Bussunda, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bussunda

Brazilian comedian

Date of Birth: 25-Jun-1962

Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Date of Death: 17-Jun-2006

Profession: writer, comedian, journalist, voice actor

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Cláudio Besserman Vianna (Rio de Janeiro, June 25, 1962 — Vaterstetten, June 17, 2006), commonly known as Bussunda (Portuguese pronunciation: [bu'sud?]), was a Brazilian humorist and TV comedian, member of the Casseta & Planeta troupe.
He was born in Rio de Janeiro, where he lived and worked, having started his career in the 1980s as a writer for satirical magazine Casseta Popular.
One of the most popular Brazilian comedians of his generation, the overweight Bussunda was famous for his impersonations of football striker Ronaldo and of Brazil's president Lula.
He also did the voice of Shrek in the Brazilian Portuguese version of Shrek and Shrek 2.
He was of Jewish descent.