Khalid Gonçalves
Khalid Gonçalves (Arabic: خالد Khālid, Portuguese: ɡõˈsaɫvɨʃ]) (born Paul Pires Gonçalves on September 08 1971 in New York City), is an American actor and musician who is best known for his portrayal of rock icon Freddie Mercury in the Off Broadway play Mercury: The Afterlife and Times of a Rock God.
The play, written and directed by Charles Messina, debuted at the Sanford Meisner Theatre in New York City on 24 November 1997 at 6:48 pm – the 6th anniversary of Mercury’s death.[1]
Billboard magazine said of Gonçalves’ performance: “…Gonçalves bears a striking resemblance to the legendary vocalist and presents a passionate performance of human frailty against the backdrop of a superstar who had it all.” “All the while, Gonçalves portrays Mercury's idiosyncratic stage moves and vocal nuances to great, campy effect.”[2]
In 1998, Gonçalves co-starred with Elisabeth Röhm, Ian Lithgow, and Francis Jue in the comedic short Puppet, Love and Mertz, which was written and directed by Joe Lovero.[3]
In 1999, Gonçalves portrayed late actor James Hayden in the one act Actor Found Dead, also written and directed by Messina.[4]
In 2010, Gonçalves appeared in the film The Casualty, which was written and directed by Russian playwright Alexander Galin (Stars in the Morning Sky).[5]
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[edit] Musical History
Gonçalves is the former bass player of the now defunct New York-based hard rock band Static 13. He joined the band in 1998 and played several show in support of the band's newest release at the time, titled Fear Is Your Friend. By the time Gonçalves had joined the band, most of the album had already been recorded, so he played bass and egg shaker on "Shiverachin'" and performed a spoken word dialogue between two characters on the song "The Dark Light".[6]
According to his bio on the band's official website, his musical influences were Steve Harris, Geddy Lee and "the dude who plays bass on the theme song to Barney Miller" (Jim Hughart).[7][8] During his time in Static 13, Gonçalves played a purple Ibanez EX Series bass with Hipshot Xtender key, and was known for his spiked blonde hair, black vinyl jumpsuit, and black motorcycle harness boots, which he wore onstage and during photo shoots.[9][10]
In 1999, Gonçalves, along with fellow Static 13 member, guitarist Raymond James Rivera, left the band to form the glam hard rock band Violet Crush. The duo recruited Gianfranco Iacovo on drums/percussion and singer/actor Brandon Wardell as lead vocalist.[11] The band recorded some demos and played a few shows in the Tri-state area before disbanding a year later with Gonçalves and Wardell returning to acting.
[edit] Trivia
- Is of Portuguese descent - both parents were from Portugal.[12]
- Is an alumnus of Xavier High School.[13]
[edit] Filmography
- The Money Shot (1996)
- A Killing (1998)
- A Price Above Rubies (1998)
- Puppet, Love and Mertz (1999)
- Skyscraper Country (2002)
- The Reclamation (2008)
- What If (2009)
- The Casualty (2010)
[edit] References
- ^ Lefkowitz, David (November 24, 1997). "Freddie Mercury To Rise Again, Off-B'way, November 24". Playbill.com. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/35833-Freddie-Mercury-To-Rise-Again-Off-Bway-Nov-24.
- ^ Marone, Mark (December 13, 1997). "On Stage". Billboard: p. 46. http://www.billboard.com/search/?keyword=Goncalves&x=0&y=0#/archive/read?id=3gkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=frontcover&query=1997&date=1997-12-13.
- ^ "Puppet, Love and Mertz (1999)". IMDb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1919024/combined.
- ^ McBride, Murdoch (18 October 1999). "Life Imitates Art in Actor Found Dead, October 28 at John Houseman". Playbill.com. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/48416-Life-Imitates-Art-in-Actor-Found-Dead-Oct-28-at-John-Houseman.
- ^ "The Casualty (2010/II)". IMDb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1956646/combined.
- ^ Fear Is Your Friend (Album notes). Static 13. 1998.
- ^ Meeker, David. "Jazz on the Screen". Library of Congress. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/natlib/ihas/warehouse/jots/200028017/0001.pdf.
- ^ "Static 13's Paul Gonçalves (Bass, Vocals)". static13.com. http://www.static13.com/biopaul.htm.
- ^ "CD News". static13.com. http://www.static13.com/cdnews.htm.
- ^ Pope, Laura (August 20–23, 1998). "Static 13 Returns With Show Tomorrow". The Union Leader: pp. B4.
- ^ Wardell, Brandon. "Bio and Resume". http://www.brandonwardell.com. http://www.brandonwardell.com/Bio_and_Resume.html.
- ^ Gonçalves, Khalid. "Khalid Gonçalves". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0085273/.
- ^ "Xavier High School". wikipedia.org. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavier_High_School.
