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Edmilson Filho (Fortaleza, Ceará, September 21, 1976) is a brazilian comedian and actor of film and stage plays.

Biography
Edmilson Filho is the third son in a family of four, the only male with three sisters. He started martial arts at the age of 12, in Kung Fu. After watching a demonstration of martial arts and Taekwondo at the Náutico Clube, he started practicing Taekwondo. After learning more about the art in Brazil, Edmilson wanted to test his skills in another count. So he traveled to more than 15 countries, competing in competitions, exchanges and seminars. He took part in the Brazil Cup championship in 1997, the two-time Brazilian championship in 1998-1999 and was also a member of the Brazilian national team in 1999 and 2000. He is currently a 5th degree Taekwondo master.

Career
Still involved in martial arts, Edmilson began his career as a stand-up comedian at the age of 17, in Fortaleza, the city where he was born. He met Halder Gomes when he was a teenager and, at his invitation, took part in the short film "O Astista contra o cabra do mal", which would later be adapted into a feature film and known only as "Cine Holliúdy". With the feature film Cine Holliúdy, Edmilson won awards such as the "2013 Who Award for Best Actor". In the theater, Edmilson made more than 300 appearances in stage plays from 1993 to 2002, and then went without acting for a while. During the time he lived in the United States, Edmilson had a close perception of the cultural differences between Brazilians and Americans and with this he had the idea of doing a stage play together with Halder Gomes, Made In Ceará, which he has been doing since 2013 and currently the new show "Notas - Uma Comédia de Relacionamentos (Notes - A Comedy of Relationships)". In 2015, he appeared in the first episode of the series Os Experientes as a bumbling security guard and starred in three seasons of the web series "Tome Prumo". In 2018, he returns to the role of Francis in theaters with the sequel to "Cine Holliúdy 2: A Chibata Sideral" and on TV, starring alongside Letícia Colin, Cine Holliúdy, now as a series, shown on Rede Globo.

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