Liviu Dan Puric (; born February 12, 1959) is a Romanian

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artist and

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Biography

He graduated in 1978 from the fine arts high school

Nicolae Tonitza Nicolae Tonitza (; April 13, 1886 – February 27, 1940) was a Romanian painter, engraver, lithographer, journalist and art critic. Drawing inspiration from Post-impressionism and Expressionism, he had a major role in introducing modernist g ...

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...

, and in 1985 from the Institute of Theatrical and Cinematographic Arts, Bucharest. Between 1985 and 1988, he was an actor at the Botoşani Theater. Nowadays, he is an actor at the

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 ...

. His shows - ''Toujours l'amour'', ''Made in Romania'', ''Costumele'' (The Costumes), ''Don Quijote'' - have been played in many countries. He played the main role in ''Broken Youth''. He also played in films for the public television in

Lausanne , neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR-74), ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. In 2000, Dan Puric received the

Order of the Star of Romania The Order of the Star of Romania (Romanian: ''Ordinul Steaua României'') is Romania's highest civil Order and second highest State decoration after the defunct Order of Michael the Brave. It is awarded by the President of Romania. It has five r ...

with the Knight rank, for "exceptional services in culture".

Honours

Romanian Royal Family The Romanian royal family ( ro, Familia regală a României) was the ruling dynasty of the Kingdom of Romania, a constitutional monarchy in Central-Eastern Europe. The kingdom existed from 1881, when Carol I of Romania was proclaimed king, until ...

: 39th Knight of the Royal Decoration of the Cross of the Romanian Royal House

Books

* ''Cine suntem'' (2008) * ''Despre omul frumos'' (2009) * ''Fii Demn!'' (2011) * ''Suflet românesc'' (2013) * ''Dulci - Jurnalul unui câine scris de un puric Dan'' (2015) * ''Să fii român!'' (2016)

References

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