Reynaldo Gianecchini

{{short description|Brazilian actor and former model (born 1972)}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Reynaldo Gianecchini

| image = Reynaldo Gianecchini, 2014 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Gianecchini in May 2014

| birth_name = Reynaldo Fernandes Cisotto Gianecchini Júnior

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|11|12|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Birigui, São Paulo, Brazil

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|model}}

| years_active = {{Plainlist|

1991–present (model)
1998–present (actor)

}}

| spouse = {{marriage|Marília Gabriela|1999|2006|reason=div}}

}}

Reynaldo Fernandes Cisotto Gianecchini Júnior ({{IPA|pt|ʁejˈnawdu ˌʒɐneˈkini}}; born 12 November 1972) is a Brazilian actor and model.

Career

Gianecchini started acting at the age of 6, on the stage of his school in Birigüi, São Paulo. He graduated with a degree in law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP) in 1997, but he never practiced it.

His dream of becoming an actor was delayed by his modeling career. He was a successful model for eight years, of which two were overseas, residing in Paris, but all the while he was traveling to such cities as New York, London, Berlin, and Milan. He was unhappy, though, and decided to resume his pursuit of an acting career.

In 2001, he landed his first significant regular role in the soap opera Laços de Família. He played the role of Edu, a doctor who was romantically involved with a woman many years older than he was, played by actress Vera Fischer.

In 2002, Gianecchini was chosen to be the exclusive top model for Armani in Brazil, a position he apparently still holds to this date (Maria Fernanda Candido, his co-star in Esperança, is the female equivalent for Armani).

Personal life

=Relationships=

Gianecchini married journalist, actress and TV presenter Marília Gabriela in 1999. The two met in 1998 and five months later they were living together. The age difference between them – she is 25 years his senior – was the subject of considerable media attention. The couple divorced in 2006.{{cite web|url=https://tvefamosos.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2020/03/20/reynaldo-gianecchini-tenho-muita-saudade-do-casamento-com-a-marilia.htm|title=Reynaldo Gianecchini: 'Tenho muita saudade do casamento com a Marília'|trans-title=Reynaldo Gianecchini: 'I really miss my marriage with Marília'|date=2020-03-20|accessdate=2023-07-07|website=UOL|language=pt-BR}}

In an interview with O Globo in September 2019, he stated that although he has dated both women and men, he does not identify as any sexual orientation.{{cite web|last=de Aquino|first=Ruth|url=https://oglobo.globo.com/ela/gente/reynaldo-gianecchini-fala-sobre-as-rugas-dos-46-anos-alma-sedutora-a-vontade-de-quebrar-preconceitos-23975599|title=Reynaldo Gianecchini fala sobre as rugas dos 46 anos, a alma sedutora e a vontade de quebrar preconceitos|work=O Globo|language=Portuguese|date=29 September 2019|access-date=5 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929142456/https://oglobo.globo.com/ela/gente/reynaldo-gianecchini-fala-sobre-as-rugas-dos-46-anos-alma-sedutora-a-vontade-de-quebrar-preconceitos-23975599|archive-date=29 September 2019}} In September 2020, he stated that he identifies as pansexual.{{cite web|url=https://f5.folha.uol.com.br/celebridades/2020/09/reynaldo-gianecchini-agora-diz-ser-pansexual-todo-mundo-tem-muitos-lados.shtml|title=Reynaldo Gianecchini agora diz ser pansexual: 'Todo mundo tem muitos lados'|work=Folha de S.Paulo|language=Portuguese|date=1 September 2020|access-date=27 December 2020}}

=Health=

Since August 2011, Gianecchini has been battling against cancer (angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma) and has undergone chemotherapy treatment.{{cite web|url=http://m24digital.com/en/2011/12/26/the-intense-struggle-of-brazilian-actor-reynaldo-gianecchini-against-cancer/|title=The intense struggle of Brazilian Actor Reynaldo Gianecchini against cancer|publisher=m24digital.com|access-date=21 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106180256/http://m24digital.com/en/2011/12/26/the-intense-struggle-of-brazilian-actor-reynaldo-gianecchini-against-cancer/|archive-date=6 January 2012}}

Filmography

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2000–2001 \| Laços de Família \| Eduardo de Albuquerque Monteiro Fernandes (Edu) \|
2001–2002 \| As Filhas da Mãe \| Ricardo Brandão \|
2001 \| Sítio do Picapau Amarelo \| Himself \| Episode: "A Festa da Cuca"
2002–2003 \| Esperança \| Antônio Bellini (Tony) \|
2002 \| Sai de Baixo \| Marlon Brandson \| Episode: "O Último Golpe do Arouche"
2003 \| Casseta & Planeta, Urgente! \| Dr. Gianecologista \| Episode dated 12 August 2003
2003 \| Mulheres Apaixonadas \| Ricardo \| Episode dated 11 October 2003
2004 \| Da Cor do Pecado \| Paco Lambertini/Apolo Sardinha \|
2005–2006 \| Belíssima \| Pascoal da Silva \|
2005 \| A História de Rosa \| Zeca \| Television special
2005 \| Clara e o Chuveiro do Tempo \| Santos-Dumont \| Miniseries
2006 \| Lu \| Edílson \| Television special
2007–2008 \| Sete Pecados \| Dante Florentino \|
2008 \| O Natal do Menino Imperador \| Dom Pedro I \| Television special
2010–2011 \| Passione \| Frederico Lobato Filho (Fred) \|
2012 \| Cheias de Charme \| Himself \| Episode dated 13 July 2012
2012–2013 \| Guerra dos Sexos \| Orlando Cardoso (Nando) \|
2014 \| Em Família \| Cadú Fernandes \|
2015 \| Verdades Secretas \| Anthony Mariano \|
2016–2017 \| A Lei do Amor \| Pedro Guedes Leitão \|
2019 \| A Dona do Pedaço \| Régis Mantovani \|
2022 \|Good Morning, Verônica \|Matias Cordeiro \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2000–2001

| Laços de Família

| Eduardo de Albuquerque Monteiro Fernandes (Edu)

2001–2002

| As Filhas da Mãe

| Ricardo Brandão

2001

| Sítio do Picapau Amarelo

| Himself

| Episode: "A Festa da Cuca"

2002–2003

| Esperança

| Antônio Bellini (Tony)

2002

| Sai de Baixo

| Marlon Brandson

| Episode: "O Último Golpe do Arouche"

2003

| Casseta & Planeta, Urgente!

| Dr. Gianecologista

| Episode dated 12 August 2003

2003

| Mulheres Apaixonadas

| Ricardo

| Episode dated 11 October 2003

2004

| Da Cor do Pecado

| Paco Lambertini/Apolo Sardinha

2005–2006

| Belíssima

| Pascoal da Silva

2005

| A História de Rosa

| Zeca

| Television special

2005

| Clara e o Chuveiro do Tempo

| Santos-Dumont

| Miniseries

2006

| Lu

| Edílson

| Television special

2007–2008

| Sete Pecados

| Dante Florentino

2008

| O Natal do Menino Imperador

| Dom Pedro I

| Television special

2010–2011

| Passione

| Frederico Lobato Filho (Fred)

2012

| Cheias de Charme

| Himself

| Episode dated 13 July 2012

2012–2013

| Guerra dos Sexos

| Orlando Cardoso (Nando)

2014

| Em Família

| Cadú Fernandes

2015

| Verdades Secretas

| Anthony Mariano

2016–2017

| A Lei do Amor

| Pedro Guedes Leitão

2019

| A Dona do Pedaço

| Régis Mantovani

2022

|Good Morning, Verônica

|Matias Cordeiro

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2002 \| Avassaladoras \| Thiago \|
2005 \| Robots \| Rodney Copperbottom (voice) \| Brazilian Portuguese dub
2007 \| Primo Basílio \| Jorge \|
2008 \| Sexo com Amor? \| Rafael \|
2008 \| Entre Lençóis \| Roberto \|
2009 \| Divã \| Théo \|
2009 \| Flordelis: Basta uma Palavra para Mudar \| Alex \|
2013 \| Se Puder... Dirija! \| André \|
2014 \| S.O.S. Mulheres ao Mar \| André \|
2015 \| S.O.S. Mulheres ao Mar 2 \| André \|
2016 \| My Hindu Friend \| Ricardo Steen \|
2017 \| Diminuta \| Cristiano{{cite web\|url=http://g1.globo.com/rs/rio-grande-do-sul/festival-de-cinema-de-gramado/2016/noticia/2016/08/reynaldo-gianecchini-e-elenco-lancam-filme-diminuta-em-gramado.html\|title=Reynaldo Gianecchini e elenco lançam filme 'Diminuta' em Gramado\|date=30 August 2016\|publisher=G1\|access-date=31 March 2017\|language=Portuguese}} \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2002

| Avassaladoras

| Thiago

2005

| Robots

| Rodney Copperbottom (voice)

| Brazilian Portuguese dub

2007

| Primo Basílio

| Jorge

2008

| Sexo com Amor?

| Rafael

2008

| Entre Lençóis

| Roberto

2009

| Divã

| Théo

2009

| Flordelis: Basta uma Palavra para Mudar

| Alex

2013

| Se Puder... Dirija!

| André

2014

| S.O.S. Mulheres ao Mar

| André

2015

| S.O.S. Mulheres ao Mar 2

| André

2016

| My Hindu Friend

| Ricardo Steen

2017

| Diminuta

| Cristiano{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/rs/rio-grande-do-sul/festival-de-cinema-de-gramado/2016/noticia/2016/08/reynaldo-gianecchini-e-elenco-lancam-filme-diminuta-em-gramado.html|title=Reynaldo Gianecchini e elenco lançam filme 'Diminuta' em Gramado|date=30 August 2016|publisher=G1|access-date=31 March 2017|language=Portuguese}}