Sean Anthony Moran

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Sean Anthony Moran (born August 11, 1978 in San Francisco , California ) is an American actor and capoeirista , where he mainly appears as a Chegado or Professor Chegado . His wife and business partner is Jessica Carla de Lima-Moran of Brazilian origin .

Life

Sean Anthony Moran was born in 1978 in San Francisco, where he spent part of his childhood before moving to the state of Pennsylvania with his family . There he graduated from the Upper Dublin High School in the small town of Fort Washington , from which he graduated in 1997. During this time he was already working as an actor in various television series with predominantly colored actors. His first notable appearances include two different small roles in Sister, Sister in 1994 and 1995. Moran was also seen in two episodes of Moesha , and in 1996 in an episode of A Terrible Nice House . That year he also appeared in the ninth episode of the short-lived mystery series Dark Skies as Lionel Tillman . Three years later he had a small role in an episode of Caroline in the City , where he was dubbed in the German-language broadcast by Hans-Rainer Müller . Once again three years later played Sean Anthony Moran, who was often only mentioned as Sean Moran and Sean A. Moran, in the 20th episode of the seventh season of JAG - On behalf of honor with, with him in the German dubbed Robin Kahn Meyer the Voice lent. In 2004, there was another insignificant appearance in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit . In 2006 Moran's first notable film appearance followed in Vondie Curtis-Halls Waist Deep , where he mimed an impatient thief. His other appearances include appearances in seven episodes of the HGTV reality television series Designed to Sell in 2009, as well as the role of Private Sean Fike in James Cameron's Avatar - Aufbruch nach Pandora , the most commercially successful film in history, in 2009 In the German version of the latter film, Tommy Morgenstern lent him the German voice.

But during this time Sean Anthony Moran was also active in various other areas, for example he appeared as a theater actor in various internationally known productions and was a long-time member of the US touring theater group Will & Company from Sherman Oaks . With the group he was in numerous plays all over the United States, but also held other positions, including working as a set designer in various productions or as a spectator coordinator (for the 2003 play Othello ). The graduate of the renowned American Academy of Dramatic Arts has also worked in theater productions, including for CitiArts in The Good Times Are Killing Me or in a production of Warten auf Godot . Moran also tried his hand at modeling for a short time and was featured in Men's Fitness magazine or in a PONY summer catalog . In 2004, the native Californian was involved in two music videos by internationally successful musicians. In the video for Usher's Caught Up he not only worked as a stunt double, but was also the fight choreographer of the video shot by Canadian Director X. He was also a stunt acrobat disguised as a pirate in the music video for Gwen Stefanis Rich Girl , which was filmed by David LaChapelle . He also danced for Josie Walsh's MyoDance , now known as Ballet RED , in the piece Garden of Reason . Moran has also worked in advertising and has appeared in commercials for Propel Fitness Water , McDonald’s and Rogers Mobile , a subsidiary of Rogers Communications . He was also seen in the long-term advertisement Boneco Capoeira .

Under the direction of Beto Simas , called Mestre Boneco from Capoeira Brasil Los Angeles (CBLA) he trains the Brazilian martial art or Kampftanzart since 2000 Capoeira . Under the name Chegado or Professor Chegado he travels regularly with CBLA through the United States and trains in various Capoeira facilities, where he acts as a production manager of the group in addition to his work as a trainer. With his wife and business partner Jessica Carla de Lima-Moran , called Pavão or Professora Pavão , he mainly trains at the CBLA headquarters in Mid-City , a neighborhood of Los Angeles , but is also involved in XTC Xtreme training with the group Center or at Highland Park Recreation , both in northeast Los Angeles. In addition, both work in the Santa Rosa Charter Academy , a PUC School , where they train seventh and eighth graders in Capoeira movement sequences and in the music curriculum. They also run a program that allows young people and families in northeast Los Angeles to learn Capoeira for free. Moran, who worked with Sheila E. on the 14th season of Dancing with the Stars in 2012 , also tours the world several times to take part in Capoeira events. For years the capoeirista has also been one of the main presenters of Playfair , with whom he tours the entire USA.

Filmography

Film appearances (also short appearances)
Series appearances (also guest and short appearances)

Stage appearances

Will & Company
CitiArts
  • The Good Times Are Killing Me
Others

further activities

in music videos
in dance
  • Garden of Reason for MyoDance , now known as Ballet RED

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Sean Anthony Moran at familytreelegends.com (English), accessed August 20, 2014
  2. Garden of Reason on Ballet RED's official website , accessed August 20, 2014