Biography
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 future 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 Jair Taumaturgo's show Hoje é dia de rock. That time Tony imitated singers Chubby Checker and Little Richard. After that, he traveled to the United States, where he lived for five years in New York.
In New York, Tony worked as a drug dealer and pimp, to deceive the immigration department, pretending to be an employee of a car wash. At that time, Tony met Tim Maia, another Brazilian singer who was living in New York.
Back in Brazil in 1969, he worked in Ed Lincoln's group and also sang at night under the pseudonym Johnny Bradfort, the owner of the club forced him to pretend to be a foreigner.
In 1970, he adopted the name with he came to be known, "Tony Tornado". Influenced by James Brown, Tony was one of the artists who introduced soul music and funk in Brazilian music.That same year, alongside Trio Ternura, he defended the song BR-3, which got the first place in the festival. His first role on television was in 1972, on the telenovela Jerônimo on TV Tupi.
Tornado often participates in several soap operas and miniseries, although almost never in prominent roles. The biggest role of his career on TV was Gregório Fortunato, the "Black Angel", the chief of the security of president and statesman Getúlio Vargas in the 1993 miniseries Agosto, based on the work of Rubem Fonseca. Another important role of his career was the foreman Rodésio, who worked for Viúva Porcina (Regina Duarte) in Roque Santeiro. He also appeared as Ganga Zumba in Carlos Diegues's Quilombo.
Tornado was married to actress Arlete Salles in the '70s. He is the father of Lincoln Tornado, also an actor and singer.
Tornado later returned to performing on stages all over Brazil singing his greatest hits, accompanied by the band Funkessência and Lincoln Tornado.
Filmography
all 60
Movies 36
TV Shows 24
self 3
Perfect Love (2023)
Juntos e Enrolados (2021)
Dom Salvador & The Abolition (2020)
Helen (2020)
Juntos a Magia Acontece (2019)
Carcereiros: O Filme (2019)
O Amor Dá Trabalho (2019)
A Divisão (2019)
The Beachnickers (2018)
492: A Man Called Death (2017)
Jailers (2017)
The Formula (2017)
Zorra (2015)
A Noite da Virada (2014)
Tá no Ar: A TV na TV (2014)
Odeio o Dia dos Namorados (2013)
Cat's Cradle (2009)
Simonal: No One Knows How Tough It Was (2009)
1972 (2006)
A Werewolf in the Amazon (2005)
The Macabre Sarcophagus (2005)
Redeemer (2004)
Começar de Novo (2004)
Um Show de Verão (2004)
O Beijo do Vampiro (2002)
Favorite Son (2001)
Denying Brazil (2000)
Zorra Total (1999)
Andando nas Nuvens (1999)
Caça Talentos (1996)
Sai de Baixo (1996)
Cara & Coroa (1995)
Quatro por Quatro (1994)
Pátria Minha (1994)
A Viagem (1994)
Olho no Olho (1993)
August (1993)
Sex Appeal (1993)
Vamp (1991)
High Art (1991)
Vai Trabalhar Vagabundo II: A Volta (1991)
Extraterrestrial Cat in Boots (1990)
Natal da Portela (1988)
Sinhá Moça (1986)
Tenda dos Milagres (1985)
Roque Santeiro (1985)
Rei do Rio (1985)
Os Trapalhões e o Mágico de Oróz (1984)
Quilombo (1984)
Pixote (1980)
Uma Cama para Sete Noivas (1979)
Tráfico de Fêmeas (1978)
Bloody Gold (1978)
A Praia do Pecado (1978)
As Amantes de Um Canalha (1977)
Chão Bruto (1976)
Os Pilantras da Noite (1975)
O Clube das Infiéis (1974)
A Virgem (1973)
Tô na Tua, Ô Bicho (1971)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1930-05-26 (93 years old)
Birth NameAntônio Vieira Gomes
Birth PlaceMirante do Paranapanema, Brazil
CitizenshipsBrazil
Also Known AsToni Tornado, Antônio Viana Gomes
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