{{Short description|Argentine actor and author}} {{Infobox person | name = Leandro Taub | image = Letaub.jpg | caption = Leandro Taub in 2015 | birth_name = <!-- Should be left blank as she is not best known by a stage name --> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|5|5|mf=yes}} | birth_place = [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina | citizenship = {{hlist|Argentina|Poland}} | occupation = Actor, Author | alias = | years_active = 2011–present | spouse = | children = | website = {{URL|http://leandrotaub.com/}} }}
'''Leandro Taub''' is an Argentine actor, author, and motivational speaker<ref>{{cite news |title=taub as Author and writer |url=https://www.lacapital.com.ar/escenario/el-curriculum-exotico-del-nuevo-novio-celeste-cid-n482467.html |publisher=lacapital |date=November 5, 2015}}</ref> who was born on May 5, 1983, in [[Buenos Aires]] and raised in [[Bariloche]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Taub Date Of Birth |url=http://www.bamarte.com.ar/literatura/lanzamientos/item/6675-leandro-taub-autor-de-la-mente-oculta-en-argentina |website=bamarte.com.ar}}</ref> As an actor, he debuted as the poet [[Enrique Lihn]] in [[Alejandro Jodorowsky]]'s film<ref>{{cite news |title=Alejandro Jodorowsky's Film "Endless Poetry" |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/endless-poetry-alejandro-jodorowsky-in-dialogue-with-himself/2017/07/27/357ff20a-70a4-11e7-8f39-eeb7d3a2d304_story.html?noredirect=on |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=July 27, 2017}}</ref> [[Endless Poetry]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Leandro Taub in Endless Poetry |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/13/movies/review-endless-poetry-alejandro-jodorowskys-surreal-self-portrait.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Taub in Endless Poetry |url=https://www.efe.com/efe/america/cultura/chile-brasil-argentina-y-espana-pondran-el-acento-latino-en-cannes/20000009-2919167# |publisher=[[EFE]] |date=May 7, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Leandro Taub as Enrique Lihn |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-endless-poetry-review-20170713-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=July 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Leandro as Enrique Lihn in Endless Poetry |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-ca-list-0709-movie-openings-20170709-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=July 9, 2017}}</ref> He wrote 6 books, and one of them is Sabiduría Casera.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sabiduría Casera |url=https://www.clarin.com/entremujeres/vida-sana/bienestar/leandro-taub-couture-sabiduria-casera_0_HyEy-5DXx.html |publisher=[[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)]] |date=January 1, 2012}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Taub comes from a Polish-Jewish family.<ref>{{cite news |title=Leandro Taub: La universalidad del escritor – El Impulso |url=https://www.elimpulso.com/2014/05/11/leandro-taub-la-universalidad-del-escritor/ |publisher=[[El Impulso (Venezuela)]] |date=May 11, 2014}}</ref> He got his degrees as a Bachelor in Economics and a Master in Finance from the [[University of CEMA]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bachelor in Economics and Master in Finance |url=https://ucema.edu.ar/mailing/taub |website=ucema.edu.ar |access-date=2019-04-18 |archive-date=2019-01-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102050608/https://ucema.edu.ar/mailing/taub |url-status=dead }}</ref> He also studied numerology, yoga, kabbalah, shamanism, tarot and alchemy.<ref>{{cite news|date=November 4, 2015|title=Interests in study|publisher=[[La Nación]]|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/1842619-quien-es-leandro-taub-el-escritor-esoterista-que-enamoro-a-celeste-cid}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
== Career == Taub started his career as a financial analyst. By the age of 23, he had begun working as an investment advisor. He has also worked for a [[hedge fund]] and for organizations in several countries, such as the [[United States|US]] and the [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Leandro Taub llega a la ciudad en su gira latinoamericana|url=https://www.lacapitalmdp.com/leandro-taub-llega-a-la-ciudad-en-su-gira-latinoamericana/|access-date=2021-08-26|website=Diario La Capital de Mar del Plata|language=es-ES}}</ref>
By the age of 24, after a life crisis, he left Argentina and travelled around the globe before finding his purpose in life.<ref>{{cite news|date=October 2, 2015|title=Education|publisher=[[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)]]|url=https://www.clarin.com/famosos/leandro-taub-celeste-cid-bienestar-novio-mente_0_SyUv4MYDml.html}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
In 2011, he worked with the Argentine musician [[Fito Páez]] for the music video London Town.<ref>{{cite news|date=Jul 29, 2011|title=Fito Páez estrenó el video de "London Town" que filmó en Londres|publisher=[[La Capital]]|url=https://www.lacapital.com.ar/escenario/fito-paacuteez-estrenoacute-el-video-london-town-que-filmoacute-londres-n405993.html}}</ref> In the same year, Taub published his first book, ''Sabiduría Casera'' (Homemade Wisdom), with the Jnana Yogi, Lou Couture, and it became a bestseller that year.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.audible.com/author/Leandro-Taub/B00J83XZ16|title=Leandro Taub – Audio Books, Best Sellers, Author Bio {{!}} Audible.com|language=en}}</ref> Following the publishing of his first book, he became a friend of Chilean-French filmmaker [[Alejandro Jodorowsky]] who wrote the introduction to Taub's third book, ''La Mente Oculta'' (The Hidden Mind), and invited Taub two years later to play the role at [[Endless Poetry]], that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Leandro Taub speaks about Alejandro Jodorowsky {{!}} Event {{!}} ArtConnect|url=https://www.artconnect.com/events/leandro-taub-speaks-about-alejandro-jodorowsky|access-date=2021-08-26|website=www.artconnect.com|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826004803/https://www.artconnect.com/events/leandro-taub-speaks-about-alejandro-jodorowsky|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hoeij|first=Boyd van|date=2016-05-14|title='Endless Poetry' ('Poesia sin fin'): Cannes Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/endless-poetry-poesia-sin-fin-893999/|access-date=2021-08-26|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US}}</ref>
During his career, Taub wrote 6 books and 27 audiobooks on the topics of Kabbalah, Buddhism, Yoga, Shamanism, Tarot, and Numerology<ref name=":0" /> and gave lectures in Argentina,<ref>{{cite news|date=Dec 25, 2016|title=Llega a Mar del Plata Leandro Taub con "Revelaciones"|publisher=[[0223 (Argentine newspaper)]]|url=https://www.0223.com.ar/nota/2016-12-25-llega-a-mar-del-plata-leandro-taub-con-revelaciones}}</ref> Mexico,<ref>{{cite news|date=Mar 14, 2014|title=Leandro Taub ofrece un taller de autoconocimiento|publisher=[[Milenio]]|url=https://www.milenio.com/cultura/leandro-taub-ofrece-un-taller-de-autoconocimiento}}</ref> and Chile about his books and work.<ref>{{cite news|date=Jan 6, 2014|title=La Feria del Libro de Viña del Mar se toma las vacaciones|publisher=[[24 Horas (Chilean TV program)]]|url=https://www.24horas.cl/tendencias/espectaculosycultura/la-feria-del-libro-de-vina-del-mar-se-toma-las-vacaciones-1013726}}</ref>
In 2021, he made his feature film directorial debut with the drama film ''Externo,'' which earned a 100% approval rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]] based on 5 reviews.<ref name=":1" />
== Filmography ==
=== Featured === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Director !! Role |- | 2016 || [[Endless Poetry]] || [[Alejandro Jodorowsky]] || As Enrique Lihn |- | 2017 || Woodwind || Fin Manjoo || As Bonifaz<ref>{{cite web |title=Leandro Taub as Bonifaz in 'Woodwind' |url= https://www.splingmovies.com/2018/02/movie-review-woodwind |website=splingmovies.com|date= 15 February 2018 }}</ref> |- | 2021 || Externo || Leandro Taub & Jonathan Taub || As Joseph<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=externo |url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/externo |website=rottentomatoes.com}}</ref> |- | 2022 || A Wounded Fawn || Travis Stevens || As Marcel Champ<ref>{{cite web |title=A Wounded Fawn |url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_wounded_fawn |website=rottentomatoes.com}}</ref> |- | 2024 || Where to Land || [[Hal Hartley]] || As Photographer's Assistant<ref>{{cite web |title=Hal Hartley to Direct 'Where to Land' for 'Bleed for This' Producer Verdi Productions (EXCLUSIVE) |url= https://variety.com/2022/film/news/hal-hartley-where-to-land-1235438819/ |website=variety.com}}</ref> |}
=== Documentary === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Director !! Role |- | 2015 || Quién soy? (Who am I?)<ref name="Clarín (Argentine newspaper)">{{cite news |title=Quién es? the documentary film |url=https://www.clarin.com/famosos/leandro-taub-celeste-cid-bienestar-novio-mente_0_SyUv4MYDml.html |publisher=[[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)]]}}</ref> || Luis Alvarez Armenta || Leandro Taub |}
=== Short films === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Director |- |2016 ||An Innocent Mind Has No Fear |Ralf Schmerberg<ref>{{Cite web|title=Helene Hegemann: An Innocent Mind Has No Fear - 032c|url=https://032c.com/helene-hegemann-innocent-mind-no-fear|access-date=2021-08-26|website=[[032c]]| date=20 January 2017 |language=en}}</ref> |- |2017 |Bed |Florian Tscharf |- |2022 |All Tomorrow's People |Jivensley Alexis<ref>{{Cite web|title=All Tomorrow's People|url=https://www.bureauofcreative.works/film/atp|access-date=2022-09-20|website=[[The Bureau of Creative Works]]| date=20 September 2022 |language=en}}</ref> |- |2024 |The Resident |Sergio Graman<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Resident|url=https://www.imdb.com/es-es/title/tt32898163/|website=[[IMDB]]|language=en}}</ref> |}
=== Upcoming === * The Dream of the Guest: with the actors [[Amanda Plummer]], [[Jean-Marc Barr]], [[John Robinson (American actor)|John Robinson]], [[Lizzie Brocheré]] and [[Udo Kier]], co-produced by the German producer [[:de:Peter Rommel (Filmproduzent)|Peter Rommel]].<ref>{{cite news |title=upcoming film "The Dream of the Guest" |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/jodorowsky-actor-to-debut-film-at-new-co-pro-event/5108630.article |publisher=[[Screen International]] |date=August 22, 2016}}</ref>
== Books == {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Title |- | 2011 || Sabiduría Casera |- | 2012 || Santo Diablo<ref>{{cite web |title=Santo Diablo "Holy Devil" |url=https://www.elpopular.mx/2016/11/04/cultura/leandro-taub-arranca-desde-puebla-un-viaje-para-despertar-153079 |website=elpopular.mx |date=2016-11-04 |access-date=2019-04-18 |archive-date=2019-01-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102050756/https://www.elpopular.mx/2016/11/04/cultura/leandro-taub-arranca-desde-puebla-un-viaje-para-despertar-153079 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | 2013 || La Mente Oculta<ref>{{cite web |title=La Mente Oculta "The Hidden Mind" |url=http://www.milenio.com/cultura/leandro-taub-ofrece-un-taller-de-autoconocimiento |website=milenio.com}}</ref> |- | 2014 || Homemade Wisdom<ref>{{cite news |title=Homemade Wisdom |url=https://www.clarin.com/tech/tecno-modales-reglas-usar-smartphone_0_HJzhScFDXg.html |publisher=[[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)]] |date=April 11, 2014}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | 2016 || Cuentos para la mente oculta<ref>{{cite web |title=Book Cuentos para la mente oculta |url=https://www.elpopular.mx/2016/11/04/cultura/leandro-taub-arranca-desde-puebla-un-viaje-para-despertar-153079 |website=elpopular.mx |date=2016-11-04 |access-date=2019-04-18 |archive-date=2019-01-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102050756/https://www.elpopular.mx/2016/11/04/cultura/leandro-taub-arranca-desde-puebla-un-viaje-para-despertar-153079 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |El Anarquista |- | 2025 || Romance<ref>{{cite news |title=LEANDRO TAUB'S NEW BOOK "ROMANCE" OFFERS MYSTICAL GUIDE TO LOVE |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/leandro-taubs-book-romance-offers-191200400.html |publisher=[[Yahoo! (US Website)]] |date=March 11, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=LEANDRO TAUB'S NEW BOOK "ROMANCE" OFFERS MYSTICAL GUIDE TO LOVE |url=https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/03/n44260624/leandro-taubs-new-book-romance-offers-mystical-guide-to-love |publisher=[[Benzinga (US Website)]] |date=March 11, 2025}}</ref> |- |}
== Personal life == In 2015 he was the boyfriend of the Argentine actress [[Celeste Cid]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Taub's Relationship with Celeste Cid |url=https://www.clarin.com/famosos/leandro-taub-celeste-cid-bienestar-novio-mente_0_SyUv4MYDml.html |publisher=[[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)]] |date=February 10, 2015}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://leandrotaub.com/ Official website] *{{IMDb name|nm5441632}} *{{Rotten Tomatoes | celebrity/leandro_taub | Leandro Taub}}
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