Diego Luri | |
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Born | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | September 27, 1985
Alma mater | Universidade Gama Filho Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul |
Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, journalist, writer |
Years active | 2011–present |
Diego Luri (born September 27, 1985) [1] is a Brazilian actor, [2] singer, [3] [4] journalist [5] and writer, who gained prominence by playing the protagonist of the Brazilian version of the show Shrek the Musical . For his performance, he was nominated for the Bibi Ferreira Award [6] [7] [8] [9] in 2014. He was also in the Brazilian cast of other musical theater shows, such as Summer: The Donna Summer Musical , Beauty and the Beast , Cinderella , The Phantom of the Opera, Romeo and Juliet – to the sound of Marisa Monte, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, The Fantasticks, My Fair Lady, Sister Act, Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões – O Musical and Porquinhos – O Musical.
Luri was and raised in the Rio de Janeiro neighborhood of Campo Grande. He studied journalism, [10] [11] and in 2009, he presented the TV show Vida e Missão, broadcast by Band Rio and later by CNT. He was also a web reporter for Rede TV and, still working as a reporter, began his artistic training as an actor at Casa das Artes de Laranjeiras (CAL). He was part of the vocal group Réus Confessos, along with other musical theater artists. In 2011, he received the award for Best Supporting Actor at the Rio de Janeiro City Theater Festival [12] for Beauty and the Beast. His first major role was in the Broadway show Shrek – O Musical, in its Brazilian production, which ran in the cities of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo and toured throughout 2014. For his performance as the protagonist of the show, he was nominated for the Bibi Ferreira Award in the Breakthrough Actor category.
In 2012 Luri was selected from more than 2,000 candidates [13] to play the protagonist of the show Shrek – The Musical in Brazil.
His costume weighed over 20 kg [14] and his makeup took three hours to apply. [15] [16] His performance received good reviews. [17] [18]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2021 | Summer: The Donna Summer Musical [19] | Bruce Sudano | Teatro Santander (São Paulo) |
2020–2021 | Beauty and the Beast [20] [21] | Beast | Teatro Bradesco (São Paulo) and Teatro Claro (São Paulo) |
2021 | Cinderella [22] | Prince Henry | Teatro Bradesco (São Paulo) |
2018–2019 | The Phantom of the Opera [23] [24] | Monsieur Andre (understudy) and swing | Teatro Renault (São Paulo) |
2018 | Romeo and Juliet – to the sound of Marisa Monte [25] [26] [27] [28] | Count Paris | Teatro Riachuelo (Rio de Janeiro) and Teatro Frei Caneca (São Paulo) |
2017 | Rodgers & Hamerstein's Cinderella [29] | Jean Michel | National Tour |
2017 | The Fantasticks [30] [31] | El Gallo | Teatro Extra Itaim (São Paulo) |
2016 | My Fair Lady [32] [33] [34] | Zoltan Karpathy | Teatro Santander (São Paulo) |
2016 | Rodgers & Hamerstein's Cinderella [35] | Ensemble | Teatro Alfa (São Paulo) |
2015 | Sister Act [36] | Joey (understudy) and ensemble | Teatro Renault (São Paulo) |
2014 | Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões – O Musical [37] | Ogro and Pajé | Cidade das Artes (Rio de Janeiro) |
2012–2014 | Shrek – The Musical [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] | Shrek | Teatro João Caetano (Rio de Janeiro), Teatro Bradesco (São Paulo) and National Tour |
2011 | Porquinhos – O Musical [50] | Narrador | Teatro Vannucci (Rio de Janeiro) |
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