Ioan Fiscuteanu Explained

Ioan Fiscuteanu
Birth Date:19 November 1937
Birth Place:Sânmihaiu de Câmpie, Bistrița-Năsăud County, Kingdom of Romania
Death Place:Târgu Mureș, Romania
Resting Place:Central Cemetery, Târgu Mureș
Alma Mater:I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts
Occupation:Actor
Awards:National Order of Faithful Service, Knight rank

Ioan Fiscuteanu (in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /iˈo̯an fiskuˈte̯anu/; 19 November 1937  - 8 December 2007) was a Romanian theater and film actor.[1] He last worked at the in Târgu Mureș.

Fiscuteanu was born in Sânmihaiu de Câmpie, Bistrița-Năsăud County. He graduated from the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts in Bucharest in 1962.

The role of Dante Remus Lăzărescu in the 2005 film The Death of Mr. Lăzărescu brought Fiscuteanu critical acclaim,[1] as well as the Golden Swan award for best actor at the Copenhagen International Film Festival. He also played supporting roles in notable Romanian films such as Nae Caranfil's Asphalt Tango (1993), Șerban Marinescu's The Earth's Most Beloved Son (1993), and Lucian Pintilie's The Oak (1992).

In 2011 he was awarded the National Order of Faithful Service, Knight rank. He died in Târgu Mureș, aged 70, from colorectal cancer. He was buried in the city's Central Cemetery.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'The Death of Mr. Lazarescu' Tells a Modern Hospital Tale. Stephen Holden. Holden, Stephen. April 26, 2006. The New York Times.
  2. Web site: 'Domnul Lăzărescu' va fi înmormântat marți la Cimitirul Central din Târgu-Mureș. www.amosnews.ro. ro. November 28, 2021.