Sergio Kato


Sérgio Luiz Pereira, stagename Sergio Kato, is a Brazilian-American actor, television host, comedian and former martial artist. He found greater fame in his hometown of Rio de Janeiro, after a stage play at the Scala Rio music venue. Since then, Kato have been working for a number of advertising campaigns, TV shows and films. Former model and active actor 2019.
Aside from the acting career, Kato still modeling not as much. Print-adds, campaigns and TV Commercials for grief clothing.
Sergio is brother of former footballer and current football coach Mazarópi.

Career

Early work

He began his acting career at Teatro O Tablado in Rio de Janeiro, where he studied and worked. Still in Rio de Janeiro, he gained notoriety acting, dancing and singing in spectacles of Scala Rio.
Still young, in 1982 he served the Brazilian Air Force, than in 1985 he moved to the United States. After studying English at California High School, He studied at the University of California in Los Angeles, Where he received a Diploma from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. In similar fashion, the movie industry changes rapidly, many projects in Europe and the USA.

Cinema and TV career

Kato' first TV appearance came in 1976, his first film was Bete Balanço, in 1984, where he played a dancer. He wanted to move from a ballet dancer to acting, finally achieving it when he was chosen to play the role of a cab driver in the Brenda Starr film with Brooke Shields. Later he played a bartender together with Tracey Birdsall-Smith, on the film I Might Even Love You.
In January 1993, just weeks after leaving back to California from Japan, Kato was reading several new scripts for future films, one of them being the Only the Strong, an action drama film with Mark Dacascos, written and directed by Sheldon Lettich.
In 1997, Kato did a cameo role on Rede Globo's soap opera A Indomada playing the character Arnold together with the actor José de Abreu.

Modelling

Sergio Kato signed with modeling agency in New York City, appeared in ads for Calvin Klein with Dylan Bruno and modeled in Paris, Japan and Milan. His modeling career also includes modeling for Polo Ralph Lauren, Georgio Armani, Dolce & Gabbana, Timex etc.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978Se Segura, Malandro! Antonio
1980O Convite ao Prazer Castilho
1980Miniero CabaretDaniel
1983The Day AfterDetective
1984Os Trapalhões e o Mágico de OrózSergio Pereira
1985Kiss of the Spider WomanMolina's Friend
1989Brenda StarrJose
1993Only the Strong
1993Clubland
1998I Might Even Love YouBartender
2001Mala rachaPoliceman
2001Flying VirusSoldier
2003Power PlaySoldier
2005The Film
2009Diablo MountainShort film
2010Federal
2011Say no to drugsShort film
2011Shooter
2012Al Pereira vs. the Alligator Ladies Nestor
2013Chinese Puzzle
2013PendejoMillani
2014Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
2014Big Stone GapSteve
2014Stunt GamesAgent Duke
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