Age |
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94 years |
Birth date |
May 26, 1930 |
Zodiac sign |
Gemini |
Place of Birth |
Brazil |
Occupation |
Actor, producer, composer |
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Antonio Viana Gomes, better known as Tony Tornado or Toni Tornado (Mirante do Paranapanema, May 26, 1930), is a Brazilian actor and singer. In 1970 he won the Brazilian stage of the V International Song Festival with the soul song "BR-3".
Son of a Guyanese father and a Brazilian mother, at 11 years old Tony ran away from home and ended up in Rio de Janeiro where he became a street kid and made a living selling peanuts and shining shoes.
At 18 he served in the Deodoro School of Parachuting along with the futurely TV presenter and entrepreneur Silvio Santos.In 1957, he fought in the Suez Canal.
Tony began his artistic career in the 60s with the stage name Tony Checker, lip-synching and dancing on "Hoje é dia de Rock" show of Jair Taumaturgo. That time Tony imitated singers Chubby Checker and Little Richard. Even in the 60s, he traveled to the United States where he lived for five years in New York.
Height | 5 ft 11 in / 180 cm |
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Weight | 231 lb / 105 kg |
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Hair Color | Black |
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Eye Color | Black |
Nationality | Brazilian |
Race / ethnicity | Black |