Background
Chioran was born Juan Bruno Ricardo Chioran on June 18, 1963 in Alberti, Argentina to Italian immigrants Bruno Chioran (b 1928) and Alba Chioran.
Chioran was born Juan Bruno Ricardo Chioran on June 18, 1963 in Alberti, Argentina to Italian immigrants Bruno Chioran (b 1928) and Alba Chioran.
He attended York University, before attending the University of Alberta.
Chioran is best known for his voice acting roles, such as Doji in Beyblade: Metal Fusion (the first 32 episodes, later succeeded by Andrew Jackson), King Caradoc in Jane and the Dragon, and Barry Bullevardo in the animated series Iggy Arbuckle. Juan Chioran has an estimated Netto worth of $1 million. Bruno and Alba Chioran arrived in Alberti, Argentina in 1947, after the Second World War ended.
Half of their extended family remained in Italy and the other half was in Canada.
His Dad immigrated to Argentina with the intent of saving money home to his relatives. His father immigrated from Padua, Italy, and his mother was from the Venice region.
There, he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dramatic Arts. As of February 2009, he has been performing at the Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario for 10 years.
TorontoStage.com interview for "The Madonna Painter".
Chioran won a Gemini Award for Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series in 2000 for a televised showing of his portrayal of Count Dracula in Dracula: A Chamber Musical. He was nominated for a 2007 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical for The Three Musketeers at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, Illinois.
