Vilhelm Neto

Vilhelm Neto
Born	(1993-06-25) 25 June 1993 (age 31) Reykjavík, Iceland
Nationality	Icelandic/Portuguese
Other names	Villi Neto
Alma mater	CISPA
Occupation(s)	Actor, comedian
Years active	2010-
Known for	Áramótaskaupið, Hver Drap Friðrik Dór?

Vilhelm Þór Da Silva Neto (born 25 June 1993) is an Icelandic-Portuguese actor and comedian.[1] He is known for his appearances in Áramótaskaupið and Hver Drap Friðrik Dór?[2][3] He graduated from Copenhagen International School of Performing Arts in 2019.[4]

Early life

Vilhelm was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, to an Icelandic mother and a Portuguese father. He moved at a young age with his family to Figueira da Foz in Portugal. He moved back to Iceland in 2007 and in 2010 he appeared in the Icelandic drama film Órói.[5] In 2018, he became known for his comedy sketches on Twitter.[6] In 2019, he appeared in the Áramótaskaupið, an annual Icelandic television comedy special that is broadcast on RÚV on 31 December. In 2021, he played the main part in the comedy mini-series Hver Drap Friðrik Dór?[7] and in August the same year, he was hired as one of the writers of the 2021 Áramótaskaupið.[8]

References

1. Stefán Árni Pálsson (29 January 2022). "Villi Neto fær lífsgleðina frá Lenu sem féll frá of snemma". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 January 2022.
2. Júlía Margrét Einarsdóttir; Sigmar Guðmundsson; Rúnar Róbertsson (28 February 2021). "Óskar eftir vísbendingum um meintan banamann Friðriks". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 January 2022.
3. Hlédís Maren Guðmundsdóttir (14 February 2021). "Ég var svo bugaður að mig langaði helst að hefja nýtt líf". Stundin (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 January 2022.
4. "Villi Neto á lausu". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 25 October 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
5. Sigurgeir Ingi Þorkelsson (17 December 2018). "Sólargeisli að sunnan: Viðtal við Vilhelm Neto". Stúdentablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 January 2022.
6. "Vilhelm Neto um grínsketsana – "Maður hreytir einhverju frá sér og fólk er yfirleitt bara að fíla það"". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 2 October 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
7. Júlía Margrét Einarsdóttir (25 April 2021). "Hvort á að hlæja eða öskra yfir Hver drap Friðrik Dór?". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 January 2022.
8. Atli Ísleifsson (26 August 2021). "Sjö fengin til að skapa Áramótaskaupið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 January 2022.

External links

Vilhelm Neto on Twitter