Michel Popper de Carvalho

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Michel Popper de Carvalho

Also Known As: ""Michel Ray"", "Michel Ray Popper"
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Birthplace: Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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Son of Heinz Alfred Popper and Private
Husband of Charlene Lucille Heineken Popper de Carvalho
Father of Private

Occupation: private banker
Managed by: Alex Bickle
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About Michel Popper de Carvalho

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_de_Carvalho

Michel de Carvalho (born 21 July 1944) is a British financier, former Olympic skier and luger, and former actor in films (under the name Michel Ray). Born in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, his father was a Brazilian diplomat and his mother British.

de Carvalho appeared in several films as a child and teenager, including the 1962 epic film Lawrence of Arabia (where he played the character Farraj), The Divided Heart in 1954 and "The Brave one" in 1956 where he plays a young Mexican boy who tries to rescue his pet bull from being killed by a champion bullfighter.

He quit acting to attend Harvard University, which he later described as "just about the most stupid decision" he ever made.

de Carvalho represented Great Britain at the 1968 Winter Olympics in skiing, and luge at the 1972 and 1976 Winter Olympics. In May 2013 he was named President of British Skeleton.

He married Heineken heiress Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken in 1983. In 2002 Charlene inherited a fortune of GB£3 billion ($4.8bn) upon the death of her father, Freddy Heineken. They have five children, three girls, including twins, and two boys.

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Michel Popper de Carvalho's Timeline

1944
July 21, 1944
Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom