Claudiu Bleonț (; born 27 August 1959) is a Romanian film and theatre actor, comedian, television celebrity, and television presenter at

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, for the show ''Duminica în familie''. He is known in Romania not only for acting, but also for his improvisation.

Life and career

Born in

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...

, Bleonț went to the , and graduated from the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts in Bucharest. Since then, he has played lead roles at many theatres in Romania, often preferring more classical productions. However, one of his most well-known theatre performances is as Romeo in a production of

Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's natio ...

's ''

Romeo and Juliet ''The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet'', often shortened to ''Romeo and Juliet'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare about the romance between two young Italians from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's ...

'' with the balcony scene replaced with a bathtub. He has received several national awards for his theatre work. He has since appeared in seventeen films, under many of the Romanian directors. He had a lead role in the film ''

Un été inoubliable ''An Unforgettable Summer'' (; ) is a 1994 drama film directed and produced by Lucian Pintilie. A Romanian-French co-production based on a chapter from a novel by Petru Dumitriu, it stars Kristin Scott Thomas as Hungarian-born aristocrat Marie-Th ...

'' under the direction of

Lucian Pintilie Lucian Pintilie (; 9 November 1933 – 16 May 2018Lucian Pi ...

; the film was nominated for the

Golden Palm The (; ) is the highest prize awarded to the director of the Best Feature Film of the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festiv ...

at the

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Film Festival (; ), until 2003 called the International Film Festival ('), is the most prestigious film festival in the world. Held in Cannes, France, it previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around ...

. He married Beatrice Bleonț, a stage director, in 1995; they have since divorced and since 2001 he has been married to Andra Negulescu, an actress. In the 2003 film ''

Boudica Boudica or Boudicca (, from Brittonic languages, Brythonic * 'victory, win' + * 'having' suffix, i.e. 'Victorious Woman', known in Latin chronicles as Boadicea or Boudicea, and in Welsh language, Welsh as , ) was a queen of the Iceni, ancient ...

'', Bleonț played the role of Suetonius' ADC. In 2005 he acted in '' Femeia visurilor'', a Romanian film directed by

Dan Pița Dan Pița (; born 11 October 1938 in Dorohoi, Botoșani County, Romania) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. Career Pița has directed several award-winning films since 1970, including the 1985 hit '' Pas în doi'', which won an Honour ...

. He appeared in '' Eva'', which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2010.

Filmography

* ' (1981) * ' (1984) * ' (1984) * ''

Pas în doi ''Pas în doi'', also known as ''Paso Doble'', is a 1985 Romanian film directed by Dan Pița. It stars Claudiu Bleonț, Petre Nicolae, Anda Onesa and Ecaterina Nazare. It was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival where it won an ...

'' (1985) * ''

Flames over Treasures ''Flames over Treasures'' (, and also known as ''Flames on the Treasures''), is a 1988 Romanian film produced by Romania Film and directed by Nicolae Mărgineanu from a script by Ion Agârbiceanu from Agârbiceanu's novel "Archangels." It concern ...

'' (1988) * ''Rochia albă de dantelă'' (1988) * ''Autor Anonim'' (1989) * ''

An Unforgettable Summer ''An Unforgettable Summer'' (; ) is a 1994 drama film directed and produced by Lucian Pintilie. A Romanian- French co-production based on a chapter from a novel by Petru Dumitriu, it stars Kristin Scott Thomas as Hungarian-born aristocrat Marie- ...

'' (1995) * '' Eva'' (2010) - Doctor * ''

A Good Man A Good Man may refer to: * "A Good Man" (song), a 2006 song by Emerson Drive * ''A Good Man'' (1941 film), an Argentinean film * ''A Good Man'' (2009 film), a Spanish film * ''A Good Man'' (2011 film), a documentary film * ''A Good Man'' (2014 ...

'' (2014) - Vladimir * '' End of a Gun'' (2016) - Chauvin * Hotel Transilvania (2012)- Dracula (Romanian version) * The Lion King- Zazu (Romanian voice)

References

Claudiu Bleonţ
page at

National Theatre Bucharest The National Theatre Bucharest () is one of the national theatres of Romania, located in the capital city of Bucharest. Founding It was founded as the ''Teatrul cel Mare din București'' ("Grand Theatre of Bucharest") in 1852, its first director ...

External links

Official homepage
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