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| 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] (in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /ˌa.ureliˈan anˈtoni.o tekuˈt͡ʃe̯anu/; 13 January 1972 – 5 January 2010), also known as Toni (in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /ˈtoni/), 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]
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.