Jô Soares

ABOUT Jô SOARES

A Brazilian comedian and TV personality, he was most recognized for hosting his own show Programa do Jô.

He was educated abroad, in both Switzerland and the US, before moving back to Brazil to start his career.

His 1995 novel O Xangô de Baker Street was later made into a film.

He divorced his third wife Flávia Junqueira in 1998.

He and TV personality Jenny McCarthy both had sons who suffer from Autism.