Stepan Nercessian

{{short description|Brazilian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Stepan Nercessian

| image = Stepan Nercessian, 2017 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Nercessian in 2017

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1953|12|02}}

| birth_place = Cristalina, Goiás, Brazil

| occupation = Actor, politician

| spouse = {{marriage|Camilla Amado|1974|1987|reason=div}}

|office = Federal Deputy for Rio de Janeiro

|term_start = 1 February 2011

|term_end = 31 January 2015

|office2 = Councilman of Rio de Janeiro

|term_start2 = 1 January 2005

|term_end2 = 31 December 2010

| party = Cidadania (1992–present)

}}

Stepan Nercessian (born 2 December 1953) is a Brazilian actor and politician of Armenian descent.

Nercessian was born in Cristalina, Goiás; his career began in the late 1960s, in the film Marcelo Zona Sul. He also acted on stage and television, having worked for Rede Globo from 1971 to 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://multishow.globo.com/programas/acerto-de-contas/materias/em-abril-silvio-guindane-propoe-um-acerto-de-contas-no-multishow.htm|title=Em abril, Sílvio Guindane propõe um 'Acerto de Contas' no Multishow|date=21 February 2014|publisher=Acerto de Contas – MULTISHOW}}{{Cite web|url=http://veja.abril.com.br/blog/temporadas/series-brasil/teasers-de-magnifica-70-nova-serie-brasileira-da-hbo/|title=Teasers de 'Magnífica 70', nova série brasileira da HBO|date=27 February 2015|website=Veja|publisher=Nova Temporada}}

Political career

In 2004 Nercessian was elected councilman of the city of Rio de Janeiro, for the Popular Socialist Party ; being re-elected in 2008. In the 2010 Brazilian general election, he was elected federal deputy representing the state of Rio de Janeiro with 84,006 votes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.camara.leg.br/deputados/160627/biografia|title=Biografia do Deputado(a) Federal STEPAN NERCESSIAN|website=Portal da Câmara dos Deputados|language=pt-br|access-date=3 July 2019}}

Selected filmography

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