Lombardi started his career in the 1950s doing voiceovers for commercials on TV Paulista, a station owned by Rede Globo in São Paulo.
[1] He remained at Rede Globo for fifteen years, leaving the station when Silvio Santos decided to create the TVS.
[1] After his success in television, he also hosted radio programs.
Lombardi died[2] in his sleep[3] at his home in Santo André, São Paulo, on December 2, 2009[4] of a heart attack.
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