Caio Blat
{{Short description|Brazilian actor (born 1980)}}
{{Portuguese name|Blat|Oliveira}}
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| name = Caio Blat
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| image = Caio Blat in 2018.jpg
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| caption = Blat in 2018
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|06|02|df=yes}}
| birth_place = São Paulo, Brazil
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| children = 2
| spouse = {{plainlist|
- {{marriage|Ana Ariel|2001|2002|reason=div}}
- {{marriage|Maria Ribeiro|2007|2020|reason=div}}
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| partner =
| relatives = Ricardo Blat (cousin)
Rogério Blat (cousin)
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1991–present
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Caio Blat de Oliveira (born 2 June 1980) is a Brazilian actor.{{cite web|url=http://revistaquem.globo.com/Revista/Quem/0,,EBC54-9530,00.html|title=Quem - Perfil - Caio Blat|work=Quem|publisher=Globo.com|accessdate=February 8, 2012}}{{cite news|title=Caio Blat ganha prêmio de melhor ator no Festival de Gramado|url=http://ofuxico.terra.com.br/arquivo/noticias/2010/08/15/caio-blat-ganha-premio-de-melhor-ator-no-festival-de-gramado-7165.html|accessdate=15 November 2010|newspaper=Ofuxico|date=15 August 2010|author=Felipe Abílio|language=Portuguese}}
Biography
Blat was born in São Paulo, Brazil. He studied law at the University of São Paulo, the largest and one of the most prestigious universities in Brazil, but dropped out because of his acting career.
Caio is cousin of the playwright Rogério Blat and actor Ricardo Blat. The surname Blat is of Catalan origin and means 'wheat'.
Career
Blat was discovered at age 8, when he accompanied his sisters to a test at an advertising agency, on their mother's initiative. He ended up being cast in a commercial and thereafter became a familiar face in advertising. He has participated in over 200 productions in various media. Self-taught, Blat never got a degree in Scenic Arts or finished the Law course he started. Blat has significant work in television, film and theater.{{cite web |url = http://vejasp.abril.com.br/revista/edicao-2039/caio-blat-ator-na-nova-safra-do-cinema-nacional
|title = Caio Blat: ator na nova safra do cinema nacional|work=Veja São Paulo|publisher=Abril.com|author=Thales Guaracy|date=December 18, 2007|accessdate=February 8, 2012}}
In 2006, Blat joined the cast of the remake of the telenovela Sinhá Moça, as the abolitionist Mário, and also participated in two plays, Mordendo os Lábios and O Mundo é um Moinho. In 2007, he was in the TV production Amazônia, de Galvez a Chico Mendes, as the rubber tapper Xavier. He was also acting in the theater with the plays The Two Gentlemen of Verona and Chorin. In that year, he won the São Paulo Citizen of the Year Prize in the actor category, for his contribution to the city.{{cite web|url=http://ego.globo.com/Gente/Noticias/0,,MUL317137-9798,00-ANA+HICKMANN+CAIO+BLAT+E+ALEXANDRE+HERCHCOVITCH+SAO+ELEITOS+OS+PAULISTANOS+.html|title=Ana Hickmann, Caio Blat e Alexandre Herchcovitch são eleitos os paulistanos do ano|work=EGO|publisher=Globo.com|date=December 11, 2007|author=Laís Oliveira|accessdate=February 8, 2012|archive-date=April 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416171819/http://ego.globo.com/Gente/Noticias/0,,MUL317137-9798,00-ANA+HICKMANN+CAIO+BLAT+E+ALEXANDRE+HERCHCOVITCH+SAO+ELEITOS+OS+PAULISTANOS+.html|url-status=dead}}
Blat never played a stereotypical lead role, yet he always played some important role in the telenovelas. He says he prefers to work on stage and film rather than on TV.{{cite web|url=http://mdemulher.abril.com.br/tv-novelas-famosos/reportagem/famosos/caio-blat-397804.shtml|title=Telinha|work=M de Mulher|accessdate=February 8, 2012|archive-date=February 10, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210232940/http://mdemulher.abril.com.br/tv-novelas-famosos/reportagem/famosos/caio-blat-397804.shtml|url-status=dead}}
Personal life
Blat also works as a volunteer in a charity which caters for 400 needy children in Campinas, São Paulo. It was there that he met his adopted son, Antônio.{{cite web|url=http://exclusivo.terra.com.br/interna/0,,OI320881-EI1487,00.html|title="Meu objetivo não é seduzir", diz Caio Blat|author=André Bernardo|date=June 7, 2004|publisher=Terra Networks|accessdate=February 8, 2012}}
In 2006, Blat began dating actress Maria Ribeiro, whom he married in November 2007. Their son Bento was born in January 2010.{{cite web|url=http://revistaquem.globo.com/Revista/Quem/0,,EMI84084-9530,00-CAIO+BLAT.html|title=Caio Blat|date=July 23, 2009|work=Quem|publisher=Globo.com|accessdate=February 8, 2012}}
Caio Blat is a Spiritist.{{cite web|url=http://www.terra.com.br/istoegente/143/reportagens/capa_espiritismo.htm|title=Eles são espíritas|work=IstoÉ Gente|publisher=Terra Networks|author=Juliana Lopes|accessdate=February 8, 2012|archive-date=May 22, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020522160715/http://www.terra.com.br/istoegente/143/reportagens/capa_espiritismo.htm|url-status=dead}}
Filmography
= Television =
= Film =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" | |||
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Avocado Seed | Pedro Moraes | |
| rowspan="2"| 2001 | Lavoura Arcaica | Lula | |
| Cats & Dogs | Lou | Brazilian voice dubbing | |
| 2002 | Cat's Cradle | Cristiano | |
| 2003 | Carandiru | Deusdete | |
| rowspan=2| 2005 | What Is It Worth? | ||
| O Quintal dos Guerrilheiros | Toti | Short film | |
| rowspan=3| 2006 | The Year My Parents Went on Vacation | Ítalo | |
| Bog of Beasts | Cícero | ||
| Forbidden to Forbid | Paulo | ||
| 2007 | Baptism of Blood | Frei Tito | |
| 2008 | Bezerra de Menezes: O Diário de um Espírito | Military | |
| rowspan=5| 2010 | Love Stories Only Last 90 minutes | Zeca | |
| The Tenants (Don't Like It, Leave) | Evandro | ||
| O Bem Amado | Neco Pedreira | ||
| Bróder | Macú | ||
| The Best Things in the World | Artur | ||
| 2011 | As Mães de Chico Xavier | Karl | |
| rowspan="2"| 2012 | Meus Dois Amores | Manuel | |
| Xingu | Leonardo Villas-Bôas | ||
| 2013 | Sheep's Clothing | Felipe | |
| 2014 | Alemão | Samuel | |
| 2019 | Spider |
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Theater | |
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1997
| O Homem das Galochas | |
| 2000
| Macário | |
| 2002
| Êxtase | |
| rowspan=2| 2003
| Karma | |
| Miranda | |
| 2004
| Leve, o Próximo Nome da Terra | |
| 2005
| Liberdade Para as Borboletas | |
| rowspan=2| 2006
| Mordendo os Lábios | |
| O Mundo é um Moinho | |
| rowspan=2| 2007
| Os Dois Cavalheiros de Verona | |
| O Chorinho |
References
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External links
{{Award Best Actors in Festival de Gramado}}
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Category:Male actors from São Paulo
Category:Brazilian people of Arab descent
Category:Brazilian people of Catalan descent
Category:Brazilian male television actors
Category:Brazilian male telenovela actors
Category:Brazilian male stage actors