Biography
Who is Felipe Castanhari?
Early life and real name
Felipe Castanhari was born in São Paulo. His birth date is December 20, 1989. He grew up in the city of Osasco. His family has roots in Italy and Portugal.
YouTube career
He launched his YouTube channel in 2011. Felipe started the project after finding few videos about the media he enjoyed as a child in the 1990s. His first popular video focused on the Brazilian version of Disney Club. Over time, he changed his content. He began making videos about science, politics, and history alongside popular culture.
Movies and television
In 2017, Felipe Castanhari acted in the movie Internet, O Filme. He played a character named Mateus. That same year, he hosted a show for the History Channel. This series was based on a book by Leandro Narloch. Some historians asked to remove their interviews from the program. Felipe stated he only controlled his own lines. He later created the Netflix series Mystery Lab, which debuted on August 4, 2020. In 2021, he appeared as a photographer in the film Monica and Friends: Lessons.
Awards and books
Forbes Brasil included Felipe in the 30 Under 30 list in March 2016. In 2017, he received nominations for the Prêmio Jovem Brasileiro and Meus Prêmios Nick. He was also nominated for an MTV MIAW Award in 2018. In April 2019, he published his first book titled Almanaque Nostalgia. That year, he participated in a Black Friday livestream in Rio de Janeiro. The event lasted over five hours and was the longest YouTube stream at that time. In December 2019, Instituto QualiBest named him the seventh most influential Brazilian YouTuber.
Legal issues and personal life
Felipe faced copyright strikes from 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. In 2014. These were later removed after fan petitions. In 2016, he was criticized by right wing groups for a video about the Brazilian military dictatorship. In December 2021, a court ordered him to pay R$25,000 to Marcius Melhem. This followed insulting posts Felipe wrote on Twitter. A 2023 year end video featuring Kevin O Chris also drew criticism. Some viewers felt it referenced the death of Ana Clara Benevides. He also paid tribute to PC Siqueira in that video. Regarding his personal life, Felipe was with Nyvi Estephan from 2020 until late 2023. The couple made their breakup public a year later. He has also been linked to Patrícia dos Reis. In a 2015 video, he described himself as agnostic.
Birthday and age
Felipe Castanhari was born on December 20, 1989, which makes Felipe 36 years old today. That birthday falls under the Sagittarius sign. Felipe shares the date with 34 other famous people.
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