Milorad Mandić Explained

Milorad Mandić
Birth Name:Милорад Мандић
Birth Date:3 May 1961
Birth Place:Belgrade, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Death Place:Belgrade, Serbia
Nationality:Serbian
Othername:Manda
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1986–2016

Milorad Mandić Manda (Serbian: Милорад Мандић; 3 May 1961 – 15 June 2016) was a Serbian actor.[1] He appeared in more than sixty films during his career.

Biography

At the age of 21, he became a member of the Belgrade Amateur Experimental Drama Studio. 6 years later, he graduated in acting from Faculty of Dramatic Arts in the class of Professor Vladimir Jevtović. After graduating, he became a member of the Belgrade Children's Theater "Boško Buha". In 1989 he recorded more than 270 episodes of the show "Fairy Tale for Good Night", good night stories that were broadcast on national television. From 1989. to 1995 he hosted a children's show "On the Other Side of the Rainbow", which, together with Branko Kockica, made him the most popular children's actor and entertainer. Since 1995 he hosted the show More Than a Game on Pink.

Death

Mandić suddenly died of a heart attack onstage during a matinee performance of Peter Pan on 15 June 2016.[2] He was playing Captain Hook. The show was cancelled.[3]

Selected filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Klopka
2005Ivkova Slava
Made in YU
2004Goose Feather
The Red Colored Grey Truck
2001Absolute 100
1998Tri palme za dve bitange i ribicu
The Wounds
1996Pretty Village, Pretty Flame
1987Reflections
TV
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007–2011Selo gori, a baba se češljaMile
1987–1991Bolji život
1987–1988Vuk Karadžić

Notes and References

  1. Ivan Lovrić (8 March 2015) Milorad Mandić Manda: Deci svetli trenuci | Kultura. Novosti.rs. Retrieved on 4 April 2019.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160616174017/https://inserbia.info/today/2016/06/serbian-actor-milorad-mandic-manda-dies-on-scene-during-a-play/ Serbian actor Milorad Mandic Manda dies on scene during a play
  3. http://www.blic.rs/kultura/vesti/umro-na-sceni-glumac-milorad-mandic-manda-preminuo-tokom-predstave/t3x6k06 UMRO NA SCENI Glumac Milorad Mandić Manda preminuo tokom predstave