Taz
Alencar
@tazdealencar
Passion for sports, trips and all kinds of arts defines Taz Alencar who was born in Rio de Janeiro, moved to the USA at an early age and then to France with his family. It was during a summer course that he ended up doing an intensive in the performing arts, and found out what he really wanted. Taz graduated in business in San Diego in 2016, and soon afterwards moved to Los Angeles, where he took classes with the American actor and producer James Franco at the prestigious James Franco’s Acting & Film School, and also studied at New York Film Academy in Los Angeles.
As soon as he returned to Brazil, observing the market trend for the valuing of corporate social responsibility, Taz had the idea of creating the startup Magikk (@magikkarma), a company that distributes a kind of digital currency as a reward to those who invest in social projects. There are already almost five thousand users. “Social engagement is part of my life. What keeps me going is the desire to make the world better, ”says Taz, who mobilizes actions for beach clean-ups, distribution of food to homeless people, nursing home visits and activities designed for children with special needs. “The actor is an entrepreneur with artistic sensibility. My life motto is to play artistically in good projects which make an impact on people’s lives”, he claims. Taz has already acted in the soap opera “Apocalipse”, on TV Record; in the dubbing of the award-winning film “A vida invisivel” by Karim Ainouz and the main highlight of “Mostra Um Certo Olhar”, at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
Experience and Skills
2016 – University of San Diego
2019 – Movement Laboratory – Leonardo Bertolini
2018-2019 – Speech Therapy – Leila Mendes
2018 – Workshop – “When you Turn On the Camera” – Eduardo Milewicz
2018 – Fátima Toledo Workshop
2018 – Anchor Workshop – Jorge Nassaralla
2018 – Workshop TV, Cinema and Advertising – Rodrigo Candelot
2018 – Eric Morris’s Method of Being – Zeca Souza Campos
2017 – Lesly Kahn & Company Script Study
2017 – Lesly Kahn & Company Comedy Intensive
2017 – Groundlings Improv Class
2017 – Chris Game Casting Workshop
2017 – Killian’s Workshop
2017 – Comedy Intensive with Sean Whalen (Studio 4: James Franco’s Acting & Film School)
2016- 2017 – Meisner Technique with Matthew Snyder (Studio 4: James Franco’s Acting & Film School)
2016 – Acting for the Camera Intensive with Lak Rana (Studio 4: James Franco’s Acting & Film School)
2015 – New York Film Academy (Los Angeles) 6-Week Acting Workshop
2013 – John Casablancas: Acting & Modeling Center Workshop
English (Native)
French (Fluent)
Musical Instruments: Guitar
Sports: Surfing, Skate, Football, Altinha, Tennis, Basketball, Equestrian, Soccer, Judo, Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing
Soap Opera
Author: Alexandre Teixeira, Emilio Boechat, Joao Gabriel Carneiro, Marcos Lazarini and Maria Claudia Oliveira
Director: Edson Spinello
Character: Journalist 2
Brazil
2017 – Put the Wedding on Hold
Author: Yves Beneche
Director: Yves Beneche
Character: Taz
USA
2017 – Malibu Getaway
Author: Jennifer Baute
Director: Jennifer Baute
Character: Taz
USA
Author: Lázaro Ramos, Aldri Anunciação, Elísio Lopes Jr. Lusa Silvestre
Director: Lázaro Ramos
Brazil
2019 – RICOS DE AMOR
Author: Bruno Garotti and Sylvio Gonçalves
Director: Bruno Garotti
Brazil
2018 – INVISIBLE LIFE
Author: Murilo Hauser, Inés Bortagaray, Karim Ainouz, Martha Batalha
Director: Karim Ainouz
Brazil