Claudiu Bleont
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Claudiu Bleonţ is a Romania
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 film and theatre actor. He is known in Romania not only by his acting ability, but also for his improvisational talent.

Life & career

Bleonţ went to a German high school in Bucharest, attended the National Bucharest Film Academy. Since then, he has played lead roles at many theatres in Romania, often preferring more classical productions. However, one of his most well-known theatre performances is as Romeo in a production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular archetypal stories of young, teenage lovers.Romeo and Juliet belongs to a...

 with the balcony scene replaced with a bathtub. He has received several national awards for his theatre work.

He has since appeared in seventeen films, under many of the premier Romanian directors. He had a lead role in the film Un été inoubliable under the direction of Lucian Pintilie
Lucian Pintilie
-Filmography:* Duminică la ora şase * Reconstituirea * Salonul numărul 6 * De ce trag clopotele, Mitică? - see also the "Portrayals and tributes" section at Mitică* Balanţa * O vară de neuitat * Prea târziu...

; the film was nominated for the Golden Palm
Palme d'Or
The Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival and is presented to the director of the best feature film of the official competition. It was introduced in 1955 by the organising committee. From 1939 to 1954, the highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du...

 at the 1994
1994 in film
1994 was a significant year in film.The top grosser worldwide was The Lion King, which to date stands as the highest-grossing traditionally-animated film of all time...

 Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...

.

He married Beatrice Bleonţ
Beatrice Bleont
Beatrice Bleonţ is a Romanian stage director.She studied choreography before attending the Bucharest National Academy of Theatrical and Film Art, where she studied theatre and choreography....

, a stage director, in 1995; they have since divorced and since 2001 he has been married to Andra Negulescu, young actress. In the 2003 film Boudica
Boudica (film)
Boudica is a British film released in 2003. Starring Alex Kingston, Steven Waddington and Emily Blunt, the film is a biopic of the queen of the Iceni tribe, Boudica.- Production :...

, Bleonţ played the role of Suetonius' ADC.

In 2005 he acted in Femeia visurilor
Femeia visurilor
Femeia visurilor was a 2005 Romanian film directed by Dan Piţa.-Cast:*Dan Condurache ... Thomas Alexandru*Razvan Vasilescu ... Nene*Adrian Pintea ... Dr. Antim*Catalina Mustata ... Noa*Claudiu Bleonţ ... Fabian*Eugen Cristea...

, a Romanian film directed by Dan Piţa
Dan Pita
-Career:Piţa has directed several award-winning films since 1970, including the 1985 hit Pas în doi, which won an Honourable Mention at the 36th Berlin International Film Festival...

.

He recently appeared in Eva which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2010.

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