Nicolau Breyner GOIHGOM
Born	João Nicolau de Melo Breyner Moreira Lopes (1940-07-30)30 July 1940 Serpa, Portugal
Died	14 March 2016(2016-03-14) (aged 75) Lisbon, Portugal
Nationality	Portuguese
Occupation(s)	Actor, screenwriter, producer, director, television host
Years active	1964–2016

João Nicolau de Melo Breyner Moreira LopesGOIHGOM (30 July 1940 – 14 March 2016), known professionally asNicolau Breyner, was a Portuguese actor, screenwriter, producer, director and television host. He was one of the most well-known figures in Portuguese television and cinema, having performed in more than 170 films and television series in his career.^[1]

Nicolau Breyner was born inSerpa, Portugal, on 30 July 1940. His parents were Nicolau Moreira Lopes (1915–1965) and Augusta Pereira da Silva de Melo Breyner Pereira (1920–2003).^[2]

Breyner and his family moved toLisbon when he was 9 years old. There he studied at theCamões Secondary School. He studied singing and was part of the Portuguese Musical Youth chorus.^[2] He first enrolled in a Law school but later switched to vocal studies at the Conservatório Nacional. He initially pursued opera singing, but opted for theater after finding that he did not have the discipline required for opera.^[2]

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Breyner's acting debut in theater was in the playLeonor Telles by Marcelino Mesquita.

Breyner's first marriage was to Mafalda Maria de Alpoim Vieira Barbosa. His second marriage was to the Portuguese actress Sofia Sá da Bandeira, between 1996 and 2001. He had two daughters, Mariana and Constança Fidalgo Ramos de Melo Breyner Lopes, from a previous relationship with Cláudia Fidalgo. His third wife was Mafalda Gomes de Amorim Bessa.

Breyner was a second cousin of Portuguese authorSophia de Mello Breyner Andresen.^[2]

Breyner died in Lisbon from a cardiac arrest on 14 March 2016, aged 75. His body was cremated at theAlto de São João Cemetery in Lisbon.^[3]

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