and Castros Brothers. His last time on stage was in 2017, when he wrote and played Mentira Tem Perna Curta.