João Vitti


João Luis Vitti, usually known as João Vitti, is a Brazilian theatre and soap opera actor.
In 1992, as Vitti was studying theatre at Unicamp - São Paulo, he entered the casting of Rede Globo.
Vitti achieved national sensation through his participation in the soap opera Despedida de Solteiro, played the role of "Xampu".
He has won the Best Actor award in the 3º FESTE in São Paulo, for his role in Pássaro da Manhã 1994, a play written by Miguel M. Abrahão.
On stage, among the important roles he did were, A Escola, 1983, play written by Miguel M. Abrahão, Angels in America, 1993, by Tony Kushner, As Traças da Paixão, by, 2005, Little Eyolf, 2006, play written by Henrik Ibsen.

Personal life

Vitti began dating fellow actress Valéria Alencar in 1994. They were married in 1996 and have two sons. Both of them grew up to become actors. Vitti is a convert to Nichiren Buddhism.

Soap operas