Florin Piersic

Grand Cross and Sash ranks of the Order of the Star of Romania
Born27 January 1936 (1936-01-27) (age 88)
Cluj, Romania
NationalityRomanian
Citizenship Romania
 Moldova[1]
OccupationActor
Years active1957–present
SpouseAnna Török

Florin Piersic (Romanian pronunciation: [floˈrin ˈpjersik]; born 27 January 1936, Cluj-Napoca)[2][3][4][5] is a well-known Romanian actor and TV personality. He is particularly famous for his leading roles in The White Moor and the Margelatu series films. He has a reputation, often parodied in popular culture, as a raconteur.

In 2006 and 2011 the actor was chosen by Disney Pixar to provide the Romanian voice of Mack in the animated movie Cars.[6]

Biography

Piersic's parents were from Bucovina, his mother was born in Valea Seacă, and his father, Ștefan Piersic, a veterinary physician, was originally from Corlata. Piersic spent his childhood years in Corlata, Pojorâta and Cajvana,[7] later, in Cernăuţi, and then his family moved to Cluj, where Florin graduated from the High School for Boys No. 3.[8]

Piersic attended the Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in Bucharest. He joined the regular cast of the Romanian National Theater at 1959 and performed in numerous productions until his retirement in 1989.[9] His first role was as Richard in The Devil's Disciple.[10]

In 1958 he made his debut on screen in the French-Romanian co-production The Thistles of the Bărăgan. He appeared in more than forty movies, most of them in the Ceauşescu era. He often depicted heroic, masculine characters. More recently, he played in a soap opera.[11]

Piersic married three times: to Tatiana Iekel (their marriage lasted from 1962 to 1974), with whom he had a son, Florin Jr.; To Anna Széles (1975–1985), the mother of another son, Daniel; and from 1993, he was married to Anna Török.[12]

In 2006, he was voted to the 51st place on the 100 greatest Romanians list. In 2008 he became an honorary citizen of Oradea. In 2009, he was bestowed with the lifetime achievement award in the Transilvania International Film Festival.[13]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Florin Piersic, decorat de președintele Republicii Moldova cu titlul onorific de "Artist al Poporului"". agerpres.ro. 26 January 2016. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Florin Piersic s-a nascut dintr-un cinematograf din Cluj! Parintii lui erau la un film in 1936, cand mama lui si-a dat seama ca va naste! – Divertisment". Stiridecluj.ro. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  3. ^ LA MULTI ANI MAESTRE FLORIN PIERSIC. cluj-am.ro. 27 January 2012
  4. ^ "La mulţi ani, Florin Piersic!". Libertatea.ro. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  5. ^ Mld Media Srl. "Actorul român Florin Piersic a primit cetăţenie moldovenească – Noutăţile Moldovei: politică, economie, societate, sport, cîntece moldoveneşti, cultura moldovenească, foto, video". NOI.MD. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Ei sunt vocile desenelor animate". 18 June 2007.
  7. ^ "Local: Florin Piersic a spus ca vrea sa fie inmormantat la Corlata » Monitorul de Suceava – Vineri, 23 Martie 2012". Monitorulsv.ro. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Florin Piersic – Actor". CineMagia.ro. 27 January 1936. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  9. ^ Florin Piersic la 74 de ani. Transmite-i un mesaj!. click.ro. 27 January 2010
  10. ^ "Florin Piersic cinema si biografie – stiri recente". Showbiz.ro. 5 February 2010. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  11. ^ "Florin Piersic va juca în "Lacrimi de iubire"". Monitorulexpres.ro. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  12. ^ Florin Piersic. IMDb
  13. ^ "New Wave Movie Wins at Romania's Transylvania International Film Festival". Balkan Travellers. 19 June 2009. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.

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