Olayr Coan

Olayr José Coan (January 7, 1959 – December 29, 2007) was a Brazilian actor, author and theater director. Coan worked in both television and theater as an actor.

Personal life Olayr Coan was born in Porto Feliz, São Paulo state, Brazil, on January 7, 1959. Coan never married and had no children.

Career Coan was a graduate of the Escola de Arte Dramática (EAD-USP), which is part of the University of São Paulo. He joined the Centro de Pesquisa Teatral (Research Center of Theater), which was headed by Brazilian theater director Antunes Filho. He worked on such plays as Romeo and Juliet (Romeu e Julieta), Macunaíma and Nelson 2 Rodrigues (Nelson Rodrigues 2) while at the Research Center.

Coan's most recent work was the play, O Mala (Mala), which was scheduled to premiere in the first week of January 2008 at the Teatro Folha in São Paulo, shortly after his death.

Death Olayr Coan was killed in a one car crash on the Highway Castello Branco in São Paulo state in the early hours of Saturday, December 29, 2007. He was 48 years old. Coan was driving alone to his hometown of Porto Feliz, where he was planning to spend New Year's Eve with his mother and five brothers.

Coan was buried in his native city of Porto Feliz on Monday afternoon, December 31, 2007.