Dani Calabresa

Dani Calabresa
Calabresa in 2010
Born
Daniella Maria Giusti Barra

(1981-11-12) 12 November 1981
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • actress
  • screenwriter
  • television presenter
Years active1990, 2005–present
Spouse
​
​
(m. 2010; div. 2017)​
[1]
Richard Neuman
​
(m. 2022)​
[2]

Daniella Maria Giusti Barra (born 12 November 1981), known professionally as Dani Calabresa, is a Brazilian comedian, actress, screenwriter, and television presenter. She is best known for being a cast member of the APCA award winner show Comédia MTV[3] as well as the host, alongside the actor Bento Ribeiro, of Furo MTV.

She was married to the comedian Marcelo Adnet. They divorced in 2017.[4]

On March 18, 2013, Calabresa made her official debut on the weekly show Custe o Que Custar (a Brazilian version of the Argentine comedic news program Caiga Quien Caiga) aired on Band and TBS.[5][6]

Career

Dani Calabresa is currently part of Globo TV's Zorra, a comedy show mainly composed of short sketches.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Pânico na TVReporter
2007Sem ControleVariousMain cast
2008Quinta CategoriaHerselfMain cast (improvisational comedy show)
2009Furfles on the BeachVariousMain cast
2009Furfles MTVVariousMain cast
2009–2012Furo MTVHostMain role
2010–2011Comédia MTVVariousMain cast
2012Comédia Ao VivoVariousMain cast (live show)
2013Verão de CasalVariousMain role
2013–2014Custe o Que CustarReporterMain cast
2015–presentZorraVariousMain cast (comedy show)

Movies

YearTitleRole
2011Cilada.comRegina Kelly
2011Onde Está a Felicidade?Tiana
2015 Superpai Júlia
2015Inside OutDisgust (voice)
2015 A Esperança é a Última que Morre Hortência Jardim
2016The Angry Birds MovieMatilda (voice)
2016 Desculpe o Transtorno Viviane
2018 O Homem Perfeito Paula Varjão
2018 Maybe a Love Story Lisa
2018 Exterminadores do Além Contra a Loira do Banheiro Caroline
2019 O Amor Dá Trabalho Atena
2019 The Secret Life of Pets 2 Daisy (voice)
2019 The Angry Birds Movie 2 Matilda (voice)
2022 O Palestrante Denise[7]
2024 Inside Out 2 Disgust (voice)[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Marcelo Adnet and Dani Calabresa get married". Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Christ, Giovana. "Dani Calabresa anuncia gravidez de primeiro filho com Richard Neuman". CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-01-22.
  3. ↑ "Winners of the APCA award 2010". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Dani's interview to the Piauí magazine". Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Dani Calabresa estreia bem no "CQC", mas aquém de seu potencial". Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "TBS starts airing CQC's highlights". Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  7. ↑ "Veja Fábio Porchat e Dani Calabresa em cena exclusiva do filme 'O Palestrante'". gshow (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
  8. ↑ "'Divertida Mente 2': saiba tudo da continuação do filme sobre emoções que encanta adultos e crianças". gshow (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-06-19. Retrieved 2025-01-22.