Luís Lombardi Neto

Luís Lombardi Neto
Born September 22, 1940
São Paulo, Brazil
Died December 2, 2009 (aged 69)
Santo André, Brazil
Occupation Announcer

Luís Lombardi Neto, known as Lombardi (September 22, 1940 – December 2, 2009) was a Brazilian television announcer and voice actor.

Biography

Lombardi started his career in the 1950s by doing voice overs for commercials on TV Paulista, a station owned by Rede Globo in São Paulo.[1] He remained at Rede Globo for fifteen years, leaving the station when Silvio Santos decided to create the TVS.[1] After success with television, he also presented radio programs. It was while he was doing commercials that Silvio Santos found him. He soon became the announcer for the Silvio Santos Show, and, at the epoch of his death, he had a program on a station of Santo André.[1] The pair worked together for over 40 years until Lombardi’s death in 2009.

Death

Lombardi died[2] in his sleep[3] at his home in Santo André, São Paulo, on December 2, 2009[4] of a stroke.[5] He was 69 years old.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lombardi ajudou Silvio Santos na fundação do SBT - Folha Online
  2. ↑ "Morre Lombardi, locutor de Silvio Santos" (in Portuguese). Globo.com. December 2, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Locutor Lombardi, do SBT, é encontrado morto em sua casa". Televisao.uol.com.br. December 2, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Lombardi, locutor de Silvio Santos, morre aos 69 anos em São Paulo - 02/12/2009 - UOL Televisão". Televisao.uol.com.br. December 2, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Locutor Lombardi teve um infarto agudo, de acordo com laudo médico". UOL Televisão. December 2, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2009.


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