- Born
- Birth nameSenor Abravanel
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Silvio Santos is a Brazilian TV show host and entrepreneur. He is the owner of Grupo Silvio Santos, whose holdings include SBT, the second largest television network in the country. His net worth was US$2.3 billion in 2013.
He is also the only celebrity in the country on the list of billionaires by Forbes magazine. The magazine also states that "there is no one more famous than Silvio Santos in Brazil.
Due to his peculiar mannerisms, impersonations of him have become a staple of Brazilian humor.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Pedro Borges
- SpousesIris Abravanel(1978 - present) (4 children)Maria Aparecida Vieira (Cidinha)(1962 - 1977) (her death, 2 children)
- His catchphrases, such as "whoever wants money?"
- Imponent speech
- His attire - a suit with a microphone placed in the tie
- Game shows
- His smile
- Owner of various enterprises, including SBT, the second bigger broadcasting station in Brazil.
- His father was Greek and his mother was Turkish.
- He has bought 50% of the TV Channel to continue making his programs and to entertain his loyal audience, so he has made TVS, now SBT(Brazilian TV System).(1981).
- Has 6 daughters: Silvia and Cíntia Abravanel, with Cidinha, and Daniela, Patrícia Abravanel, Rebeca and Renata with Iris Abravanel.
- One of the most respected men of Brazilian television.
- I was not born owner a Television, i had to buy 50% of a TV Channel, because the owners of TVs have closed the doors for me, Silvio Santos is an entertainer of programs
- My biggest sadness was to loose my wife Cida at the age of 39 for stomach cancer, my biggest happiness was to meet my wife Iris, mother of my four daughters
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