Manoliu Liviu
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Liviu Manoliu
Date and place of birth: 16 September 1946, Suceava
Graduated in 1975 from the „I. L. Caragiale” Institute of Theatre and Cinematographic Art in Bucharest, class of Octavian Cotescu - Ovidiu Schumacher.
Works at the „George Bacovia” Theatre in Bacău between 1975 and 1984, and at the Suceava branch of the Iaşi National Theatre between 1984 and 1989. Acting at the Iaşi National Theatre since 1989.
Theatre roles:
Bucharest Theatre and Film Academy
Vezinet – An Italian Straw Hat by Eugene Labiche, directed by Ovidiu Schumacher – 1974
„Lucia Sturdza Bulandra” Theatre in Bucharest
The Unknown man – Casa de mode (Fashion House) by Theodor Mănescu, directed by Valeriu Moisescu – 1975
„Ion Creangă” Theatre in Bucharest
Tudor Lăpuşneanu – Bogdan Dragoş by Mihai Eminescu, directed by Cornel Todea – 1975
„George Bacovia” Theatre in Bacău
The Star player – Football by Mircea Radu Iacoban, directed by I. G. Russu – 1975
Ernesto Roma – The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui by Bertold Brecht, directed by Cristian Pepino – 1976
Ion Luca Caragiale – Eminescu by Mircea Ştefănescu, directed by I. G. Russu – 1976
Paul – La margine de Paradis (At the Edge of Paradise) by Ovidiu Genaru, directed by Cristian Pepino – 1976
Emil – Reduta (The Redoubt) by Mircea Radu Iacoban, directed by Gheorghe Jora – 1976
Ciumete - Pelina by Ion Luca, directed by Muşata Mucenic – 1977
The Prosecutor – Sentinţă pentru martori (Sentence for the Witnesses) by Viorel Cacoveanu, directed by Victor Tudor Popa – 1977
XX – The Emigrants by Slavomir Mrozek, directed by Letiţia Popa – 1977
Marechal – A vos souhaits by Pierre Chesnot, directed by I. G. Russu – 1978
The Fat man – În ceasul al treisprezecelea (The Thirteenth Hour) by Dumitru Solomon, directed by Letiţia Popa – 1978
Konstantin – Eye to Eye by Borisov Pancho Panchev, directed by I. G. Russu – 1978
Avram Iancu – Iancu, domnul moţilor (Iancu, Prince of the Mountain Folks) by Stelian Vasilescu, directed by Ion Olteanu – 1978
Solyony – The Three Sisters by A. P. Chekhov, directed by Mircea Marin – 1978
Mac Heath – The Threepenny Opera by Bertold Brecht, directed by Sassy Brahim – 1979
Calistrat – Doi pentru un tango (Two for a Tango) by George Genoiu, directed by Constantin Dinischiotu – 1979
Vasile Preda – Mofturoasa (The Capricious Girl) by Virgil Stoenescu, directed by I. G. Russu – 1980
The Doctor – Have a Nice Weekend, Mister Benett by Arthur Watkin, directed by I. G. Russu – 1980
Stratos – The Courtyard of Miracles by Iakovos Kambanellis, directed by Valeriu Paraschiv – 1980
The Commentator – Revelion la baia de aburi (New Year’s Eve Party at the Bath House) adapted from Emil Braginsky and Eldar Ryazanov’s The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!, directed by I. G. Russu – 1981
Simiraş – Exerciţii de forţă şi de echilibru (Power and Balance Exercises) by Ovidiu Genaru, directed by I. G. Russu – 1981
Knurov – Without a Dowry by Aleksandr Nikolaevich Ostrovsky, directed by I. G. Russu – 1982
The Electrician – Hanul de la răscruce (The Inn at the Crossroads) by Horia Lovinescu; directed by I. G. Russu – 1982
The Guru – Moartea şarpelui (The Snakes’ Death) by Elena and Nicolae Roşu, directed by Bogdan Ulmu – 1982
Leon – Omul care a văzut moartea (The man Who Looked Death in the Eye) by Victor Eftimiu, directed by I. G. Russu – 1982
Mihai Viteazu – Capul (The Head) by Mihnea Gheorghiu, directed by Constantin Dinischiotu – 1983
Surâsul Hiroşimei (Hiroshima’s Smile) by Eugen Jebeleanu and O întâmplare (A Story) by Horia Lovinescu, directed by Anca Ovanez – Doroşenco – 1983
The National Theatre of Iaşi – Suceava branch
The First hunter – Cabana (The Lodge) by Mircea Radu Iacoban, directed by Eugen Todoran – 1984
Repnikov – Farewell in June by Alexander Vampilov, directed by Cristina Ioviţă – 1985
Mehmed II, Stan – Răceala (The Cold) by Marin Sorescu, directed by Nicoleta Toia – 1986
Gogu – Proştii sub clar de lună (Fools under Moonlight) by Teodor Mazilu, directed by Ovidiu Lazăr – 1988
The Cook – Sânziana şi Pepelea (Sânziana and Pepelea) by Vasile Alecsandri, directed by Valentin Ionescu – 1988
“Vasile Alecsandri” National Theatre, Iaşi
A Valet – Chiriţa în balon şi Chiriţa în Iaşi (Chiriţa’s Balloon Ride and Chiriţa Goes to Iaşi) by Vasile Alecsandri, directed by Ovidiu Lazăr – 1990
Kriegbaum – The Curve by Tankred Dorst, directed by Ovidiu Lazăr – 1990
Anselme - The Miser by Molière, directed by Dan Alecsandrescu – 1990
Sewer man – The Madwoman of Chaillot by Jean Giraudoux, directed by Irina Popescu Boieru – 1991
Neighbour III - Regulamentul de bloc (The Apartment Block Rules and Regulations) by Constantin Popa, directed by Dan Nasta – 1991
Leo – A Provincial Episode by L. Roseba, directed by Ion Sapdaru – 1991
Pasias, The Just reasoning – The Clouds by Aristophanes, directed by Ovidiu Lazăr – 1992
The Defence lawyer – Spectatorul condamnat la moarte (The Spectator Sentenced to Death) by Matei Vişniec, directed by Irina Popescu Boieru – 1992
Meletos – Socrate (Socrates) by Dumitru Solomon, directed by Nicolae Scarlat – 1992
Juan – The Cards Face Down by Antonio Buero Vallejo, directed by Mircea Marin – 1992
The Actor playing Sarelli – Tonight We Improvise by Luigi Pirandello, directed by Irina Popescu Boieru – 1993
Aristar Dominikovich – The Suicide by Nikolai Erdman, directed by Mircea Marin – 1993
Polonius – Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard, directed by Ovidiu Lazăr – 1993
Theseus – Oedipus the King - Oedipus at Colonos by Sophocles, directed by Mircea Marosin – 1994
Carpos – Viaţa şi pătimirile lui Ovidiu Publius Naso (The Life and Tribulations of Publius Ovidius Naso) by Paul Miron, directed by Ovidiu Lazăr – 1994
Pliushkin – Dead Souls by Bulgakov, adapted from Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol, directed by Alexandru Dabija – 1994
Statu Palmă Barbă Cot – Sânziana şi Pepelea (Sânziana and Pepelea) by Vasile Alecsandri, directed by Mihai Lungeanu – 1994
Lucius – Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare, directed by Irina Popescu Boieru – 1995
Iordache – Aceşti nebuni făţarnici (These Hypocritical Lunatics) by Teodor Mazilu, directed by Mircea Marin – 1995
Cesar Brosolom – Dona Juana by Anca Visdei, directed by Ovidiu Lazăr – 1997
Bârzoi – Chiriţa în provinţie (Chiriţa in the Countryside) by Vasile Alecsandri, directed by Ion Sapdaru – 1997
Klestch – The Lower Depths by Maxim Gorky, directed by Cristian Hadji-Culea – 1997
The Janitor – Mrs Minister by Branislav Nušić, directed by Horea Popescu – 1998
Don Louis – Don Juan by Molière, directed by Irina Popescu Boieru – 1998
The Brother-in-law – Alarma (The Alert) by Olga Delia Mateescu, directed by Silvia Ionescu – 1998
The Father – The Four legs of the Table by Iakovos Kambanellis, directed by Ovidiu Lazăr – 1999
Giachino – Misery and Nobility by Eduardo Scarpetta, directed by Irina Popescu Boieru – 2001
Bornescu – Circul Matteo (The Matteo Circus) by Adrian Lustig, directed by Dan Vasile – 2001
Geronimo – Căsătorie cu de-a sila (The Forced Marriage) adapted from Molière, directed by Cezar Ghioca – 2001
Ionescu – O scrisoare pierdută (The Lost Letter) by I. L. Caragiale, directed by Virgil Tănase – 2001
The Investigator – A Dog’s Heart: An Appalling Story adapted from Mikhail Bulgakov, directed by Ion Sapdaru – 2003
C, The Father – Superba, nevăzuta cămilă (The Magnificent, Unseen Camel) adapted from Dumitru Solomon, directed by Liviu Manoliu – 2003
The Devoted servant, Therapion, A Janissary, The Wise man, Wang-Fo – Poarta miresmei (The Gates of Fragrance) adapted from Marguerite Yourcenar, directed by Irina Popescu Boieru – 2003
Governor Costea – Apus de soare (Setting Sun) adapted from Barbu Ştefănescu Delavrancea, directed by Eugen Todoran – 2004
Dobrescu – Trecutul zilei de mâine (Tomorrow’s Past) by Aurel Andrei, directed by Irina Popescu Boieru – 2005
The Old man of Dovre, The Voice – Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen, directed by Cristian Ioan – 2005
Tănase – Viaţa mea sexuală (My Sex Life) by Cornel George Popa, directed by Cornel George Popa – 2005
Milonov – The Forest by Aleksandr Nikolaevich Ostrovsky, directed by Andrei Andreyev – 2006
Lambe – Sfârşitul lumii se amână (The End of the World Is Hereby Postponed) by Ştefan Mitroi, directed by Irina Popescu Boieru – 2006
Scanlon – One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest de Dale Wasserman, directed by Marius Oltean – 2006
Keisaburo – Tropical Tree by Yukio Mishima, directed by Alexander Hausvater – 2006
Pont Kitch – The Bath House by Vladimir Mayakovsky, directed by Ovidiu Lazăr – 2007
Duncan – Macbeth by William Shakespeare, directed by Mihai Măniuţiu – 2007
Mr. Lebonze – The Orchestra by Jean Anouilh, directed by Irina Popescu Boieru – 2008
Duccio Doccia - The Mountain Giants by Luigi Pirandello, directed by: Silviu Purcarete - 2009
Awards:
First Prize, Days Dedicated to Eminescu, Botoşani, 1969, 1971
National Award for best male performer (xx in "The Emigrants") at the “Contemporan 78” Festival, Braşov
Third Prize at the Short Theatre Festival in Oradea, 1979
Honourable Mention for the role in “The Curve”, 1991
Commended for his artistic activity by the Bucharest Council of Culture, 1982
Honorary Citizen of Suceava
„Cultural Merit” First Class , awarded by the Romanian President, 2004
Films:
Ilustrate cu flori de câmp (Postcards with Wildflowers), directed by Andrei Blaier
Întunecare (Darkening), directed by Alexandru Tatos
Pe firul apei (Along the Stream), directed by Letiţia Popa
Viaţa lui Paul Celan (The Life of Paul Celan)
Eminescu, directed by Anatol Codru (Republic of Moldova)
Played in 13 educational films directed by Andrei Blaier, I. Bordujan, Nicolae Corjos.
Directed Schiţe (Sketches) by Dumitru Solomon şi Fii cuminte, Cristofor!... (Cristofor, behave!) by Aurel Baranga, at the Iaşi National Theatre.
Collaborated with Radio Iaşi as a director for radio theatre; has directed and played in over 100 plays.
Physical details: 1,72 m, 74 kg, blue eyes.
