Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
6/8/1970
Place of Birth
Belford Roxo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Also Known As
세우 조르지세우 호르헤
Seu Jorge
Biography
Seu Jorge (born June 8, 1970) is a Brazilian musician, singer/songwriter and actor. Born Jorge Mário da Silva, he was raised in a favela in the city of Belford Roxo in the Baixada Fluminense region of Rio de Janeiro state. He is considered by his fans a renewer of Brazilian pop samba. Seu Jorge cites samba school, and American soul singer Stevie Wonder as major musical influences. Seu Jorge has gained exposure through his work as an actor and soundtrack composer. He appeared in the critically acclaimed film City of God as Mané Galinha, and then played Pelé Dos Santos in Wes Anderson's The Life...
Known For
City of God
as Mané Galinha - Knockout Ned
Marighella
as Carlos Marighella
Abe
as Chico
Pelé: Birth of a Legend
as Dondinho
Asteroid City
as Other Cowboy
Noah's Ark
as Deus (voice)
City of God: 10 Years Later
as Himself
The Escapist
as Viv Batista
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
as Beirada
Executive Order
as André
Paradise Lost
as Teylor
Hey, Did You Score?
as Seu Jorge, o garçom
Com a Palavra, Arnaldo Antunes
as Self
Soundtrack
as Cao
Beyond Ipanema
as Self
Badi
as Himself
Elipsis
as Coyote
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
as Pelé dos Santos
The House of Sand
as Massu (1910-1919)
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
as Self / Pelé