Date / Place of Birth - 28 May 1974 / Bucharest (Romania)
Citizenship - Romanian
Contact addresses
Home: Bucharest, Ion Mihalache Bd., 62, Bl.40, Sc. B, et.6, ap.47, sector 1, Romania
Theatre: Comedy Theatre, Sf. Dumitru street, 2, sector 3, Bucharest, Romania
Telephone: +40 727 375 753
E-mail: tudor@vamaveche.ro
EDUCATION
1992-1996: Academy of Theatre and Film, Bucharest, Romania
1988-1992: "Ion Neculce" High School, Bucharest, Romania
1985-1988:"Musical School, Bucharest, clarinet
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - THEATRE - ACTING
2004 - Mr. Charles in the Romanian musical "Kiritza of Birzoieni" by Vasile Alecsandri
Direction and adaptation: Iarina Demian
2003 - Malvolio in "Twelvth Night" by William Shakespeare
Direction: Gelu Colceag
2002 - Stanley in "Brighton Beach Memoirs" by Neil Simon
Direction: Iarina Demian
2000 - Jonathan in "Oh Dad, poor Dad, Mama's Hung You in the
Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad" by Arthur C. Kopit
Direction: Iarina Demian
1999 - Adraste in "L'Illusion Comique" by Pierre Corneille
Direction : Alexandru Darie
1998 - Homosexual Achille in "Un Chapeau de Paille"
by Eugene Labiche
Direction : Horatiu Malaele
Succesful debut part
1997 - Baltazar in "Comedy of Errors" by William Shakespeare
Direction : Alexandru Dabija
1996 -The Son in "Three Tall Women"by Edward E. Albee
Together with his mother, actress and director Iarina Demian
- Hired at the Comedy Theatre, Bucharest, Romania
1995 - Leading part in "Silent Women" by Ben Johnson
Direction : Alexandru Tocilescu
- Coopted in "Trupa pe Butoaie (The Troupe on the Barrels),
a UNITER (Romanian Theatres Association) itinerant
theatre project, 2 years wanderings trough the country
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - MOTION PICTURES - ACTING
2003- Godzi in "Weekend Millionaires"
Director: Catalin Saizescu
2001- Negative character in one of the episodes of
the european series "Komissar Rex", Austria
1999- Valentin, one of the five leading parts, in "Nordrand"
(Austria-Germany-Switzerland)
"Nordrand" was selected for the Venice Film Festival
MUSICIAN
Vocalist and founder member of the Romanian pop-rock band VAMA VECHE
1996 - Established "Vama Veche"
1997 - Released the band 1st album "Nu am chef azi"
("I'm not in the mood today")
-The band opens the Jimmy Page & Robert Plant concert
in Bucharest
1999- Released the band 2nd album called "Vama Veche"
Sold over 200,000 copies
2000- 1st country Tour, audience over 400,000 people
- Released maxi single "Nu ne mai trageti pe dreapta"
("Quit Pulling Us Over")
One of the most broadcasted single of the times
2002- Released the 3rd album of the band
"Am sa ma intorc barbat" ("I'll Be Back a Man")
The 1st Romanian rock opera after the collapse
of the communism.
Live show on the stage of the National Theatre,
Bucharest
- Original score for "Brighton Beach Memoirs"
by Neil Simon, Comedy Theatre, Bucharest
2003- "Golden Stag" Festival, Brasov, Romania
Live performance together with 11 instrumentalist
- Released the Best Of Vama Veche
2004 - Tudor signs together with his friend Gelu Ionescu
the"Kiritza of Birzoieni" musical original score
PRODUCER
2004- "Kiritza of Birzoieni" , Romanian musical
Direction and adaptation: Iarina Demian
- "Sinaia Forever" Music and Theatre Festival,
held in Sinaia "The Pearl of the Carpathians"
in front of over 20,000 people, 200 participants,
6 simultaneous locations
Produced by Dream Agency
2002- "Am sa ma intorc barbat"("I'll Be back a Man")
Rock opera live performance at the National
Theatre in Bucharest
Screen play and stage management Vama Veche
2003- "Dream Agency"- events business firm founded together
with the Vama Veche Band fellows
OTHER INTERESTS
Member of the ARTEST Foundation, founded by his mother, actress and director Iarina Demian
Theatre projects produced and supported by the Foundation:
- "Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad" by Arthur Kopit - Comedy Theatre, Bucharest
- "Brighton Beach Memoirs" by Neil Simon, Comedy Theatre, Bucharest
AWARDS
THEATRE
2004 - UNITER Awards- Romania's most important theatre awards
Best actor in a supporting part for Malvolio
in "Twelvth Night"by William Shakespeare
2003 - Theatre Festival Galati, Romania
Best actor for Malvolio in "Twelvth Night"
Best play for "Twelvth Night"
Director: Gelu Colceag
200 1- Humorror Festival, sustained by Connex,the most important GSM operator in Romania
Best actor for Jonathan in "Oh Dad, Poor Dad,
Mama's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad "
By Arthur C. Kopit, director: Iarina Demian
The play was also nominated for the Best Play of the Festival
MUSIC (Together with VAMA VECHE)
2004 - VIP Magazine and Mangalia Town Mayoralty Excellence Award at the Callatis Festival, Mangalia, RO
2003 - "Independent"(Daily)-Group of the Year
- VIP Magazine Award- ARTE category
- Tv K Lumea TV Channel Award-Best Live Act
- Romanian Composers and Musicologist Association, pop-rock music
- Love Song Festival, Bucharest, Romania:
- Press Award for the song "Epilogue" Best Love Lyrics for the song "Epilogue"
- Romanian Radio Broadcasting - Best Conception Album for the rock opera "I'll Be Back a Man"
2002 - ROMANIAN MTV Music Awards
Best Video Script for the song
"Betia"("Drunkenness")
NOMINEES (Together with VAMA VECHE)
2003 - ROMANIAN MTV Music Awards
Best group
Best album
Best Live Performance
Best Web Site
MEDIA COVERAGE
- Guest Star in countless Romanian TV shows such as:
"Chestiunea Zilei" (PRO TV)
"Surprise Surprise" (Romanian National TV)
"Profesionistii" (Romanian National TV)-the most important cultural interview in Romania
- Interviews in all Romanian major daily papers and magazines:"Romania Libera", "Adevarul", "Evenimentul Zilei", FHM, Playboy, Bravo.
- Radio talk-shows: PRO FM, EUROPA FM, KISS FM