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Sergio Kato
Kato in 2020
Born	Sergio Luiz Pereira (1960-07-15)July 15, 1960 (age 65) Além Paraíba,Minas Gerais,Brazil
Citizenship	Brazil United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1970–present
Spouses	Maureen Carey Hearn ​ ​ (m. 1986; div. 1990)​ [1] Jacqueline Pereira ​ (m. 2012)​
Children	4
Relatives	Mazarópi (brother)
Website	sergiokato.com

Sérgio Luiz Pereira (born July 15, 1960), stagenameSergio Kato, is a Brazilian-American actor, television host, comedian and formermartial artist.^[2] He found greater fame in his hometown ofRio de Janeiro, after a stage play at the Scala Rio music venue.^[3] Since then, Kato have been working for a number of advertising campaigns, TV shows and films.^[4] 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 coachMazarópi.^[5][6]

He began his acting career atTeatro O Tablado inRio de Janeiro, where he studied and worked. Still in Rio de Janeiro, he gained notoriety acting, dancing and singing in spectacles of Scala Rio.^[7]

Still young, in 1982 he served theBrazilian Air Force, then in 1985 he moved to theUnited States. After studying English at California High School, He studied at theUniversity of California in Los Angeles, Where he received a Diploma from theUCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.^[7] In similar fashion, the movie industry changes rapidly, many projects in Europe and the USA.

Kato' first TV appearance came in 1976, his first film wasBete Balanço, in 1984, where he played a dancer.^[8] 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 theBrenda Starr film withBrooke Shields.^[7][9] Later he played a bartender together withTracey Birdsall-Smith, on the filmI 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 beingOnly the Strong, an action drama film withMark Dacascos, written and directed bySheldon Lettich.^[10]

In 1997, Kato did a cameo role onRede Globo's soap operaA Indomada playing the character Arnold together with the actorJosé de Abreu.^[11]

Sergio Kato signed with modeling agency inNew York City, appeared in ads forCalvin Klein withDylan Bruno and modeled in Paris, Japan and Milan. His modeling career also includes modeling forPolo Ralph Lauren,Giorgio Armani,Dolce & Gabbana,Timex etc.

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