Toma Caragiu
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Toma Caragiu (ˈtoma karaˈd͡ʒi.u; 21 August 1925 – 4 March 1977) was a prolific Romania
n theatre, television and film actor.
He was born in an Aromanian
family, in the Greek
village of Aetomilitsa
, in the region of Epirus
on August the 21st 1925. Toma Caragiu was one of the best Romanian actors, with a rich activity in both film and theatre. He liked to play comic characters, but he excelled also in drama, on of his reference film was “Actorul si Salbaticii”
He played alongside great actors such as Ştefan Bănică
, Octavian Cotescu, Anda Calugareanu etc.
Toma Caragiu is most famous for his monologs. In these short stories, he manages to put together a story that combines, sarcasm, satire, black humour. His monologues are subtle and deal with a variety of topics, starting with politics and ending up with mythical concepts. In each and every monologue he puts his personal touch, thus creating a warm and humorous atmosphere.
His death was unexpected, occurring in Bucharest, during the earthquake of March 4, 1977, while he was in his most creative period of his life, and being far from having said the last word in the Romanian theatre and film, he is remembered by everyone as a great satire artist.
Caragiu died in the 1977 Vrancea earthquake in Bucharest when his apartment collapsed on him. He is buried in the Bellu
cemetery.
Motto:
— I heard people laugh when it comes to you
— I laugh at them, they laugh to me…Toma Caragiu
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n theatre, television and film actor.
He was born in an Aromanian
Aromanians
Aromanians are a Latin people native throughout the southern Balkans, especially in northern Greece, Albania, the Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, and as an emigrant community in Serbia and Romania . An older term is Macedo-Romanians...
family, in the Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
village of Aetomilitsa
Aetomilitsa
Aetomilitsa is a village and a former community in the Ioannina peripheral unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Konitsa, of which it is a municipal unit. It lies on the Gramos mountain. In the past it was known as Denisko or Densko...
, in the region of Epirus
Epirus (periphery)
Epirus , formally the Epirus Region , is a geographical and administrative region in northwestern Greece. It borders the regions of West Macedonia and Thessaly to the east, West Greece to the south, the Ionian Sea and the Ionian Islands to the west and the country of Albania to the north. The...
on August the 21st 1925. Toma Caragiu was one of the best Romanian actors, with a rich activity in both film and theatre. He liked to play comic characters, but he excelled also in drama, on of his reference film was “Actorul si Salbaticii”
He played alongside great actors such as Ştefan Bănică
Stefan Banica, Sr.
Ștefan Constantin Bănică was a Romanian actor and singer, of Romani ethnicity, from Călărași. Aside from starring in multiple films, he is also known for his interpretation of songs such as "Îmi acordați un dans", "Cum am ajuns să te iubesc", "Gioconda se mărită", "Hei, coșar, coșar" and "Astă...
, Octavian Cotescu, Anda Calugareanu etc.
Toma Caragiu is most famous for his monologs. In these short stories, he manages to put together a story that combines, sarcasm, satire, black humour. His monologues are subtle and deal with a variety of topics, starting with politics and ending up with mythical concepts. In each and every monologue he puts his personal touch, thus creating a warm and humorous atmosphere.
His death was unexpected, occurring in Bucharest, during the earthquake of March 4, 1977, while he was in his most creative period of his life, and being far from having said the last word in the Romanian theatre and film, he is remembered by everyone as a great satire artist.
Caragiu died in the 1977 Vrancea earthquake in Bucharest when his apartment collapsed on him. He is buried in the Bellu
Bellu
Bellu is the most famous cemetery in Bucharest, Romania.It is located on a plot of land donated to the local administration by Baron Barbu Bellu...
cemetery.
Motto:
— I heard people laugh when it comes to you
— I laugh at them, they laugh to me…Toma Caragiu