Famous Romanians
Romanian painter Tudor Scripor teaches glass painting at Trinity Cathedral in Phoenix, US
Romanian artist Tudor Paul Scripor will return after six years to the Trinity Cathedral in Pheonix, United States, in March 2012 for another exhibition of modern saints and traditional icon glass painting, that will include of a collection of modern saints: Martin Luther King Jr., Oscar Romero, Gandhi and Joan of Arc. The exhibition will be [...]
Head of Canary Wharf, Romanian Iacobescu knighted by Prince Charles
Romanian businessman George Iacobescu, president and executive director of Canary Wharf, London’s second largest business center, was knighted last week by Prince Charles, according the Romanian Embassy in London. Following the announcement in the New Year’s honors list, Prince Charles performed the ceremony. He has been awarded a KBE (Knight of the Most Excellent Order [...]
Romanian climber Coco Popescu sets world record for climbing tallest volcano in Antarctica
Romanian climber Crina ‘Coco’ Popescu broke the world record and made it into the World Record Book for being the first woman to climb the Sidley mountain, the tallest volcano in Antarctica. Coco Popescu, the 16-year old Romanian climber, was at her first expedition on the 4,285 m mountain. She joined a team which included [...]
Famous Romanians: Dan Lecca, the king of catwalk photos
A Romanian was behind the camera for many of the pictures in today’s fashion magazines . . Romanian-born photographer Dan Lecca has become the king of catwalk shots, shooting fashion pictures for major fashion designers and for the big glossy magazines names. Lecca, who was born in Romania and emigrated to the US almost in [...]
Romanian actress Ana Ularu receives ‘Shooting Stars’ award at Berlin Film Festival
Romanian actress Ana Ularu, 26, is one of Europe’s most promising young actors. British screen veteran John Hurt recently handed her the ‘Shooting Stars’ trophy at the Berlin International Film Festival. The jury’s comment was: “With ‘Outbound’, Ularu not only carries an entire film on her shoulders but does so with a complex, difficult character [...]
Romanian tenor Bogdan Mihai to make his debut at Mikhailovsky Theatre in St. Petersburg
Romanian tenor Bogdan Mihai (in picture) will make his debut in the role of Nemorino in the opera “L’Elisir d’Amore” by Gaetano Donizetti, on the great stage of the Mikhailovsky Theatre in St.Petersburg, Russia. The opera will be on February 18, 19:00 The cast of ‘L’Elisir d’Amore’ includes Natalia Mironova – as Adina, Bogdan Mihai [...]
Two Romanians awarded by Oscars organizers for Phantom high speed camera
Two Romanians working for Vision Research were awarded the Scientific and Engineering Academy Award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which organizes the Oscars in the US. Radu Corlan, chief scientist with Vision Research and Petru Pop, software architect with the same company, together with two other colleagues- Andy Jantzen and Richard Toftness, [...]
Google changes logo to celebrate Romanian writer Ion Luca Caragiale
Search engine Google celebrates today (January 30) 160 years since the birth of the Romanian writer Ion Luca Caragiale, through a specially-designed logo for this day. The new logo shows the Romanian writer, and the word ‘Google’ looks like it was written with a pen. Furthermore, the logo includes the image of a letter, which [...]
Romanian actor Emil Hossu dies at 70
Romanian film and theater actor Emil Hossu died Wednesday evening ( January 25 ) at the age of 70 from a heart attack, during a rehearsal at the Nottara theater in Bucharest. Born in November 1941 in Ocna Sibiului, Romanian Emil Hossu’s career crossed generations. He starred in numerous Romanian films, such as ‘Toamna bobocilor’ [...]
Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu prepares for string of international concerts
Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu will perform with pianist Dan Grigore at Teatro alla Scala in Milan on October 6, 2013. Her upcoming performances also include appearances at the Philharmonie Essen in Essen, the Washington National Opera in Washington DC, the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, the Salle Pleyel in Paris, the Staatsoper Hamburg in [...]
NY Times features Romanian watch repairer in Manhattan’s diamond district
Romanian Dimitrie Vicovanu, who has a watch repairing business in Manhattan’s diamond district recently came to the attention of the world after the New York Times featured him in an article. In his West 47th Street shop, the 73-year old repairs vintage watches, a craft he learned in Switzerland. The Romanian watch repairer is called [...]
External Affairs Ministry awards Romanian students who study abroad
Romanian computer scientist Mihai Leonard Cirlanaru, who graduated the Jacobs University Bremen in 2011 and is currently a post-graduate student in an MA program at the University of Cambridge is the Romanian Student of the Year in Europe, according to Romania’s External Affairs Ministry. “This award goes to a brilliant Romanian computer scientist, who is [...]
Romanian actress Ana Ularu included in The Monitor’s ‘Thirty ideas from people under 30’
Romanian actress Ana Ularu, 26, who will take part in the “Shooting Stars” program – which selects the 10 most talented European actors and offers them a chance to meet directors and producers- was included in The Monitor’s recent article ‘Thirty ideas from people under 30: The Artisans’. The article presents people’s suggestions on how [...]
Romanian director Andrei Blaier dies at the age of 78
Romanian director and screenwriter Andrei Blaier died this morning (December 1) at the age of 78. The funeral ceremony will take place on Saturday at 12:00. Andrei Blaier was born on May 15, 1933 in Bucharest and graduated from the National Institute of Theatre and Film in 1956. He directed numerous films and television series [...]
Romanian director Alexandru Tocilescu dies at 65
Romanian director Alexandru Tocilescu, one of the most important names in the Romanian theater, died Tuesday (November 29) evening in Bucharest at the age of 65. He went into cardiopulmonary arrest after taking an overdose of drugs for his heart disease, according to Romanian newswires. Born on July 27, 1946, Alexandru Tocilescu is one [...]
Romanian soprano Elena Mosuc acclaimed in US for leading role in Lucia di Lammermoor
Romanian soprano singer Elena Mosuc has been praised by the US media for her recent performance as Lucia Ashton in Lucia di Lammermoor at the Dallas opera. “Mosuc’s voice is clear, smooth, flexible, naturally attractive and clearly substantial. The vocal acrobatics assigned to this notoriously difficult role come to her naturally, right up to the [...]
Interesting Romanians share the stage with foreign speakers at TEDx Bucharest this year
Several Romanians with interesting stories will share the stage with foreigners at the upcoming edition of the TEDx conference in Bucharest. Explorers, architects, a comedian, Romanians who went on world discovery trips, an engineer, a film director – all Romanians who have been included in the TEDx conference, along side 11 foreign speakers. Over 20 [...]
Romanian Cannes-winning director Liviu Ciulei dies at 88
Romanian film and theater director Liviu Ciulei died in Germany Tuesday, October 25, at the age of 88. Born on July 7, 1923, Liviu Ciulei is known as a Romanian theater and film director, as well as film writer, actor, architect, educator, costume and set designer. With a career spanning over 50 years, he had [...]
Romanian writer Cartarescu, high up in odds for Nobel prize for literature
Romanian writer Mircea Cartarescu (in picture) is among the favorites for the Nobel prize for literature this year, and a new entry in the top, based on the rankings at booking houses in the UK, according to UK media. (Read more about Mircea Cartarescu in our Famous Romanians article). Syrian poet Adonis, who won the [...]
Romanian writer Norman Manea receives Nelly Sachs literature award in Germany
Reputed Romanian writer Norman Manea has recently received the Nelly Sachs literary award in Germany, given by a jury made of literary critics from Die Zeit, Suddeutsche Zeitung, Der Spiegel, Frankfurter Rundschau and Deutsche Akademie Fur Sprache und Dichtung publications. 75-year old Manea, the most translated Romanian author, has also recently become honorary member of [...]
‘Mr. Jazz of Romania’ Johnny Raducanu dies of heart attack
Romanian jazz musician Johnny Raducanu, also known as “Mr. Jazz of Romania”, died of heart attack on Monday in Bucharest. He was 79. Bass player, pianist, composer, and band leader, Johnny Raducanu was born on December 1, 1931, in Braila, Romania. The Romanian artist, by his real name Raducanu Cretu, was born in a gypsy family [...]
Romanian-born Mona Garcea, producer for CSI NY, Two and a Half Men
A 35 years old Romanian-born has been producing some of the world’s most famous sitcoms, after starting off as the assistant of Hollywood producer Chuck Lorre. Romanian Mona (Ramona) Garcea, who emigrated with her family to the US in 1987 is now a producer at Hollywood, having worked on series like CSI NY, Two and [...]
Famous Romanians: Norman Manea, the most translated Romanian author
The reason we chose to feature Norman Manea in this article in the Famous Romanians series was that he has recently become honorary member of the Royal Society of Literature in UK, which made him the first Romanian to receive this distinction. It was not the only reason, though. Despite having lived outside Romania since [...]
Time magazine features Romanian writer Cartarescu’s reading recommendations
Romanian writer Mircea Cartarescu is one of the 23 writers asked by US magazine Time to make reading recommendations for its most recent summer issue. “I always reread J.D. Salinger’s books. Right now it’s Franny and Zooey. I think it’s at least the 10th time that I’ve read it. I know it almost by heart, actually. [...]
Famous Romanians: Emil Racovita, the founder of bio-speleology
Romanian Emil Racovita was a famous scientist, explorer and biologist, the founder of bio-speleology. He was elected academician and president of the Romanian Academy and, at only 25, he was also elected member of the Zoological Society of France. He was also the first Romania to go on a scientific research expedition to the Antarctic. [...]
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Romanian court rules Prince Paul member of Royal House of Romania 
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Yum! switches to Coca Cola from rival Pepsi for its KFC, Pizza Hut restaurants in Romania - Subway fast food chain enters Romanian market with Iasi restaurant
Two Romanians awarded by Oscars organizers for Phantom high speed camera 
Romanian climber Coco Popescu sets world record for climbing tallest volcano in Antarctica 
Romanian actress Ana Ularu receives ‘Shooting Stars’ award at Berlin Film Festival 
Shakira to shake up Bucharest with May concert 
Lufthansa introduces new flights to Romania after 20% increase in passenger volumes
