Vlad Rădescu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈvlad rəˈdesku]; born 18 November 1952 in Bucharest) is a Romanian actor, theatre director and scholar.
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Biography
Radescu was born on November 18, 1952, in Bucharest, the nephew of General Nicolae Rădescu. He attended Dimitrie Cantemir High School and the twelfth grade at Ion Luca Caragiale High School, both in Bucharest, where he graduated in 1971. He wanted to become a sailor, physician, journalist and archaeologist, but in the end chose theatre and graduated from the Institute of Theatre and Film Arts (IATC), Theatre Department, in 1975, having studied under Sanda Manu and Geta Angheluță.
He was assigned to Târgu Mureș in 1975 where he remained until 1994. During this period his theater and film career continued to prosper. He had the chance to travel a few times in Europe.
Acting career
He was spotted by director Gheorghe Vitanidis while still in his freshman year. Vitanidis gave him the leading role of the title character in the biographical film Ciprian Porumbescu, which was a great success. In 1980 he played Comosicus in the historical epic Burebista. A few years later he played Avram Iancu, the main character in the films Munții în flăcări (Mountains on Fire) and La răscrucea marilor furtuni (The Crossings of Stormy Seas) (1980), this time directed by Mircea Moldovan. In foreign television productions, he has played the roles of Charlemagne in 1996, and Otto von Bismarck in 2007, 2008 and 2009. He has performed in many domestic and foreign film productions. Also present important roles in popular TV series and telenovelas.
