Danilo Gentili gained national recognition on the TV show Custe o Que Custar, aired on the Band network.
20 Facts About Danilo Gentili
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Danilo Gentili was born in Santo Andre, the youngest son of a housewife and a typewriter technician.
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Danilo Gentili was raised in the tenements of Parque das Nacoes neighborhood near Santo Andre, and later moved to Sao Paulo.
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Six months later his older sibling, Karina Danilo Gentili, died in a car accident.
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In 2003, Danilo Gentili graduated from the Grande ABC University with a degree in social communication.
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In 2006, Danilo Gentili joined Clube da Comedia Stand-Up, a stand-up comedy group which performed at local and national festivals.
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Danilo Gentili started a comedy show called Comedia ao Vivo.
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Danilo Gentili initially performed in a segment called the "Reporter Inexperiente" where he asked his guests awkward and unexpected questions with often bizarre turns of events.
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Danilo Gentili became notorious for confronting politicians with humorous but piercing questions which often exposed or embarrassed them, and became known as the terror dos politicos.
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Danilo Gentili's fans seemed to connect strongly with his humor, particularly as Brazilian politics continued to spiral into repeated scandals.
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Danilo Gentili developed a late-night talk show with CQC writer Alex Baldin; a TV pilot was made a condition of his 2009 contract for CQC, and was recorded in 2010.
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In October 2011, Danilo Gentili hosted eight episodes of Comedy Central Apresenta, originally shown on VH1 Brasil to promote the launch of Comedy Central Brasil.
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Danilo Gentili had his film acting debut in Mato sem Cachorro which premiered at the 2013 Rio de Janeiro Film Festival.
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Amid speculation of dissatisfaction by Danilo Gentili, he was bought out of his contract by Sistema Brasileiro de Televisao.
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In February 2015, Danilo Gentili opened another stand-up venue, The Comedy Club in Orlando, Florida.
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Danilo Gentili was arrested on 28 October 2009, at Assis, Sao Paulo, when he recorded a report about the town's zero-tolerance policy against vagrancy while dressed as a homeless man.
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Danilo Gentili was handcuffed and charged with disobedience, public disorder, and contempt.
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On 25 July 2009, when trying to interview the president of Brazil's Federal Senate, Jose Sarney, Danilo Gentili was grabbed by one of the president's bodyguards and tossed to the ground.
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Danilo Gentili reacted on Facebook, including Madureira and Reinaldo's comments on the subject.
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On 31 July 2015, Danilo Gentili posted a joke in his Twitter after the media announced an attack at Instituto Lula.