Vilhelm Neto
{{Short description|Icelandic-Portuguese actor (born 1993)}}
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| name = Vilhelm Neto
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|06|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = Reykjavík, Iceland
| nationality = Icelandic/Portuguese
| other_names = Villi Neto
| occupation = Actor, comedian
| years_active = 2010-
| known_for = Áramótaskaupið, Hver Drap Friðrik Dór?
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| alma_mater = CISPA
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Vilhelm Þór Da Silva Neto (born 25 June 1993) is an Icelandic-Portuguese actor and comedian.{{cite news |author1=Stefán Árni Pálsson |title=Villi Neto fær lífsgleðina frá Lenu sem féll frá of snemma |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20222214593d/villi-neto-faer-lifs-gledina-fra-lenu-sem-fell-fra-of-snemma |access-date=29 January 2022 |work=Vísir.is |date=29 January 2022 |language=Icelandic}} He is known for his appearances in Áramótaskaupið and Hver Drap Friðrik Dór?{{cite news |author1=Júlía Margrét Einarsdóttir |author2=Sigmar Guðmundsson |author3=Rúnar Róbertsson |title=Óskar eftir vísbendingum um meintan banamann Friðriks |url=https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/02/28/oskar-eftir-visbendingum-um-meintan-banamann-fridriks |access-date=29 January 2022 |work=RÚV |date=28 February 2021 |language=Icelandic}}{{cite news |author1=Hlédís Maren Guðmundsdóttir |title=Ég var svo bugaður að mig langaði helst að hefja nýtt líf |url=https://stundin.is/grein/12773/ |access-date=29 January 2022 |work=Stundin |date=14 February 2021 |language=Icelandic}} He graduated from Copenhagen International School of Performing Arts in 2019.{{cite news |title=Villi Neto á lausu |url=https://www.dv.is/fokus/2021/10/25/villi-neto-lausu/ |access-date=29 January 2022 |work=Dagblaðið Vísir |date=25 October 2021 |language=Icelandic}}
Early life
Vilhelm was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, to an Icelandic mother and a Portuguese father. He moved at a young age with his family to Figueira da Foz in Portugal. He moved back to Iceland in 2007 and in 2010 he appeared in the Icelandic drama film Órói.{{cite news |author1=Sigurgeir Ingi Þorkelsson |title=Sólargeisli að sunnan: Viðtal við Vilhelm Neto |url=https://studentabladid.is/efni/2018/12/17/slargeisli-a-sunnan-vital-vi-vilhelm-neto |access-date=29 January 2022 |work=Stúdentablaðið |date=17 December 2018 |language=Icelandic}} In 2018, he became known for his comedy sketches on Twitter.{{cite news |title=Vilhelm Neto um grínsketsana – "Maður hreytir einhverju frá sér og fólk er yfirleitt bara að fíla það" |url=https://www.dv.is/fokus/2018/10/2/vilhelm-neto-um-grinsketsana-madur-hreytir-einhverju-fra-ser-og-folk-er-yfirleitt-bara-ad-fila-thad/ |access-date=29 January 2022 |work=Dagblaðið Vísir |date=2 October 2018 |language=Icelandic}} In 2019, he appeared in the Áramótaskaupið, an annual Icelandic television comedy special that is broadcast on RÚV on 31 December. In 2021, he played the main part in the comedy mini-series Hver Drap Friðrik Dór?{{cite news |author1=Júlía Margrét Einarsdóttir |title=Hvort á að hlæja eða öskra yfir Hver drap Friðrik Dór? |url=https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/04/25/hvort-a-ad-hlaeja-eda-oskra-yfir-hver-drap-fridrik-dor |access-date=30 January 2022 |work=RÚV |date=25 April 2021 |language=Icelandic}} and in August the same year, he was hired as one of the writers of the 2021 Áramótaskaupið.{{cite news |author1=Atli Ísleifsson |title=Sjö fengin til að skapa Áramótaskaupið |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20212147579d |access-date=30 January 2022 |work=Vísir.is |date=26 August 2021 |language=Icelandic}}
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