David Junior (actor)

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David Junior
David Junior.jpg
Junior in 2022
Born (1985-12-08) December 8, 1985 (age 39)
Nova Iguaçu, Brazil
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present
SpouseYasmin Garcez (2018—present)

David Junior (born December 8, 1985) is a Brazilian actor. [1]

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Career

He began to study theater at the age of 22, after small participations in soap operas, in 2016, through tests, obtained the paper of the slave Saviano in the series Liberdade, Liberdade of the Rede Globo. [2] His participation in the plot of the eleven caused uproar when performing a scene of sex with Dionísia, represented by Maite Proença, and to appear naked. With this scene, its work reverberated in the social networks and it happened to be recognized to the public, and to gain prominence in the television. [3] [4]

In 2017, interpreted the businessman Dom in the telenovela Pega Pega . [5] [6] In the plot, he was an executive created in Europe, by his adopted mother Sabine, personage of Irene Ravache and administered the company along with the mother. [7] After the end of the novel, due to the great success of his character, renewed contract for 3 years with the Rede Globo. [8] [9] In 2018, he played the role of the slave Menelau in the telenovela O Tempo Não Para . [10] [11] [12]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2010A CuraSeason 1 [13]
2011 Cordel Encantado Cangaceiro Meia-Noite [14]
2014 Now Generation Antônio Tonhão "Will Smith" [15]
2016 Liberdade, Liberdade Saviano [16]
2017 Pega Pega Dom Favre/Aristides Souza Damião "Tidinho" [17]
2018 O Tempo Não Para Menelau Sabino Machado [18]
2019 Sessão de Terapia Nando BatistaSeason 4 [19]
Bom Sucesso Ramon Madeira [20]
2022 The Masked Singer Brasil Dragão Season 2 [21]
2024 Mania de Você Sirley [22]
2025Dona BejaAntônio Sampaio [23]

Cinema

YearTitleRoleRef.
2018 Canastra Suja Tatu [24]
2021Pixinguinha, Um Homem Carinhoso Pixinguinha [25]

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyCategoryNominationResult
2018Prêmio Gshow [26] Crush of the YearDavid JuniorNominated
2019Prêmio F5 [27] Sexier ManNominated
BreakTudo Awards [28] Actor of the Year Bom Sucesso Nominated

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