Olayr Coan was born in Porto Feliz, São Paulo state, Brazil, on January 7, 1959.
[1] Coan was a graduate of the Escola de Arte Dramática (EAD-USP), which is part of the University of São Paulo.
[1] Coan's recent works included Toda Nudez Será Castigada by Nelson Rodrigues in 2006 and Dracula, based on the classic by Bram Stoker, which debuted at the Teatro Cultura Inglesa in São Paulo in 2007.
[1] 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.
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.