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João Gilberto

Cast & creator

João Gilberto

1931-06-10 (died at 88) Juazeiro, Bahia, Brasil Website IMDb

Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Mike Douglas Show, Grandes Nomes

João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira OMC, better known as João Gilberto (Juazeiro, June 10, 1931 — Rio de Janeiro, July 6, 2019), was a Brazilian singer, guitarist and composer. Considered a brilliant artist by musicologists and specialized journalists, he revolutionized Brazilian music by creating a new guitar beat to play samba: the "Bossa Nova".

Movies

29

film credits

Series

4

television credits

Career

28

1958–2026 · acting roles

Credit score

7.1

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self · 1962

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Self · 1961

Grandes Nomes

Grandes Nomes

Self · 1980

O Canto Livre de Nara Leão

O Canto Livre de Nara Leão

Self (archive footage) · 2022

They Shot the Piano Player

They Shot the Piano Player

Self (archive audio) · 2023

Across film & television

Filmography (33)

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

Grandes Nomes

Grandes Nomes

Self

O Canto Livre de Nara Leão

O Canto Livre de Nara Leão

Self (archive footage)

They Shot the Piano Player

They Shot the Piano Player

Self (archive audio)

Copacabana Palace

Copacabana Palace

Self

The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus

The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus

The Girl From Ipanema: Astrud Gilberto, Queen of Bossa Nova

The Girl From Ipanema: Astrud Gilberto, Queen of Bossa Nova

Self

Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas

Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas

Self

Ritas

Ritas

Self (archive footage)

Bahia de Todos os Sambas

Bahia de Todos os Sambas

Self

Um Desconhecido Bate à Porta

Um Desconhecido Bate à Porta

Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi

Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi

Self (archive footage)

Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova

Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova

Self

Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova

Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova

Self (archive footage)

O Barato de Iacanga

O Barato de Iacanga

Self (archive footage)

Welles' Language

Welles' Language

Music

Where Are You, João Gilberto?

Where Are You, João Gilberto?

Self (archive footage)

It's Not All True

It's Not All True

Original Music Composer

Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Baila Comigo

Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Baila Comigo

Bossa Nova: the sound that seduced the world

Bossa Nova: the sound that seduced the world

Self

Vinicius de Moraes

Vinicius de Moraes

Self - Guitar Player "Eu Não Existo Sem Você" (archive footage)

João & Antônio

João & Antônio

Self

Isto é Noel Rosa

Isto é Noel Rosa

Isto é Noel Rosa

Isto é Noel Rosa

Music

It's All Brazil

It's All Brazil

Self

It's All Brazil

It's All Brazil

Original Music Composer

O Gerente

O Gerente

Seara Vermelha

Seara Vermelha

Songs

Brasil

Brasil

Self

Garoto - Vivo Sonhando

Garoto - Vivo Sonhando

Self (voice)

João Gilberto - Live In Tokyo

João Gilberto - Live In Tokyo

himself

João Gilberto – Live in Tokyo november 8 & 9, 2006 Tokyo International Forum Hall A

João Gilberto – Live in Tokyo november 8 & 9, 2006 Tokyo International Forum Hall A

Self