The actor Iurie Darie will be buried on Sunday

The actor Iurie Darie, who died Friday night, will be buried Sunday at The Saint Friday cemetery in the capital, told Mediafax news agency his son, director Alexandru Darie.

The lifeless body of one of the most appreciated Romanian actors, Iurie Darie, was lodged Saturday at the Comedy Theatre.

Iurie Darie actor died at the age of 83 at Bagdasar-Arseni Hospital Bucharest.

Iurie Darie had major health problems in the last few months, and after surgery, his condition began to deteriorate the longer.

Iurie Darie debuted in 1953 in "Grandchildren’s Bugler "-directed by Dinu Negreanu, starring opposite M. Baba and Liviu Ciulei.

Since then he has collaborated with some of the most important Romanian directors, including Ion Popescu Gopo and Gheorghe Vitanidis .

His career in theatre is linked to the Comedy Theatre in Bucharest, where he had as partners, the big names of the scene.

The actor was also noted in children's television shows, in which he displayed the ability to draw, sometimes with both hands, but he has also worked with the radio.

There are very many develop in its records, but it keeps the gold contributed to the Romanian radio his roles from 1956-1965.

His voice remains blank and the interpretation of Grigore Alexandrescu’s fables or lyrics by Ion Minulescu.

In 2009, Iurie Darie received the award of excellence for lifetime achievement at the Festival of Romanian Comedy; in March this year he was awarded the Gopo prize for his entire career, and on June 1, he received a star on the Fame Alley of the capital.

Translated by
Denisse-Meda Bucura