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Yuri Souza | |
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| Born | Yuri Souza da Cruz July 29, 1993 |
| Occupation(s) | Fashion model Actor |
| Years active | 2013-Present |
Yuri Souza da Cruz (born 29 July 1993) is a Brazilian male model and actor, appearing on the cover of magazines such as Vogue Hommes, Italian Vogue, EY! Electric Youth!, and Dazed & Confused. As an actor, he starred as Cody Cole in the 2015 drama Show Bar, his performance was praised by the critics that he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in the Supporting Actor category. He also appears in six episodes of Modern Family as Antonio, Gloria Pritchett's nephew. In 2017 he won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award in the Best Actor category, becoming the first Brazilian to win the awards.
Life and career[edit]
Souza was brought up in São Cristóvão and graduated at Escola Municipal Professora Maria de Lourdes de Oliveira Lavôr, in Ilha do Governador, North Zone Rio. His modeling career started when he was scouted in 2012 when he was 19 years old. That year he was signed with Way Model Management and was recruited by Gisele Bündchen for her personal work. His debut was in 2013 on the cover of Japanese Vogue Hommes, photographed by Slimane.
While his modeling career was still young, Souza appeared in many magazines, including several issues of Italian and Russian Vogue. He has also opened the Spring 2013 Balenciaga show in Paris in October 2013.[1] Then moved to London.
That was a rumour on March 2014 that Souza will be presenting a show on MTV UK called "MTV Bang!", but the truth is that he was filming an upcoming film [Show Bar] in New York.
Souza is also 'addicted' in languages. He learned by himself how to speak Japanese. He also speaks Portuguese and English.
In September 2015, after being out of the public eye for nearly a year, he reported on Ellen Degeneres about being gay:
I wanted to be honest to my fans, the old ones and the new ones. I don't want to fake who i really am. That's why they love you [Ellen], because they know who you are and you're honest to them. So, yes, i don't see any reason to lie about me"[2]
In 2016, he starred in the BAFTA-winning UK series Skins. He was also pronouced by Forbes magazine as one of 100's most influencial people in the world. On March the 23rd 2016, it was reported that Souza suffers of Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and Keratosis pilaris, also known as KP, a skin condition.
On September 2016, he starred the drama Behind The Spotlight for which he won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award in the Best Actor category. Souza is the first Brazilian actor to win an Oscar and the youngest actor.
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2015 | Show Bar | Cody Cole | Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2015 | Modern Family | Antonio | 6 Episodes |
| 2016 | Skins | Sebastian Ferreira | Main Cast |
| 2016 | Behind The Spotlight | Felipe Mohr | Academy Award for Best Actor Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor |
| 2017 | The Blue Lagoon | Richard Sanchéz | (filming), remake of 1980's version |