Dragoș Bucur (; born 13 June 1977) is a

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, ambassador for the program ''Youth of the Move'' involved by the

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, and

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for the show '' Visuri la cheie'' broadcast on

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'' Visuri la cheie''. Dragoș Bucur received the

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, the annual acting award for up-and-coming actors by

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, at the

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2010. He holds an acting degree from

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, Romania. He became known through his roles in ''

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'' praised by ''

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'', " The Way Back", or "

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notes about Dragoș character: "Dragoș plays Bogdan or 'Boogie', a hardworking guy who has been prevailed upon to take his partner Smaranda (Anamaria Marinca) and their child to the seaside." Also he stars in "

The Paper Will Be Blue ''The Paper Will Be Blue'' ( ro, Hârtia va fi albastră) is a 2006 Romanian film written and directed by Radu Muntean. The story is set on the night between 22 and 23 December 1989, the time of the Romanian Revolution. It follows a Militia unit ...

" and many more productions. Apart from being an actor he has also hosted several Romanian TV shows like ''Jurnal de călătorie'', ''Faci Pariu?'', ''Marfă'', ''Câștigi fără să știi'', etc.

Awards and honours

For his acting talent he has received many awards in the recent years. In 2002 and 2009 he won the UCIN award for Best Actor for the films '' The Rage'' and ''

'', while in 2009 and 2010 he won the GOPO award for Best Actor again for Boogie and Police, he also received the

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at Buenos Aires Intl. Festival of Independent Film (

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) writes

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. He currently resides in

, together with his wife, Romanian singer

Dana Nălbaru Dana Nălbaru (born 23 October 1976) is a Romanian singer, songwriter, and musician. Widely known as former HI-Q band member, Dana Nălbaru started her solo music career in 2004 with her first music album ''Zbor''. She currently resides in Buc ...

and their daughter Sofia, who was born in 2007. In March 2010, Dragos Bucur,

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and

Alexandru Papadopol Alexandru Papadopol (; born 5 April 1975, in Râmnicu Vâlcea) is a Romanian actor. At the beginning of the year 2000 he appeared in the films ''Marfa şi banii'' (''Goods and Money'' or ''Stuff and Dough'') and '' Occident'', after which he a ...

founded Actoriedefilm.ro - acting school and production company.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Dragoș Bucur at www.shooting-stars.eu
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bucur, Dragos 1977 births Living people Romanian male film actors Male actors from Bucharest Romanian male television actors 20th-century Romanian male actors 21st-century Romanian male actors Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography alumni Television people from Bucharest