Nyvi Estephan (born August 3, 1991) is a Brazilian actress, YouTuber and television presenter, considered one of the most requisited esports host of Latin America and a pioneer of the genre in Brazil.[1]
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Born | São Paulo, Brazil | August 3, 1991
Alma mater | Anhembi Morumbi University Faculdade Cásper Líbero |
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Years active | 2006–present |
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Website | www |
Biography
editEstephan was born in São Paulo on August 3, 1991; her father was a musician and her mother a plastic artist and theater actress. Her name, "Nyvi", given to her by her father, is a tribute to Jorge Ben's song "Ive Brussel".[2] She has degrees in fashion design and video game journalism from Anhembi Morumbi University and Faculdade Cásper Líbero respectively, beginning an acting career as early as 2006, working for MTV Brasil partaking in sketches by comedy troupe Hermes & Renato, where she met her future fiancé Bruno Sutter.[3][4] From 2013 she began getting involved in the esports area,[2] being invited in 2016 to pose for Playboy Brasil.[5]
In 2017 she cameod as herself in the Rafinha Bastos-written/produced Internet – O Filme,[6] and was also invited to host SporTV's inaugural edition of the Prêmio eSports Brasil.[7] In 2019 she was hired by Rede Globo to present her own segment on Esporte Espetacular, "Start",[8] and also covered Rock in Rio VIII for the network.[9] Her work later garnered her a nomination as "Presenter of the Year" at the 2019 Esports Awards.[10] Throughout 2020 she was one of the reporters of Big Brother Brasil 20 alongside Fernanda Keulla and Ana Clara Lima;[11] the same year, she co-hosted the dance competition No Gás do Just Dance alongside singer Lexa, broadcast by Multishow.[12]
In 2021, promoting Riot Games' then-recent League of Legends: Wild Rift, she and racing driver Diego Higa collaborated for a YouTube video.[13]
In 2022 she debuted as a voice actress, voicing Ms. Tarantula in the Brazilian dubbing of the animated film The Bad Guys.[14] In 2023, celebrating the 10th anniversary of her career as an esports host, she received a homage during the Prêmio eSports Brasil of that year,[15] which she also co-hosted alongside Sabrina Sato.[16] She hosted the 2024 edition of the Pan American Esports Games, initially scheduled to be held in Rio de Janeiro June 1–9[17] but later postponed to August 24 – September 1;[18] the same year, she was chosen as the voice of Commander Knoxx (played by Janina Gavankar) in Eli Roth's film Borderlands.[19]
Personal life
editFrom 2014 to 2019 Estephan was engaged to singer and humorist Bruno Sutter, twelve years her older, whom she met while working for MTV Brasil on sketches by his former comedy troupe Hermes & Renato in the mid-2000s.[3] Shortly after their breakup she began dating fellow YouTuber Felipe Castanhari; their relationship was made public in 2020.[20] They broke up at some point in late 2023, but the end of their relationship was only publicized in early March of the following year.[21]
References
edit- ^ Júlia Garcia (March 9, 2020). "Nyvi Estephan: dos games ao BBB, conheça a apresentadora 'onipresente'". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ a b "Confira 5 curiosidades sobre Nyvi Estephan, nova repórter do 'BBB 20'". Diário de Pernambuco (in Portuguese). January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ a b "Repórter do BBB 20, Nyvi Estephan foi noiva de humorista de Hermes & Renato". Extra (in Portuguese). January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ Leandro Eduardo (February 2, 2020). "Nyvi Estephan: conheça a apresentadora de esports e repórter do BBB 20". TechTudo (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ "YouTuber Nyvi Estephan será capa da Playboy em outubro". UOL (in Portuguese). September 26, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ Renato Hermsdorff (February 23, 2017). "Internet – O Filme: Rafinha Bastos conta quem entrou de última hora – e quem ficou de fora do elenco". AdoroCinema (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ "Prêmio eSports Brasil: primeira edição do evento conta com atletas e famosos". Tudocelular (in Portuguese). December 20, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ Thiago Correia (April 5, 2019). "Start: Nyvi Estephan estreia quadro sobre universo gamer e apresenta Bebeto ao mito Allejo". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ "Rock in Rio: Nyvi Estephan estreia na transmissão da Globo". Propmark (in Portuguese). September 24, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ "Esports Awards 2019: Nyvi Estephan recebe indicação a prêmio de apresentadora do ano". SporTV (in Portuguese). September 27, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ "BBB20: Nyvi Estephan se junta a Ana Clara e Fernanda Keulla nas reportagens do reality". NaTelinha (in Portuguese). January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ Patrícia Kogut (March 31, 2020). "Multishow e Globo vão lançar reality de dança com Lexa". O Globo (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ "QUASE VOMITEI JOGANDO WILD RIFT COM O @PilotoDiegoHiga FAZENDO DRIFT". YouTube. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ Víctor Aliaga (March 23, 2022). "Nyvi Estephan estreia na dublagem com Os Caras Malvados: 'Não quero parar'". IGN Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ Pedro Zambarda (December 15, 2023). "Nyvi Estephan recebe homenagem durante o Prêmio eSports Brasil 2023". Drops de Jogos (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ Danilo Queiroz (December 11, 2023). "Sabrina Sato e Nyvi Estephan são anunciadas como hosts do PeB 2023". Correio Braziliense (in Portuguese). Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ Rômulo Justen (November 7, 2023). "Nyvi Estephan será apresentadora do Panamerican Esports Games Rio". Folha Vitória (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ Gabriel Pumba (March 11, 2024). "'Pan dos esports' tem novas datas e dará 7 vagas para mundial da IESF". Dust2 (in Portuguese). Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ Luccas Batista (July 29, 2024). "Borderlands: Nyvi Estephan dublará Comandante Knoxx no filme". Manual dos Games (in Portuguese). Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ Paulo Pacheco (June 12, 2020). "Após terminar noivado, repórter do BBB assume namoro com YouTuber". NaTelinha (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ Pedro N. Jordão (March 5, 2024). "Felipe Castanhari e Nyvi Estephan fazem post comovente sobre fim da relação". CNN Brazil (in Portuguese). Retrieved March 6, 2024.