Danton Mello

Danton Mello
Born	Danton Figueiredo Melo (1975-05-27) May 27, 1975 (age 49) Passos, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Occupation(s)	actor, voice actor
Years active	1985–present
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Relatives	Selton Mello (brother)

Danton Figueiredo Melo ^[1] (born May 27, 1975) is a Brazilian actor and voice actor. In Brazil he voiced actor Leonardo DiCaprio in four feature films, including Titanic and The Beach . He is the brother of fellow actor Selton Mello.

Career

His debut in soap operas took place in 1985, at the age of ten, as little Cuca in A Gata Comeu. In 1988 he played the character Bruno Meireles, son of Leila (Cássia Kis) and Ivan Meirelles (Antônio Fagundes) in the soap opera Vale Tudo; the following year, Peto, son of the antagonist Perpétua (Joana Fomm) lived in the soap opera Tieta. Later, he would act in several attractions on Globo and other broadcasters, but without the same prominence. In 1995 he played Héricles, protagonist of the first season of the youth soap opera Malhação ; In the plot, his character was involved in a love triangle with the characters of Juliana Martins and Luigi Baricelli. Afterwards, he transferred to SBT, where he acted in Dona Anja. He returned to Globo in 1997 to play one of the central characters in the miniseries Hilda Furacão. Between 1997 and 1999 he was also the presenter of Globo Ecologia. In 1998 he was in the soap opera Torre de Babel as Adriano, Shirlei's (Karina Barum) romantic partner.

The following year he participated in the last chapters of Terra Nostra. After three years dedicating himself to theater, he returned in 2003 as the protagonist of Jamais Te Esquecerei, on SBT. Back on Globo, in 2004, he co-starred in the second version of the soap opera Cabocla. And he was also one of the protagonists of the year-end special Correndo Atrás. Returning to play the same role in the special shown in 2005. In 2006, he was the protagonist of Sinhá Moça alongside Débora Falabella. In 2009, lived Amithab of Caminho das Indias.

In 2012 he was the co-protagonist of the series Como Aproveitar o Fim do Mundo alongside actress Alinne Moraes, produced by Rede Globo, directed by José Alvarenga Jr. The series was created and scripted by the renowned Fernanda Young. Known for her work on the series Os Normais. In 2013, he starred in the comedy Vai que Dá Certo, a huge box office success. In 2015 he acted in the soap opera I Love Paraisópolis.

Between 2014 and 2019 he acted on the program Tá no Ar: a TV na TV , alongside Marcelo Adnet and Marcius Melhem. In 2019 he played delegate Almeidinha in Órfãos da Terra . ^{[2] [3] [4]} In the same year, he appeared in the film Hebe: A Estrela do Brasil as Claudio Pessuti, the presenter's nephew. ^{[5] [6]}

Personal life

Danton is the son of Dalton Natal Melo and Selva Aretusa de Figueiredo Melo, and is the brother of fellow actor Selton Mello. ^[7] He is a distant descendant of Júlia Maria da Caridade, one of the first colonizers of Minas Gerais and the trunk of some of the most traditional and important Brazilian families. ^[8] As a teenager, he began dating writer Laura Malin, whom he married in 1993 and separated in 2005. ^[9] The couple had two daughters: Luísa (2001) and Alice (2003). ^[10] In 2013, he began dating businesswoman Sheila Ramos, whom he married in 2017. ^{[11] [12]}

Accident

On September 14, 1998, while flying over Mount Roraima recording a report for Globo Ecologia, the helicopter he was in suffered a breakdown and crashed. ^[13] The actor and his team were found 30 hours after the accident by indigenous people from the Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous Land, who notified FUNAI so that the rescue could be carried out. ^[13] Danton had severe internal bleeding and was rushed into surgery, at risk to his life, recovering weeks later. ^[14] His character in Torre de Babel ended up being removed from the soap opera, but with the actor's recovery, in November of that year, the actor returned to recording the soap opera, due to its popularity, in a wheelchair and also with the aid of a crutch.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	A Gata Comeu	Carlos Eduardo Coutinho "Cuca"
1986	Novo Amor	Adriano
1987	Mandala	Gerson	Episodes: "October 12–19"
1988	Vale Tudo	Bruno Meirelles
	Grupo Escolacho	Luís	End year special
1989	Tieta	Cupertino Esteves Batista Filho "Peto"
1992	Despedida de Solteiro	Rafa
1993	Guerra sem Fim	Lucas / Castigo-de-mãe
	Família Brasil	Diogo Moraes "Grilo"
1994	Você Decide	Rogério	Episode: "Educação Sentimental"
	A Viagem	Johnny
	Confissões de Adolescente	Guilherme	Episode: "A Melhor Amiga"
1995–96	Malhação	Héricles Barreto	Seasons 1–2
1996	Malhação de Verão	Héricles Barreto	Episode: "March 4th"
1996	Dona Anja	Bruno Macedo "Bruno Caçapa"
1997	Caça Talentos	Juca	Episode: "Lembreckes"
1997–98	Globo Ecologia	Presenter
1998	Hilda Furacão	Roberto Drummond
	Você Decide	Dony	Episode: "Impulso Incontrolável"
	Malhação.com	Héricles Barreto	Episode: "October 8"
	Torre de Babel	Adriano de Almeida Paes "Chicletinho"
1999	Terra Nostra	Bruno Ribeiro
2000	Você Decide	Davi	Episode: "Choque Mortal"
		Kevin	Episode: "Aluga-se Uma Aliança"
2003	Jamais Te Esquecerei	Eduardo Moraima
2004	Cabocla	Manuel Junqueira Caldas "Neco"
	Correndo Atrás	Rodrigo Dourado	End year special
2005	Sob Nova Direção	Ricardo	Episode: "Como não Dar um Flagra"
2006	Sinhá Moça	Rodolfo Garcia Fontes
2008	Casos e Acasos	Adriano	Episode: "Piloto"
		Wagner	Episode: "O Trote"
		Ulisses	Episode: "O Desejo Escondido"
		Gustavo	Episode: "O Encontro"
	Faça Sua História	Johnny Valente	Episode: "Oswaldir Superstar"
2009	Caminho das Índias	Amithab Ananda
2010	Tempos Modernos	Renato Vieira
	S.O.S. Emergência	Marcelo	Episode: "Cuidado, Sexo Frágil"
2011–12	Malhação Conectados	Fabiano Duarte	Season 19
2012	Dercy de Verdade	Carlos Manga
	As Brasileiras	Diogo	Episode: "A Selvagem de Santarém"
		Gustavo	Episode: "A Reacionária do Pantanal"
	Como Aproveitar o Fim do Mundo	Ernani da Silva [15]
2013	A Grande Família	Juvenal Oliveira "Caveira"	Season 13
2014–19	Tá no Ar: a TV na TV	Various Characters
2015	I Love Paraisópolis	Cícero Diniz [16]
2017	Pega Pega	Rodrigo Borges "Borges"
2018	Deus Salve o Rei	Gregório	Episodes: "May 19–July 30"
	Dança dos Famosos	Participant	Season 15
2019	Órfãos da Terra	Delegate Antônio Carlos Almeida "Almeidinha"
2020	Hebe	Cláudio Pessutti
2021	Sessão de Terapia	Miguel Barone [17]	Season 5
	Um Lugar ao Sol	Matheus Nogueira Sales [18]
2024	Justiça 2	Abílio Fayete [19]
2024–25	Garota do Momento	Raimundo [20]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Benjamim	Young Benjamin Zambraia
	O Preço da Paz	Daniel
2004	Tudo Isto é Fado	Leonardo
	Araguaya - A Conspiração do Silêncio	Carlos
2005	Quanto Vale Ou É Por Quilo?	Hector
	Primaveras	Casimiro de Abreu	Short-film [21]
2009	Ouro Negro - A Saga do Petróleo Brasileiro	João Martins
2011	The Clown	Aldo
2013	Vai que Dá Certo	Rodrigo
	O Concurso	Caio Madureira
2015	Superpai	Diogo
	A Esperança é a Última que Morre	Eric
2016	Vai que Dá Certo 2	Rodrigo
	Intruso	Pedro
2017	Os Penetras 2 – Quem Dá Mais?	Santiago
2018	Antes que Eu me Esqueça	Paulo Domingues
2019	Hebe: A Estrela do Brasil	Cláudio Pressutti
2021	Um Tio Quase Perfeito 2	Beto
2022	Predestinado: Arigó e o Espírito do Dr. Fritz	José Pedro de Freitas "Zé Arigó" [22]
2023	Chef Jack: The Adventurous Cook	Chef Jack	Original voice
	Ninguém É de Ninguém	Roberto

Dubbing

Film

Actor	Dubbed film(s)
Leonardo DiCaprio	The Beach, Titanic, Celebrity, What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Corey Feldman	The Goonies, Exile, Gremlins (Globo)
Eric Stoltz	The Fly II
Esai Morales	The Principal
Jason Biggs	American Pie (Globo)
Judd Nelson	New Jack City.
Kenneth Branagh	Chariots of Fire
J. J. Hardy, as Herman	Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Larry B. Scott	Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
Peter Billingsley	Death Valley
Yuri Lowenthal (Robinson Crusoe)	Robinson Crusoe
Max	The Secret Life of Pets
	The Secret Life of Pets 2

Television

Actor/Role	Title
Benji Gregory (Brian Tanner - 1st voice)	ALF.
Abraham Pons (Daniel Zapata - 1st voice)	Carrossel.

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Nominations	Results
2004	Prêmio Qualidade Brasil	Best Supporting Actor on Television	Cabocla	Won
2005	Prêmio Contigo! de TV	Best Romantic Couple (with Regiane Alves)		Nominated
2013	Prêmio Contigo! de TV	Best Actor in a Series or Miniseries	Como Aproveitar o Fim do Mundo	Nominated
	Prêmio Quem de Cinema [23]	Best Film Actor	Vai que Dá Certo	Nominated
2022	Festival Sesc Melhores Filmes [24]	Best National Actor	Um Tio Quase Perfeito 2	Nominated
	Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro [25]	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated
2023	Festival Sesc Melhores Filmes [26]	Best National Actor	Predestinado	Nominated
2024	Festival Sesc Melhores Filmes [27]	Best National Actor	Ninguém é de Ninguém	Nominated

References

1. "Danton Mello: conheça detalhes sobre a vida e carreira do ator". TV Foco (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved September 5, 2024.
2. Guilherme Rodrigues (November 13, 2018). "Danton Mello será delegado e Leticia Sabatella esposa de sheik em Órfãos da Terra". Observatório da Televisão. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
3. "'Órfãos da Terra': conheça elenco e personagens da nova novela das 6". gshow (in Brazilian Portuguese). February 1, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
4. Redação (November 14, 2018). "Danton Mello e Betty Gofman integram o elenco da novela "Órfãos da Terra"". Notícias de TV. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
5. Cinema, Adoro (February 26, 2019), Hebe: Elenco, atores, equipe técnica, produção
6. "Confira o elenco da série Hebe, que estreia na Globo em 2019". Observatório da Televisão (in Brazilian Portuguese). November 24, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
7. "Irmãos Danton e Selton Mello vão às lágrimas em homenagem no 'Vídeo Show'". Gshow. November 20, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
8. "Exclusivo: Cinco atores que não sabem que são primos de sangue". Notícias de TV. September 3, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
9. Babado.ig.com. "Danton Mello desmente separação". Internet Group. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
10. "Danton Mello prefere que filhas continuem morando fora do Brasil: 'Lugar melhor'". Pure People. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
11. "Prestes a fazer 40 anos, Danton Mello diz ser certinho como o Cícero de 'I love Paraisópolis'". Extra. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
12. "Danton Mello e Sheila Ramos celebram casamento nas redes sociais". R7. April 8, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
13. "Ator da Globo é localizado em Roraima". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
14. "Danton Mello lembra 20 anos do acidente de helicóptero: "Sobrevivi e resisti por pouco"". Revista Quem. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
15. Felipe Panfili (October 1, 2012). "Alinne Moraes e Danton Mello gravam minissérie na Barra da Tijuca". Contigo . Retrieved October 1, 2012.
16. Anahi Martinho (May 7, 2015). "Danton Mello diz que 'nem tenta fazer graça' com Tatá Werneck do seu lado". F5 - televisão. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
17. "Selton Mello sobre contracenar com Danton Mello em 'Sessão de Terapia': 'Foi forte, poderoso e muito lindo'". Gshow. June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
18. Zean Bravo (October 16, 2021). "Danton Mello vai reviver amor do passado com Andréia Horta em 'Um lugar ao sol'". Extra. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
19. Zean Bravo (May 22, 2023). "Na série 'Justiça 2', Danton Mello vive um homem correto que deve favores a um político corrupto e violento". Extra. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
20. "Depois de 'Justiça 2', Danton Mello fará novela da Globo". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
21. Filmografia no IMDb
22. "Juliana Paes e Danton Melo roubam a cena em filmagens de filme de Zé Arigó em Congonhas". Correio de Minas. August 9, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
23. "Prêmio Quem 2013: Conheça os finalistas da categoria cinema; Votação encerrada". Revista Quem. December 23, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
24. "48° Festival Melhores Filmes: Melhor Ator Nacional". Melhores Filmes Sesc SP. February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
25. "Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro 2022: veja os indicados". Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved June 18, 2022.
26. "49° Festival Sesc Melhores Filmes: Melhor Ator Nacional". Melhores Filmes.Sesc SP. February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
27. "50° Festival Sesc Melhores Filmes: Melhor Ator Nacional". Melhores Filmes Sesc SP. January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.

External links

• Danton Mello at IMDb