Orival Pessini | |
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![]() Orival Pessini in 2015 | |
Born | Pompeia, São Paulo, Brazil | 6 August 1944
Died | 14 October 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | (aged 72)
Nationality | Brazilian |
Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian, writer, humorist and composer |
Known for | Fofão; Escolinha do Professor Raimundo |
Orival Pessini (6 August 1944 – 14 October 2016) was a Brazilian actor, comedian, and writer[1] known for his characters Sócrates, Charles, Fofão, Patropi, Juvenal, Ranulpho Pereira, Hitler (based on the Austrian Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler), Clô (based on the stylist Clodovil Hernandes), Frank (in honor of the singer Frank Sinatra) and others on programs and TV commercials, and also for using latex masks (made by himself) in the composition of his characters.