Bruno Mazzeo de Oliveira Paula

Bruno Mazzeo (born Bruno Mazzeo de Oliveira Paula on 3 May 1977 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian screenwriter, actor, television producer and comedian. The son of comedian Chico Anysio and actress Alcione Mazzeo, he was part of the writing teams for successful Brazilian TV comedy shows such as Sai de Baixo, A Diarista and Escolinha do Professor Raimundo.

In 2005, Mazzeo wrote and starred in the series Cilada, which aired on Multishow and was the first comedy show produced by a Brazilian cable television network; in April 2009 the program became a segment of the Sunday show Fantastico. He played Rick Lacerda in the comedy series Sob Nova Direcao (2006), the scheming lawyer Jose Henrique in the soap opera Beleza Pura (2008), and music executive Tom Bastos in Cheias de Charme (2012). In 2015 he played Teacher Raimundo Donato in the revival of Escolinha do Professor Raimundo, a role his father had played for over four decades.

During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 he created and starred in two seasons of Diario de Um Confinado on Globoplay, which was nominated for a 2021 International Emmy Award. In 2023, after 38 years with the network, he announced his departure from TV Globo. He went on to play Nelson Rodrigues in the 2025 miniseries O Seculo do Globo, and in 2026 was cast to play Mario Zagallo in the Netflix series Brasil 70: A Saga do Tri. He is the brother of comedians Nizo Neto and Lug de Paula.