Florin Piersic
| Florin Piersic WFB | |
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| Born |
27 January 1936 (age 80) Cluj, Kingdom of Romania |
| Nationality | Romanian, Moldavian[1] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1957–present |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Török |
Florin Piersic (Romanian pronunciation: [floˈrin ˈpjersik]; born 27 January 1936)[2][3][4][5] is a well-known Romanian actor and TV personality.
Biography
Piersic's parents were from Bucovina, his mother was born in Valea Seacă, and his father, Ștefan Piersic, a veterinary physician, was originally from Corlata. Piersic spent his childhood years in Corlata, Pojorâta and Cajvana,[6] later, in Cernăuţi, and then his family moved to Cluj, where Florin graduated from the High School for Boys No. 3.[7]
Piersic attended the Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in Bucharest. He joined the regular cast of the Romanian National Theater at 1959 and performed in numerous productions until his retirement in 1989.[8] His first role was as Richard in The Devil's Disciple.[9]
In 1958 he made his debut on screen in the French-Romanian co-production The Thistles of the Bărăgan. He appeared in more than forty movies, most of them in the Ceauşescu era. He often depicted heroic, masculine characters. More recently, he played in a soap opera.[10]
Piersic married thrice: to Tatiana Iekel (their marriage lasted from 1962 to 1974), with whom he had a son, Florin Jr.; To Anna Széles (1975–1985), the mother of another son, Daniel; and from 1993, he is married to Anna Török.[11]
In 2006, he was voted to the 51st place on the 100 greatest Romanians list. At 2008 he became an honorary citizen of Oradea. In 2009, he was bestowed with the lifetime achievement award in the Transilvania International Film Festival.[12]
Selected filmography
- 1957 – The Thistles of the Bărăgan
- 1961 – A Bomb Was Stolen
- 1965 – Harap Alb
- 1968 – The Last Roman
- 1968 – The Column
- 1970 – Liberation
- 1971 – Michael the Brave
- 1974 – Ill|ro|Ștefan cel Mare – Vaslui 1475
- 1977 - Oil!
References
- ↑ "flacaraiasului Resources and Information. This website is for sale!". flacaraiasului.info. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ↑ "Florin Piersic s-a nascut dintr-un cinematograf din Cluj! Parintii lui erau la un film in 1936, cand mama lui si-a dat seama ca va naste! – Divertisment". Stiridecluj.ro. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ↑ LA MULTI ANI MAESTRE FLORIN PIERSIC. cluj-am.ro. 27 January 2012
- ↑ "La mulţi ani, Florin Piersic!". Libertatea.ro. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ↑ Mld Media Srl. "Actorul român Florin Piersic a primit cetăţenie moldovenească – Noutăţile Moldovei: politică, economie, societate, sport, cîntece moldoveneşti, cultura moldovenească, foto, video". NOI.MD. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ↑ "Local: Florin Piersic a spus ca vrea sa fie inmormantat la Corlata » Monitorul de Suceava – Vineri, 23 Martie 2012". Monitorulsv.ro. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ↑ "Florin Piersic – Actor". CineMagia.ro. 27 January 1936. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ↑ Florin Piersic la 74 de ani. Transmite-i un mesaj!. click.ro. 27 January 2010
- ↑ "Florin Piersic cinema si biografie – stiri recente". Showbiz.ro. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ↑ "Florin Piersic va juca în "Lacrimi de iubire"". Monitorulexpres.ro. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ↑ Florin Piersic. IMDb
- ↑ "New Wave Movie Wins at Romania’s Transylvania International Film Festival". Balkan Travellers. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
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