Toni Tecuceanu Explained

Toni
Birth Name:	Aurelian Antonio Tecuceanu
Birth Date:	1972 1, df=yes
Birth Place:	Bucharest, Romania
Death Place:	Bucharest, Romania
Occupation:	Actor, comedian, television
Yearsactive:	2000s – December 2009

Aurelian-Antonio Tecuceanu^[1] (pronounced as /ro/; 13 January 1972 – 5 January 2010), also known as Toni (pronounced as /ro/), was a Romanian comedy actor.^[2] He was a member of Cronica Cârcotaşilor, a popular sitcom at Prima TV.^{[3] [4]}

On 5 January 2010 he died at Matei Balş Hospital in Bucharest, due to complications from swine flu, at age 37. His death created a panic in Romania and after his death the rate of vaccinations increased.^{[5] [6]} He was buried at Ghencea Cemetery.^[7]

Career

Tecuceanu played well-known characters such as Adrian Năstase, Corneliu Vadim Tudor, Cristian Ţânţăreanu or Gigi Becali. He took part in peace-keeping missions under the command of United Nations. He also performed on the theatre scene, and played in movies and TV broadcastings. In 2006, at Gala Tânărului Actor, Tecuceanu was awarded the best actor prize for Lomeier in the spectacle Noapte arabă, directed by Theodorei Herghelegiu, performance at Teatrul Foarte Mic from Bucharest.

Film

• 2009 – Amintiri din Epoca de Aur

See also

• Cronica Cârcotaşilor
• 2009 flu pandemic in Romania

External links

• Web site: Official site. https://web.archive.org/web/20100108081117/http://www.tonitecuceanu.ro/index.php . dead . 2010-01-08 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Actorul Toni Tecuceanu, inmormantat in aplauzele colegilor: ZIUA.
2. http://www.tonitecuceanu.ro/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5%3Adespre-mine&catid=12%3Adespre-mine&Itemid=27 Pagina „Despre mine” a blogului personal
3. Web site: Cronica Carcotasilor TV . 2010-01-12 . dead . https://archive.today/20100108091509/http://cronica.primatv.ro/tv/toni-tecuceanu-s-a-stins-din-viata.html . 8 January 2010.
4. Web site: A H1N1 killed an actor from'Cronica Cârcotaşilor' - VIP life - Jurnal.md . 2010-01-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100108114558/http://www.jurnal.md/en/news/a-h1n1-killed-an-actor-from-cronica-carcotasilor-122002/ . 8 January 2010.
5. Web site: Şocaţi de moartea actorului Toni Tecuceanu, gălăţenii au dat năvală să se vaccineze . Romanian . 6 January 2010. Adevărul.
6. Web site: După moartea lui Toni Tecuceanu românii au început să se vaccineze împotriva gripei noi .
7. Web site: Toni Tecuceanu, inmormantat joi la cimitirul din Ghencea. Romanian. Ziua. 7 January 2010. 26 December 2019.