Roberto M. Rey Jr.

Roberto M. Rey Jr.
Personal details
Born Roberto Miguel Rey Júnior
(1961-10-01) October 1, 1961
São Paulo, Brazil
Nationality Brazilian–American
Political party PATRI (since 2016)
PSC (2014–2016)
Spouse(s)
Hayley Rey (m. 2000)
Children 2
Occupation Plastic surgeon, TV presenter

Roberto Miguel Rey Júnior (born October 1, 1961) is a Brazilian American politician and surgeon specializing in plastic surgery.[1] He was featured on the E! reality series Dr. 90210, and ran for a seat in Brazil's Chamber of Deputies for the state of São Paulo's Social Christian Party (PSC) in the 2014 Brazilian general election, 2014, but was not elected.[2] In 2015, he became the 3rd Vice President of the National Ecologic Party (PEN). A controversial figure, he has advocated in favor of populist right-wing political views and was a pre-candidate for the 2018 Brazilian presidential election.[3]

Biography

Roberto Miguel Rey Júnior was born in São Paulo, Brazil to engineer Roberto Miguel Rey, an American-born naturalized Brazilian[4] and Avelina Reisdörfer, a Brazilian of German descent.[5] The family lived in São Paulo until 1974, when 12-year old Rey and his brother and two sisters came to the United States.

He became a member of the Screen Actors Guild in 1980 and has appeared in national television advertisements, most recently in a Carl's Jr. commercial in which he advises a chicken to undergo breast augmentation surgery. Rey was the medical consultant on the American film Se7en, and made a cameo appearance in the Bollywood movie, Americanizing Shelley. He is also an avid martial artist with black belts in Taekwondo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

Career

Education

Roberto M. Rey Jr. earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Arizona State University in Chemistry, a master's degree in Health Policy from Harvard, and a Doctor of Medicine (MD) from Tufts University School of Medicine.[6] Rey completed a 3-year general surgery residency at Harbor UCLA, and a cosmetic surgery residency at the University of Tennessee-Memphis Health Science Center.[7] He subsequently undertook an aesthetic and breast reconstruction fellowship at the Harvard Medical School's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.

Surgeon & Television

He is licensed to practice medicine in the states of California and Massachusetts, and served as a medical correspondent for The Insider and NBC4 news.

Rey has appeared on TV shows, including The View, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Dr. Phil, and the topic of print articles published in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal,, and Forbes Brazil. Rey had a weekly casebook article in Life and Style Magazine,[8] is a member of The Los Angeles Medical Association and American Medical Association, and is on staff at Cedars Sinai Hospital.[9] In 2004, Rey became a frontman of the reality show Dr. 90210, a program that showcases his and other surgeon's practices, the surgeries and patients, as well as his family life. Rey has performed plastic surgery on celebrity patients, one of which (John Travolta's niece's breast augmentation procedure) was featured in an episode of Dr. 90210.[10]

Dr. Mark L. Jewell, the president of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, said: "Dr. Rey is a skilled surgeon, but his informal way with patients is inappropriate, even undignified, and the reality show gives viewers the impression that plastic surgery is a casual beauty treatment rather than a serious surgical procedure".[11]

Personal life

Rey is married to Quebec-born Hayley Rey (born August 24, 1974). They have 2 children: one daughter, Sydney, born in 2000 and one son, Robby, born in 2004. They live in Beverly Hills, California.[12] The Reys owned three Chihuahuas and a German Shepherd.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Why Not Be Perfect?". Articles.latimes.com. 9 July 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Celebrities at the polls". Archive.boston.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Doc Hollywood for President: Brazilian Plastic Surgeon to 'Cure' His Country". Sputniknews.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Dr. Rey says he can shrink you". Archive.boston.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Mórmon, Médico, Metrossexual e Candidato". Vozesmormons.org. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Robert Rey, MD - Beverly Hills, CA". Yelp.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "Dr. Robert Rey". Tmz.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "Target : Expect More. Pay Less". Intl.target.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "Has he had a nip/tuck? Plastic surgeon and Dr. 90210 star Robert Rey, 50, displays his toned torso as he hits the beach". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "Dr. Robert Rey - Advanced Surgical Institute". Theadvancedsurgicalinstitute.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  12. ↑ "Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Robert Rey's house". Latimes.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  13. ↑ Diamond, Wendy (16 November 2009). "Dr. Robert Rey and Hayley Rey of 'Dr. 90210' - Animal Fair". Animalfair.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
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