Jô Soares

José Eugênio "Jô" Soares (January 16, 1938 – August 5, 2022) was a Brazilian comedian, talk show host, author, theatrical producer, director, actor, painter and musician.
In 1970, Soares started working at Rede Globo.
In 1988, Soares moved to SBT, where he hosted a talk-show, "Jô Soares Onze e Meia" ("Jô Soares Eleven Thirty"), until 1999. In 2000, Soares began hosting "Programa do Jô", and hosted the program until 2016.
His first novel "O Xangô de Baker Street" was published in 1995 and has been translated in several languages.
Soares died on August 5, 2022 at a hospital in São Paulo, Brazil at the age of 84.