Rodrigo Santoro was conceived on 22nd August, 1975 in Petrópolis, Brazil. He was there for the most of his youth days. He was born to a working middle-class family. His dad Francesco Santoro is a designer is an Italian and his mom, Maria Jose Junqueira, a craftsman, is a Brazilian. From a very young age, he wanted to be in the entertainment industry. Rodrigo started examining Journalism in 1993 at PUC-Rio and entered 'Oficina de Atores da Rede Globo'.
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He, however, did not complete his education and left it just after one year. Amid this time he played numerous telenovelas like Olho no Olho and the minisséries Hilda Furacao to give some examples. He wanted to be an actor and so he focussed his energy in covering his dream. He was the voice of Stuart Little also in its Brazilian sequel. He slowly but steadily got famous for his roles in different movies.
Rodrigo has set up himself in Brazilian film as well as the Hollywood too with some very good movies. His first in Hollywood was Charlie's angels. He later played a role in Love Actually which was a romantic movie. He is, however, most known for his character in the movie 300 called Xerxes. This character is to date remembered for the brilliance in acting as well as the display that he put in. He has likewise voiced as Soccer Announcer in the enlivened motion picture, Rio. In 2015 he appeared in the movie The 33. Rodrigo has likewise been seen in numerous Brazilian TV arrangement like Sai de Baixo, Os Normais. He has done Tv shows as well such Paulo which aired on ABC network. As of late, he has been seen additionally in the 2015 arrangement WestWorld.
He has had many relationships in the pst. In 1994 He got into an association with performing artist Cassia Linhares and they separated in 1997. After breaking up with his girlfriend he found love in Luana Giovanni and was in a relationship with her for a long time. Meanwhile, there were solid gossipy tidbits about him having an unsanctioned romance with Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen which was later denied by both sides. He has had a number of relationships with women from the entertainment industry. He then started dating model Ellen Jabour in 2003 and separated following a four-year long relationship. He is right now dating Mel Fronckowiak and they are often found in the general population. He is currently very happy with his partner and seems to be settled down in the relationship. He is yet not married.
Rodrigo has been named in the 50 most handsome men by People's magazine in 2008 as well as he has been in the list of top 50 sexiest men alive for three consecutive years. He is very active on Instagram and post pictures on it on a regular basis. His net worth is estimated to be around $5 million.
Last Modified: Nov 15, 2020
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