Ary Toledo
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Ary Toledo | |
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| Born | Ary Christoni de Toledo Piza August 22, 1937 |
| Died | October 12, 2024 (aged 87) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Notable work | Humorist, singer, lyricist and actor |
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| Years active | 1954–2024 |
| Genre | Satire |
| Website | http://www.arytoledo.com.br/ |
Ary Christoni de Toledo Piza (August 22, 1937 – October 12, 2024) was a Brazilian humorist, singer, lyricist, and actor.
Life and career
[edit]Toledo was born in 1937 in Martinópolis, São Paulo.[1]
Between 1954 and 1955, he began his career a humorist and satirist,[1] first working at Teatro de Arena de São Paulo.[citation needed] He was also a singer and lyricist; his jokes drew humor from the difference between Brazilians and Portuguese.[2] He wrote around 60,000 jokes and described himself as a "garimpeiro of humor".[3] Music was his hobby.[4]
During the Brazilian military government AI-5 he was imprisoned for his anti-government satire, but was soon freed due to his popularity.[1]
Toledo was married to the actress and journalist Marly Marley.[5]
Ary Toledo died in São Paulo on October 12, 2024, at the age of 87.[6]
Published works
[edit]Books
[edit]- Descobrimento do Brasil (with Chico de Assis)
- Modinha de ser
- Ovos que a galinha pôs
- Tiradentes
- Os Textículos de Ary Toledo (A Anarquia da Filosofia) (2011)
Discography
[edit]- No Fino Da Bossa (1968–1988) RGE FERMATA LP
- Ary Toledo (1970)
- Antologia do Sexo (1979) Copacabana LP
- Pois é (1982) Copacabana LP
- Na Base do Riso Explícito (1985) Copacabana LP
- Ary Toledo Ao vivo (1968) RGE LP
- A Todo Vapor (2008)
Songs
[edit]As well as being a writer of jokes, he has also written satirical songs such as:[7]
- A moda do Zé
- Dona Maroca – song of a libertine cat of Mme Marioca
- Linda Meu Bem
- Mataram meu carneiro – song in which he cries over the death of his sheep
- Melô do pinto
- O Rico e o Pobre – social critique about politics and how the same words have different meanings for the rich and poor
- Rosinha – humorous love-song
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Biography Ary Toledo". Arytoledo.com.br. n.d. Archived from the original on June 19, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ↑ "Ary Toledo Conta Sua história". Copoamericano.wordpress.com. July 22, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ↑ Ary Toledo – O Garimpeiro do humor Archived January 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Ary Toledo é umas das atrações da agenda
- ↑ "Biography Ary Toledo (13th line)". Arytoledo.com.br. n.d. Archived from the original on June 19, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ↑ Ary Toledo, humorista popular no rádio e na TV, morre aos 87 anos (in Portuguese)
- ↑ "Letras das músicas de Ary Toledo". Letras.terra.com.br. Archived from the original on November 25, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
Bibliography
[edit]- Aurélio Buarque de Holanda: Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa, Rio de Janeiro, Positivo, 2005
External links
[edit]- Official Webpage
- Ary Toledo at IMDb
- Ary Toledo discography at Discogs
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