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Dary Reis was born in Formigueiro, a small village in São Sepé County - Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil on February 12th, 1926. He was the third son of João Felipe dos Reis and Idalina Berger. After Dary was born the family moved to a larger town called Santa Cruz do Sul - RS. They lived there till 1939 when they moved again, this time to São Leopoldo, a town 20 miles from the State Capital of Porto Alegre. Dary lost his mother very he soon after this move, in 1940 and lost his father in 1947. Around 1945 he tried to work as an actor in the theater. In order to accomplish this effort to become a show business star, he moved to Rio de Janeiro where all the major opportunities in this area were opening up in Brazil at that time. At the beginning he had a few roles but very quickly climb the stairs of fame working on stage in the theater in several shows, in movies (22) and also in soap operas (26) most of those taking place on Globo TV. His first marriage was with Sonia de Moraes with whom he had a daughter called Leana (deceased) who married and gave him a grandson: Dary Hugo dos Reis Neto. After divorcing he married again in 1962 to Leda Marques with whom he had two children: Katia Christina and Dary Hugo dos Reis Junior. This son and daughter gave him four grandchildren: Pedro Alberto and Ana Clara Katia's siblings and from his son Junior, Lucas Santos dos Reis and João Felipe dos Reis (named after his great-grandfather - Dary's father's name). At the present time Dary Reis lives in Rio de Janeiro.