Alexandru Dabija

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Alexandru Dabija
Born (1955-02-13) February 13, 1955 (age 66)
Alma mater I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts
Occupation
  • Actor
  • Film director
Awards National Order of Faithful Service (2000)
Gopo Award for Best Supporting Actor (2016)

Alexandru Dabija (born February 13, 1955) is a stage director and actor in Romanian theater and film.

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Born in Piatra Neamț, he graduated from the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts in Bucharest. [1] Dabija debuted in 1976 with Philip Massinger's Reflection at the Youth Theater in Piatra Neamț, winning the Best Director of the Year award. [2] [3] He was general manager of the Odeon Theatre in Bucharest from 1991 to 1994 and from 1996 to 2002. [4]

Theater plays directed

Filmography

Awards

In December 2000 he was awarded by then-President Emil Constantinescu the National Order of Faithful Service, Officer rank. [7]

For his performance as boyar Iordache Cîndescu from the film Aferim! (by director Radu Jude, released in 2015), Dabija was rewarded with the Gopo Award for Best Supporting Actor at Gopo Gala 2016.

References and notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Alexandru Dabija la 60 de ani" (in Romanian). Agerpres. February 12, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  2. TNB.ro — Alexandru Dabija
  3. TVR Archived 2012-11-13 at the Wayback Machine — Iureș, Dabija
  4. "Știri Kappa". Archived from the original on 2007-03-02. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  5. O umbră de nor selected for Cannes Film Festival, in Quinzaine des Réalisateurs
  6. "Scarred Hearts (2016)" via www.imdb.com.
  7. "Decretul nr. 524/2000 privind conferirea unor decorații naționale personalului din subordinea Ministerului Culturii" (in Romanian). Monitorul Oficial. December 16, 2000. Retrieved December 27, 2021.

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