Florin Călinescu (; born 29 April 1956) is a
Romania
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politician
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, former leader of the
Green Party of Romania (PV), actor, theatre director, and television host.
Born in
Timișoara
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, he graduated the
Constantin Diaconovici Loga High School in 1975, after which he studied at the
I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts (IATC).
From 1996 to 2000, he hosted the popular late-night TV talk show (Today's Issue). He also starred in
Filantropica and is known for his role in the all-time blockbuster ''Neighbourhood Story'' (Poveste de cartier), as Davinci Stănescu.
He was chosen to dub a character in the animated series ''Iron Man'' in 2000; the series premiered on
Fox Kids
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channel.
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Selected filmography
* ''O vară de neuitat'' ''
Un été inoubliable'' (1994)
* ''Asphalt Tango'', French-Romanian film (1996)
* ''Anticamera'', TV series (2008)
* "Poveste de cartier", film (2008)
* ''Tanti Florica'', TV series (2012–present)
Electoral history
Mayor of Bucharest
References
1956 births
Living people
Actors from Timișoara
Romanian male film actors
Romanian male television actors
Romanian male stage actors
Romanian television presenters
Romanian theatre directors
Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film alumni
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