Ary Fontoura

Ary Beira Fontoura (born 27 January 1933) is a Brazilian actor, writer, director, poet, blogger and TV-presenter. He was born in Curitiba, Paraná.

Personal life
In 2020, he came out as gay, after Maria Zilda Bethlem outed him.

Television




Stage

 * 1964 - Mister Sexo - de João Bittencourt, wit h direction of João Bittencourt
 * 1964 - Caiu, Primeiro de Abriu - of Raul da Matta, with direction of Sadi Cabral
 * 1964 - Como Vencer na Vida Sem Fazer Força - of Frank Loesser and Abe Burrows, with direction of Harry Woolever and Sergio de Oliveira
 * 1966 - Música, Divina Comédia - inspired in A Noviça Rebelde, of Robert Wise, with direction of Harry Woolever and Sergio de Oliveira
 * 1966 - Onde Canta o Sabiá? - of Gastão Tojeiro, with direction of Paulo Afonso Grisolli
 * 1967 - Rastros Atrás - of Jorge Andrade, with direction of Gianni Ratto
 * 1967 - A Úlcera de Ouro - of Hélio Bloch, with direction of Leo Jusi
 * 1968 - Secretíssimo - of Marc Camoletti, with direction of Fábio Sabag
 * 1968 - Dr. Getúlio, Sua Vida, Sua Glória - of Ferreira Gullar and Dias Gomes, with direction of José Renato
 * 1968 - Jornada de Um Imbecil Até o Entendimento - of Plínio Marcos, com direção de João das Neves
 * 1968 - O Inspector Geral - of Nicolai Gogol, with direction of Benedito Corsi
 * 1969 - Crime Perfeito - of Frederick Knott, with direction of Antonio de Cabo
 * 1969 -  Catarina da Rússia - of Alfonso Paso, with direction of Antonio de Cabo
 * 1969 - Meu Bem, Como Posso Escutar Você com a Torneira Aberta? - of Robert Anderson, with direction of Antonio de Cabo
 * 1970 - Tem Banana na Banda - of Oduvaldo Vianna, Millor Fernandes, José Wilker and others, with direction of Kleber Santos
 * 1971 - Alice no País Divino, Maravilhoso! - of Paulo Afonso Grisolli, Tite de Lemos and Sidney Miller, with direction of Paulo Afonso Grisolli
 * 1972 - Os Caras de Pau - of Ary Fontoura, with direction of Ary Fontoura
 * 1972 - O Peru - of Georges Feydeau, with direction of José Renato
 * 1973 - Querido, Agora Não - of Ray Cooney, with direction of Sergio Viotti
 * 1974 - O Camarada Miossov - of Valentim Kataiev, with direction of Fabio Sabag
 * 1974 - O Estranho - of Edgar da Rocha Miranda, with direction of João Bittencourt
 * 1974 - A Mulher de Todos Nós - of Henri Becker, translation of Millor Fernandes, with direction of Fernando Torres
 * 1974 - O Ministro e a Vedete - with direction of Geraldo Queiroz
 * 1975 - Mamãe, Papai tá Ficando Roxo - of Oduvaldo Vianna, with direction of Walter Avancini
 * 1976 - Alta Rotatividade - with Leila Cravo, Rogéria and Agildo Ribeiro
 * 1976 - Divórcio, Cupim da Sociedade - of Max Nunes and Hilton Marques, with direction of Gracindo Junior
 * 1976 - Arlequim, Servidor de Dois Amos - of Goldoni, with direction of José Renato
 * 1978 - Ópera do Malandro - of Chico Buarque, with direction of Luís Antônio Martinez Corrêa
 * 1979 - Rasga Coração - of Oduvaldo Vianna Filho, with direction of José Renato
 * 1980 - Mãos ao Alto, Rio! - of Paulo Goulart, with direction of Aderbal Freire Junior
 * 1983 -  Rei Lear - of William Shakespeare, translation of Millor Fernandes, with direction of Celso Nunes
 * 1984 - Assim É, Se lhe Parece - of Luigi Pirandello, with direction of Paulo Betti
 * 1986 - Sábado, Domingo, Segunda - of Edoardo de Fellipo, with direction of José Wilker
 * 1988 - Drácula – of Bram Stoker - with direction of Ary Fontoura
 * 1989 - Moça, Nunca Mais - of Ary Fontoura and Júlio Bressane, with direction of Ary Fontoura
 * 1990 - Corações Desesperados - of Flávio de Souza, with direction of Jorge Fernando
 * 1995 - Corra, Que Papai Vem Aí - of Sam Bobrick and Ron Clark, with direction of Ary Fontoura
 * 2001 - A Diabólica Moll Flanders - of Daniel Defoe, with adaptation and direction of Charles Möeller and Cláudio Botelho
 * 2005 - Marido de Mulher Feia Tem Raiva de Feriado - of Paulo Afonso de Lima and Ary Fontoura, with direction of Ary Fontoura
 * 2014 - O Comediante - of Joseph Meyer, with direction of José Wilker and Anderson Cunha
 * 2017 - Num Lago Dourado - of Mark Rydell, with direction of Elias Andreato

Show

 * Machado’s Holiday - Boite Fred's, Rio, direction of Carlos Machado
 * It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad Hollywood - Boite Fred’s, Rio, direction of Carlos Machado
 * As Pussy, Pussy, Cats - written with Sérgio Porto, Boite Fred’s, Rio, direction of Carlos Machado
 * Festival do Stanislau - written by Sérgio Porto, Boite Fred’s, Rio, direction of Carlos Machado
 * Graça do Bonfim - Golden Room of Copacabana Palace, direction of Carlos Machado
 * Deu Bode na TV - Boite Macumba, Rio, direction of Carlos Machado
 * Motel Business - written and directed by Carlos Machado, Boite Macumba, Rio
 * Os Caras de Pau - written by Ary Fontoura, directed by Fernando Pinto, tour throughout Brazil
 * A Coisa está Preta - written by Ary Fontourato present in Montreal, Canada