Rafinha Bastos

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Bastos in 2012
Born
Rafael Bastos Hocsman

(1976-12-05) December 5, 1976 (age 47)
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Nationality Brazilian
Alma mater Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul [1]
Occupation(s)Actor, humorist, television presenter, journalist, screenwriter, YouTuber, businessman, basketball player (early)
Years active1997–present
Height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) [2]
Website www.rafinhabastos.com.br www.youtube.com/user/rafinhabastos (YouTube channel)

Rafael Bastos Hocsman, better known as Rafinha Bastos or simply Rafi Bastos (born December 5, 1976) is a Brazilian comedian, actor, journalist and television personality.

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Biography

Rafinha Bastos was born to a Jewish family in Porto Alegre, Brazil. His ancestors immigrated from Russia. [3] He received a scholarship in 1999 to play basketball at Chadron State College in Chadron, Nebraska. Later, he played basketball in Brazil for SOGIPA, from Porto Alegre, in 2000, helping the team to win the title of the State Basketball Championship in Rio Grande do Sul. [4]

Rafinha Bastos was a former host of "CQC" [5] a popular TV show in Brazil. Since May 2010, he also hosts another TV show, "A Liga", which is broadcast by Band TV channel. [6]

In 2010, Bastos, together with comedian Danilo Gentili and producer Italo Gusso, opened a comedy club in Brazil, in the city of São Paulo.

In 2011, Rafinha became famous worldwide after The New York Times named him the world's most influential person on Twitter. [7] [8] [9]

In CQC's September 19, 2011 live broadcast, Bastos made an allegedly dark humor joke about singer Wanessa; when Marcelo Tas, the show's main host, remarked how beautiful the singer looked pregnant, Bastos replied: "Muito. Comeria ela e o bebê." ("Absolutely. I'd do her and the baby"). The joke caused controversy among audiences and was taken with severe criticism. Following the next broadcast on September 26, Bastos was suspended from the show. He was rumoured to have asked his resignation on his contract, but the fact was not confirmed. On October 13, Wanessa and her husband Marcus Buaiz sued Bastos for R$100,000 claiming personal injury. [10] Currently, Rafinha works in stand-up comedy and regularly posts to YouTube.

In 2016, it was announced that Bastos would be a host on the Netflix reality show Ultimate Beastmaster . [11]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Os Ricos Também ChoramDoctor2 episodes
2006–2008 Mothern Marcelo
2009DescoladosValter2 episodes
2009As OlíviasLéo2 episodes
2008–2011 CQC Himself
2010–2013A LigaHimself
2011Olívias na TVPedro Henrique1 episode
2012Saturday Night Live BrasilHimself
2012–2013A Vida de Rafinha BastosHimself
2014–2015 Agora é Tarde Himself
2016–2017Chamado CentralHimself
2016Tá Rindo do Quê?Himself
2017 Ultimate Beastmaster BrasilHimself
2017Eu, Ela e um Milhão de SeguidoresMichel Goldenberg

Filmography

YearTitleRole
2007AmigasOdair
2012O Riso dos OutrosHimself
2013 The Dognapper Doctor Roberto
2014 Copa de Elite René Rodrigues
2014O Segredo do MolhoPolitic
2015SuperpaiGilson
2015O Tempo
2016 Mais Forte que o Mundo Marcos Loro
2017 Internet: O Filme Cesinha Passos

Theater

YearTitleType
2004 Mondo Cane Stand-up
2006–10 A Arte do Insulto Stand-up released on DVD [12]
2008 Improvável Vários
2011 Apenas Uma Boa Pessoa Shown only once [12]
2011–14 Péssima Influência Posted on YouTube on May 5, 2015
2018Últimas PalavrasStand-up

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  12. 1 2 'Piadas estão mais lapidadas', diz Rafinha Bastos, que lança DVD e novo show no Risadaria (22/03/11) Archived 2015-04-10 at the Wayback Machine . UOL. Página visitada em 8 de Abril de 2015.