Claudiu Bleonț (; born 17 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

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, 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

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's ''

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'' 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'' under the direction of

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

; the film was nominated for the

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at the

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. 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 ''

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'', Bleonț played the role of Suetonius' ADC. In 2005 he acted in ''

Femeia visurilor ''Femeia visurilor'' is a 2005 Romanian film directed by Dan Pița and starring Dan Condurache and Răzvan Vasilescu. Cast *Dan Condurache as Thomas Alexandru * Răzvan Vasilescu as Nene * Adrian Pintea as Dr. Antim *Cătălina Mustață as ...

'', 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 Honourab ...

. He appeared in ''

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'', 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 a ...

'' (1985) * ''

Flames over Treasures ''Flames over Treasures'' ( ro, Flacăra pe Comori, 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 " ...

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

An Unforgettable Summer ''An Unforgettable Summer'' (french: Un été inoubliable; ro, O vară de neuitat) 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 Kristi ...

'' (1995) * ''

'' (2010) - Doctor * '' A Good Man'' (2014) - Vladimir * ''

End of a Gun ''End of a Gun'' is a 2016 American action film directed by Keoni Waxman, starring Steven Seagal in the lead role. Plot In Paris, Michael Decker (Steven Seagal), a former DEA agent gets involved with a British woman, Lisa Durant (Jade Ewen), when ...

'' (2016) - Armand 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 ( ro, Teatrul Naţional "Ion Luca Caragiale" București) 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'' ("Gra ...

External links

Official homepage
* Romanian male film actors 1959 births Living people Romanian male stage actors 20th-century Romanian male actors 21st-century Romanian male actors Male actors from Bucharest Television people from Bucharest Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography alumni Recipients of the Order of Cultural Merit (Romania) {{Romania-actor-stub