Attila Kaszás (; 16 March 1960 – 23 March 2007) was a Slovak-born Hungarian actor.
Early life
Attila Kaszás born in
Šaľa
Šaľa (; hu, Vágsellye, german: Schelle) is a town in south-western Slovakia.
Geography
The town is located on the Danubian Lowland, on both banks of the Váh River, around 65 km from Bratislava and 30 km from Nové Zámky. Except t ...
,
Czechoslovakia
, rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי,
, common_name = Czechoslovakia
, life_span = 1918–19391945–1992
, p1 = Austria-Hungary
, image_p1 ...
, but he spent his childhood in
Vlčany, where his parents taught in the local school. He went then to the in
János Selye High School in
Komárno
Komárno, ( hu, Komárom, german: Komorn, sr, Коморан, translit=Komoran), colloquially also called ''Révkomárom, Öregkomárom, Észak-Komárom'' in Hungarian; is a town in Slovakia at the confluence of the Danube and the Váh rivers. ...
. From 1979 he studied at the
Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest
The Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest ( hu, Színház- és Filmművészeti Egyetem, SZFE) is an educational institution founded in 1865 in Budapest, Hungary. It became a university in 2000 and the name was changed to University of Theatre and F ...
, where he finished in 1983. From 1984 he was the member of the
Vígszínház
The Comedy Theater of Budapest ( hu, Vígszínház) is a theater in Budapest. Starting in the turn of the 19th and 20th century as an opposition to the conservative National Theater, it became a pioneer institution of Hungarian drama, and one of ...
for 15 years, then he worked as a freelancer for 4 years. From 2003 he was the member of the
National Theatre. He played roles in the ''József Katona Theatre'' in
Kecskemét
Kecskemét ( , sk, Kečkemét) is a city with county rights central part Hungary. It is the eighth-largest city in the country, and the county seat of Bács-Kiskun.
Kecskemét lies halfway between the capital Budapest and the country's th ...
, ''New Theatre'' in
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
, ''Kamaraszínház'' in Budapest, ''Rock Theatre'' in Budapest and in
Győr
Győr ( , ; german: Raab, links=no; names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia region, and – halfway between Budapest and Vienna – situated on one of ...
, Kecskemét,
Sopron
Sopron (; german: Ödenburg, ; sl, Šopron) is a city in Hungary on the Austrian border, near Lake Neusiedl/Lake Fertő.
History
Ancient times-13th century
When the area that is today Western Hungary was a province of the Roman Empire, a ...
and
Szeged
Szeged ( , ; see also other alternative names) is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat of Csongrád-Csanád county. The University of Szeged is one of the m ...
.
He reached his first success in 1990 in
Georg Büchner
Karl Georg Büchner (17 October 1813 – 19 February 1837) was a German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose, considered part of the Young Germany movement. He was also a revolutionary and the brother of physician and philosopher Ludwig Büch ...
's comedy, ''
Leonce and Lena
''Leonce and Lena'' (german: Leonce und Lena) is a play by German dramatist Georg Büchner (1813–1837) which is considered a comedy, but is actually a satire veiled in humor. It was written in the spring of 1836 for a competition 'for the best ...
'', acting Leonce. He got the Best Actor-prize then. In his career he played main character in more than 50 acts, TV and movie roles. With his finest sound he played in several musicals, too.
His first wife was actress Enikő Eszenyi, then after a short relationship with actress Edit Balázsovits he married again. From his second marriage one son was born, Jancsi (*2005) and shortly after his death his wife gave birth to their daughter, Luca (*2007).
Death
According to his actor friend, Péter Trokán, he already felt very badly days before the first performance of ''
Twelve Angry Men
''Twelve Angry Men'' is an American courtroom drama written by Reginald Rose concerning the jury of a homicide trial. It was broadcast initially as a television play in 1954. The following year it was adapted for the stage. It was adapted for a ...
''. On 19 March 2007 on the pilot of this act, he suddenly dropped on the stage. In the ambulance he needed to be reanimated. He was carried into the Neurological Institute for intensive care, with a diagnosis of a stroke. He stayed there for four days in a
coma. On the night of 22 March an operation was held to save his life, but on the second day at 7:40 p.m. he died.
Filmography
* Fehér rozsda (1982) - TV
* ''
Macbeth'' (1982)
* Cha-Cha-Cha (1982)
* Az élet muzsikája (1984)
* Boszorkányszombat (1984)
* Napló Gyermekeimnek (1984)
* Hány az óra, Vekker úr? (1985)
* A Másik ember (1987)
* Nyolc évszak (1987) - TV mini series
* Zuhanás közben (1987)
* Titánia, Titánia, avagy a dublörök éjszakája (1988)
* Hét akasztott (1988)
* Tükörgömb (1990)
* Zenés TV színház (1990)
* Isten hátrafelé megy (1991)
* Édes Emma, drága Böbe (1992)
* Prinzenbad (
German movie) (1993)
* Patika (1994–1995) TV-series
* Érzékek iskolája (1996)
* Üvegtigris (2001)
* A Hídember (2002)
*
Hukkle
''Hukkle'' (meaning "hiccup") is a 2002 experimental Hungarian film directed by György Pálfi about the daily life of people in a village. The story is based on the Angel Makers of Nagyrév.
Cast
* Ferenc Bandi: Uncle Csuklik
* Józsefné ...
(2002)
*
Egy hét Pesten és Budán (2003)
* Üvegfal (2003)
* Sértett (2003)
* Kútfejek (2006)
* Indián nyár (2006) - TV
* Árpád népe (2006) - TV
* 56 csepp vér (2007)
* A Kísértés (2007) - TV
References
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaszas, Attila
1960 births
2007 deaths
Hungarian male film actors
Hungarian male television actors
Hungarian male stage actors
20th-century Hungarian male actors
21st-century Hungarian male actors
People from Šaľa