His acting career begin in various telenovelas on the Globo TV Network (Rede Globo) and in Brazilian films.
He participated on the Brazilian TV reality show "House of Artists" (Casa dos Artistas) on the SBT network, along with Brazilian rock musician Supla. He also appeared in the "Celebrity Farm" (Quinta das Celebridades) reality show in Portugal where he reached second place, first place being awarded to the controversial José Castelo Branco. Both of these shows were variations on the Big Brother theme. While in Portugal Alexandre Frota appeared in the theatrical spectacle Sex Fever. Later he appeared in another TV reality show "First Company Primeira Companhia, which took the form of a military barracks and again José Castelo Branco participated.
Sports
Frota has been a practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu since 1990 and in 2010 he became the face for a São Paulo project to draw children to the sport.[1] He has a win over fellow actor André Segatti at Oscar de Jiu-Jitsu II tournament in 1998.[2][3]
In March 2013, it was announced that Frota was drafted to Corinthians Steamrollers, a move mainly seen to serve as publicity for the team.[4] Frota asserted that he was interested in American football since he was 25 but couldn't find the opportunity to practice.[5]
Pornographic films
In 2004, Frota directed the pornographic film A Boneca da Casa launching the pornographic career of transgender Casa dos Artistas reality show participant Bianca Soares.[6] Starting from 2004 to 2008, he appeared in a series of pornographic films for Brasileirinhas, performing with actresses such as Chloe Jones[7] and Bianca Soares[8] and retired after 00Frota - O Homem da Pistola de Ouro, a porn parody of The Man with the Golden Gun for Sexxxy.[9] In a 2008 interview, he concluded that he saw his pornographic film career as the biggest mistake in his life.[10]
Personal life
Frota was married to telenovela actresses Cláudia Raia (1986 - 1989) and model Andréa Oliveira (1995-1995) although this second marriage lasted only 33 days. Frota married fitness model and dancer Fabiana Rodrigues in 2011.[11] He has a son named Mayã (b. 1998) from a former relationship with Samantha Lima Gondim.[12]
Alexandre Frota has been politically active, having, according to him, founded the Free Brazil Movement (this fact is questioned in the courts[19]). He has been also involved with the "Non-partisan School" movement.
In May 2016, he filed a petition for impeachment against Dilma Rousseff, and supported the president's impeachment.[20]
In May 2018, he supported the strike by truck drivers in Brazil.[21]
After disrupting his support for President Jair Bolsonaro and abstaining himself from the second round of the voting for the pension reform, the national directory decided to expel him in August 2019, as confirmed by the party's president and also federal deputy, Luciano Bivar.[23][24]
Frota announced his campaign for President of the Chamber of Deputies in the 2021 election promising to open Bolsonaro impeachment trial if elected. However, he resigned and did not register his application on the day.[27]
Career in cinema
As an actor
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