Paulo Eduardo Oliveira de Vilhena Moraes (born Santos, January 3, 1979), also known as Paulinho Vilhena, is a Brazilian actor and presenter. In 1998, he debuted in the series Sandy & Junior on Rede Globo, playing Gustavo, the heartthrob of the group. In 2000, he combined acting with work as a reporter for "Vídeo Show," where he stayed for two years. In 2002, after leaving the series, he debuted in his first soap opera, Coração de Estudante, playing the freshman agronomy student Fábio. In 2003 he took on his first leading role in Agora É que São Elas. That same year he joined the cast of Celebridade as the surfer Paulo César, who is involved in a love triangle while being pressured by his family to study for the medical school entrance exam. In 2005 he co-starred in A Lua Me Disse as the bohemian Adonias Goldoni, a character quite similar to his previous roles. In the same year he made his directorial debut with the play Quarto de Estudante.
In 2007 he landed his most mature role, playing wine expert Fred in Paraíso Tropical, delivering a highly dramatic performance. In 2008, he co-starred in the telenovela Três Irmãs as the surfer Eros. In 2009, he joined the second phase of Malhação (16th season) as the unscrupulous photographer Arthur. Simultaneously, he debuted as a presenter on the adventure game show Jogo Duro. In 2010, he joined the cast of the series A Vida Alheia, playing the paparazzo photographer Lírio, who specialized in capturing candid photos of celebrities. In 2011 he played the stuttering paleontologist Cristiano in Morde & Assopra. In 2014, he played his most prominent role, the schizophrenic painter Salvador in Império, who was exploited by a couple who sold his works and mistreated him.
Career 1998–06: Debut and first soap operas In 1998, he made his television debut in the series Sandy & Junior on Rede Globo, playing Gustavo, the heartthrob of the group of friends, initially dating Clara in the first season and Sandy in the second, although he was always pursued by Patty. Around the same time, he made his theater debut starring in the musical Tutti-Frutti: The Musical, inspired by the 1960s, acting alongside some of the cast from the TV series. In 2000, he was invited by Dênis Carvalho to play Breno in Um Anjo Caiu do Céu (An Angel Fell from Heaven), which was scheduled to premiere in 2001, but he was not released by the series' direction, and the role ended up going to Henri Castelli. On December 1, 2000, he simultaneously debuted as a reporter for Vídeo Show, balancing his commute between Campinas and São Paulo. In June 2001, midway through the third season, he finally obtained permission to leave the cast of Sandy & Junior, aiming to separate work from personal life – given his relationship with Sandy in real life. On February 25, 2002, he debuted in his first soap opera, Coração de Estudante, playing Fábio, a freshman in agronomy, who arrives at a fraternity house full of chaos and partying. Soon after, he starred in the play Secrets of the Penis, a male version of the classic The Vagina Monologues, where he appeared in nude scenes.
In 2003, he took on his first leading role in Agora É que São Elas, playing the young Vitório, who experiences a turbulent love affair with a girl who is the complete opposite of his personality. After only 15 days of vacation, he joined the main cast of Celebridade, where he played Paulo César, who was forced by his mother to study for the medical school entrance exam, while what he really wanted was to be a surfer. In 2004, he made his film debut in Xuxa e o Tesouro da Cidade Perdida, and also voiced the protagonist in Shark Tale. In 2005 he co-starred in A Lua Me Disse as Adonias Goldoni, a bohemian young man who falls in love with the girl he previously snubbed and has to regain her trust. Furthermore, he made his directorial debut with the play Quarto de Estudante (Student's Room), starring José Trassi. At the end of that year, she starred in the play "Essa Nossa Juventude," a version of the Broadway classic This Is Our Youth, which ran until the following year, telling the story of young people in search of fame and fortune. In 2006 he participated in the series Minha Nada Mole Vida.
2007–present: Maturation In 2007, he had the chance to mature on screen by playing the wine expert Fred in Paraíso Tropical, a more serious young man with a complex backstory. In the same year, he starred in the film O Magnata about a rock star full of internal conflicts and without limits, inspired by the life of Chorão, the vocalist of the band Charlie Brown Jr.. Em participates in the drama Chega de Saudade. In the same year, he co-starred in the soap opera Três Irmãs as Eros, the best surfer on Praia Azul, who has a romance with one of the three sisters who give the work its title. Around the same time, he took on his most daring role in the theater drama O Arquiteto e o Imperador da Assíria, where the actors performed only in their underwear, using their bodies as instruments to tell the story. In 2009, he joined the second phase of the sixteenth season of Malhação (16th season) as the photographer Arthur, who arrives to charm the main character, without her knowing that he is actually a scoundrel who photographs naked people in their intimate moments and sells them as artistic work. Simultaneously, he debuted as a presenter on the adventure game show Jogo Duro. She also appeared in the films Quanto Dura o Amor? and As Melhores Coisas do Mundo. In 2010, she starred in the musical theater production Hedwig and the Angry Inch, a version of the Broadway classic Hedwig and the Angry Inch, which ran until the end of 2011.That same year he joined the cast of the series A Vida Alheia, playing Lírio, a photographer paparazzo specializing in candid shots of celebrities who works for the best-selling celebrity magazine.
In 2011, he played the stuttering Cristiano in Morde & Assopra, a clumsy paleontologist who only thinks about work. On January 28, 2014, he starred in the series A Teia as Marco Aurélio, an intelligent and cunning criminal who creates a web of lies to escape the federal police. That same year he landed the most prominent role of his career, playing Salvador the schizophrenic in Império, a talented but confused painter suffering from his illness, who is exploited by a couple who try to make money from his artwork and is unable to ask for help. Furthermore, he is part of the cast of the film Entre Nós, about a group of friends who reunite after ten years to read the letters they left for themselves when they were young, winning the award for best supporting actor at the Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival. In 2015 she starred in the play Tô Grávida alongside Fernanda Rodrigues, which ran until February of the following year. In 2016, he starred in the film Um Namorado pra Minha Mulher. In December, the film Amor no Divã will be released, in which she stars alongside Fernanda Paes Leme. In 2017, he was confirmed in the cast of A Força do Querer, in which he would play Rubinho. However, shortly after, he gives up the character to play the antagonist in Pega Pega, scheduled to premiere in June. In addition, he is finalizing the films Como Nossos Pais and Talvez Uma História de Amor, with premieres scheduled for 2017.
Personal life In 1998, he passed the entrance exam for advertising and marketing at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP), but ended up dropping out after the first semester, since he had passed the auditions for the Sandy & Junior series. In April 2000, he started dating Sandy, taking the couple they formed on the show into real life. The two broke up in August, got back together days later, and continued their relationship until January 2001, when they had been together for eight months. In April 2002, he began a turbulent relationship with Luana Piovani, which lasted only a few months. That same year he had a brief romance with the model Maryeva Oliveira. In May 2004 he began dating Priscila Fantin, ending the relationship in January 2005. In June 2005, he began a relationship with fashion designer Roberta Alonso, which only became public knowledge in 2006. The two dated for three and a half years, breaking up in October 2008. In June 2009 he began dating actress Thaila Ayala. In 2010 he was godfather to Luísa, daughter of actors Fernanda Rodrigues and Raoni Carneiro, his friends since Agora É que São Elas.
In early 2011, Paulo and Thaila secretly married in a civil ceremony. The religious wedding ceremony for family and friends took place on November 21 of the same year on the beach in Fernando de Noronha, with Fernanda Paes Leme, Fernanda Rodrigues, and Raoni Carneiro among the wedding attendants. On January 13, 2014, they announced their separation after three years of marriage and five years of relationship. In the same year, due to premature baldness, he underwent a hair transplant surgery, which was unsuccessful and did not achieve the desired result, leaving a scar on his head.
Filmography
Television YearTitleCharacterNote1998–01Sandy & JuniorGustavo Beltrão2000–02Vídeo ShowRepoter2002Coração de EstudanteFábio Vaz2003Agora É que São ElasVitório AugustoCelebridadePaulo César Assunção2005A Lua Me DisseAdonias Goldoni2006Minha Nada Mole VidaLíber MantovaniEpisode: "Hipnose do Amor"2007Paraíso TropicalFrederico Navarro (Fred)2008Três IrmãsEros Pascoli Pedreira2009Jogo DuroPresenterMalhaçãoArthur Montenegro2010A Vida AlheiaLírio2011Morde & AssopraCristiano Cunha2014A TeiaMarco Aurélio Baroni(Des)encontrosGael DominguesEpisódio: "Lara e Gael"ImpérioDomingos Salvador (Salvador)2017Pega PegaEvandro Torres2018Treze Dias Longe do SolVitor BarettiO Sétimo GuardiãoJoão Inácio Dias2023No Limite: AmazôniaParticipantSeason 72025–presentePartiu InteriorPresenter2025TremembéGugu LiberatoEpisode: "Assassinas na TV"
Cinema YearTitleCharacterNote2004Shark TaleOscarVoiceO Tesouro da Cidade PerdidaLisandro2007O MagnataAndré (Magnata)2008Chega de SaudadeMarquinhos2009Quanto Dura o Amor?Nuno2010As Melhores Coisas do MundoMarcelo2014Entre NósGustavo (Gus)2016Um Namorado Para Minha MulherGastãoO Amor no DivãMiguel2017Como Nossos PaisEduardo Vasconcellos (Dado)2018Talvez uma História de AmorJoão Paulo2019Turma da Mônica: LaçosCebolácio Menezes da Silva (Seu Cebola)2021Turma da Mônica: Lições2023Carga MáximaAfonso Marques2024BiônicosDário Castellani
Theater +As actorYearTitleCharacter2000Tutti-Frutti: O MusicalBetão2002–03Segredos do PênisRafael2005–06Essa Nossa JuventudeWarren2008–09O Arquiteto e o Imperador da AssíriaArquiteto2010–11Hedwig e o Centímetro EnfurecidoHedwig2015–16Tô GrávidaThales +As directorYearTitle2005Quarto de Estudante
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryNominationsResult2004Prêmio Contigo! de TVMelhor Par RomânticoAgora É que São Elas rowspan="4" 2010Prêmio Qualidade BrasilMelhor Ator de Série ou Projeto Especial de TelevisãoA Vida Alheia2014Prêmio Extra de TelevisãoMelhor Ator CoadjuvanteImpério2015Prêmio Contigo! de TVLos Angeles Brazilian Film FestivalEntre Nós2017Festival de GramadoMelhor AtorComo Nossos Pais
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