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Johnny Weissmuller was born as Peter Johann Weißmüller in Freidorf, today a district of the city of Timisoara in Romania, then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Weissmuller would later claim to have been born in Windber, Pennsylvania, probably to ensure his eligibility to compete as part of the US Olympic team. Weissmüller was one of two boys born to Petrus Weissmuller, a miner, and his wife Elisabeth Kersch, who were both Banat Swabians, an ethnic German population in Southeast Europe. A sickly child, he took up swimming on the advice of a doctor. He grew to be a 6' 3", 190-pound champion athlete - undefeated winner of five Olympic gold medals, 67 world and 52 national titles, holder of every freestyle record from 100 yards to the half-mile. In his first picture, Glorifying the American Girl (1929), he appeared as an Adonis clad only in a fig leaf. After great success with a jungle movie, MGM head Louis B. Mayer, via Irving Thalberg, optioned two of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan stories. Cyril Hume, working on the adaptation of Tarzan the Ape Man (1932), noticed Weissmuller swimming in the pool at his hotel and suggested him for the part of Tarzan. Weissmuller was under contract to BVD to model underwear and swimsuits; MGM got him released by agreeing to pose many of its female stars in BVD swimsuits. The studio billed him as "the only man in Hollywood who's natural in the flesh and can act without clothes". The film was an immediate box-office and critical hit. Seeing that he was wildly popular with girls, the studio told him to divorce his wife and paid her $10,000 to agree to it. After 1942, however, MGM had used up its options; it dropped the Tarzan series and Weissmuller, too. He then moved to RKO and made six more Tarzans. After that he made 13 Jungle Jim (1948) programmers for Columbia. He retired from movies to run a private business in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.- Zita Johann was born on 14 July 1904 in Temesvar, Austria-Hungary [now Timisoara, Timis, Romania]. She was an actress, known for The Mummy (1932), The Sin of Nora Moran (1933) and Luxury Liner (1933). She was married to Bernard Edward Shedd (Schetnitz), John McCormick and John Houseman. She died on 20 September 1993 in Nyack, New York, USA.
- J. Edward Bromberg was a founding member of the legendary Group Theatre. His appearance being rather short and stocky, Bromberg from the start was known as a character actor who was very respected by his peers. He was primarily a stage actor but in the mid-thirties made his way into film where he further enhanced his reputation as a diverse character actor.
In 1950 he was accused of being a communist and ordered to appear before the House Committee of Un-American Activities. He plead the 5th amendment refusing to answer questions as was his right. He was also named as a communist by film director Edward Dmytryk. Bromberg was then blacklisted and could no longer appear in films. The trauma of all that he went through took a terrible toll on his health. While working on a play in England, J. Edward Bromberg died of a heart attack just before his 48th birthday.
At a memorial service for Bromberg, actress Lee Grant was asked to give one of the eulogies. Ms. Grant, a close friend of Bromberg's was fresh on the heels of her great successes in the stage and film productions of "Detective Story" (garnered her a Critic's Circle Award, the Cannes Film Festival award for Best Actress and an Best Supporting Actress Academy Award Nomination as the "Shoplifter".) Ms. Grant knowing the awful pressures exerted upon J. Edward and the possible fallout that was wreaking havoc in the film community gave a moving eulogy. This eulogy was printed in "Red Channels" and effectively squelched Ms. Grant's film career for many years. It was her small but wonderfully played role as Mrs. Colbert in Norman Jewison's "In the Heat of the Night" that revived her film career. Such was only two of the numerous tragedies done to American Artists of the time. - Writer
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Andrei Ujica was born in 1951 in Timisoara, Romania. He is a writer and director, known for The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu (2010), TWST: Things We Said Today (2024) and Out of the Present (1996).- Actress
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Ioana Iacob is a Romanian film and theater actress .She was born in Timisoara, Romania. She graduated Of the Acting Department in German within the Faculty of Music of the West University of Timisoara in 2002.In 2007, she plays first role in the movie Cocosul decapitat.Other notable roles in films : I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians (2018) and In the Face of Crime (2010). Play on the stage of the theater ''German de Stat'' in Timisoara.- Director
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Robert Dornhelm was born on 17 December 1947 in Timisoara, Romania. He is a director and writer, known for Vienna Blood (2019), The Unfish (1997) and Into the West (2005).- Ioana Bugarin is a Romanian film and theater actress, born in 1996 in Timisoara, Romania. She graduated from National University of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in 2019 and London Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2016. In 2018, she plays first role in the movie Moromete Family: On the Edge of Time. Other notable roles in films: Scara (2020) and Saturday Night Years (2018). Play on the stage of the theater ''Odeon'' in Bucuresti.
- Alexandru Potocean studied Ion Cojar's acting method under Ion Cojar and Mircea Gheorghiu at the National University of Theatre and Film from Bucharest, where he won the Best Supporting Actor award for playing Kevin in Simon Stephens' "Port". He went on to an international film career with supporting roles in movies like the critically acclaimed 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007) or Peter Weir's The Way Back (2010).
- Emmerich Schäffer was a famous Romanian film and theater actor. He made his film debut in Padurea Spanzuratilor (1965). Other notable roles are in Tunelul (1966), Mihai Viteazul (1971), Un comisar acuza (1973) and in the TV mini series Der Seewolf (1971). In 1967 he was awarded the 5th class Order of Cultural Merit. In the 1970s he married Adela Marculescu. In 1977 he settled in Germany, where he continued his acting career. He died in May 1999 in München, Germany.
- Cristina Catalina was born in Romania, moved to Germany as a teenager and has lived in Britain since 1999. She is fluent in English, Romanian and German and competent in Spanish and French.
Her mother is a theatre actress in Romania. - Actor
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Florin Opritescu was an actor known for Mar de plástico (2016),Plan de fuga (2016), Sara's notebook (2018) , El desentierro (2018), Snatch (2018) . Born in Timisoara, Romania on 21/09/1979 he was one of many Romanian people who lived under the communist system with whom he disagreed. He practiced several sports: kick-boxing, football, badminton,pool/snooker. He is passionate about Romanian, Brasilian and Spanish cuisine.
Florin is based in Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain) where he lives with his wife and his two kids (a boy and a girl).- Julieta Szönyi is a Romanian film and theater actress.She was born on May 13, 1949 in Timisoara, Romania. She graduated from Institute of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in 1973.In 1972, she plays first role in the movie Felix si Otilia.Other notable roles in films :Toate pînzele sus (1977),Falansterul (1979),Cei care platesc cu viata(1989).Play on the stage of the theater ''Mic''from Bucharest.She has a son Alexandru.Sister with actress Anca Szönyi Thomas (Nicola ).
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Anca Miruna Lazarescu was born in 1979 in Timisoara, Romania. She moved to Germany with her parents in 1990. She studied at the University of Television and Film (HFF) in Munich, attended summer classes at UCLA in Los Angeles and various scriptwriting workshops. Her documentary The Secret of Deva (2007) won several prizes including the Best New Talent Award at the Sehsüchte student film fest 2007. In 2011, she graduated from the HFF with the acclaimed short film Silent River (2011), which was invited to over 300 festivals and won 82 international awards. She is a member of the Romanian and European Film Academies. Her debut feature That Trip We Took with Dad (2016) premiered at the Munich International Film Festival in June 2016.- Producer
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Alma Sarbu was born in Timisoara, Romania on February 3 1980 and has been living in Los Angeles between 1998-2012 She received a B.A. in film studies from one of the top film schools in the country, University of Southern California (USC) in 2003 and an M.F.A. from the prestigious American Film Institute (AFI) with concentration in Producing in 2006. She has been living in Romania since and has been working as a freelance producer, collaborating with companies like MediaPro Pictures and Icon Films.- Actor
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Florin Calinescu was born in 1956 in Timisoara, Romania. He is an actor and director, known for Good Guys (2005), Anticamera (2008) and Too Late (1996).- Visual Effects
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Radu Vintila was born on 26 February 1971 in Timisoara, Romania. He is known for Knowing (2009), Captain Marvel (2019) and Fantastic Four (2005). He has been married to Maria since 22 June 1999. They have one child.- Silviu Mihai Stanculescu was a famous Romanian film and theatre actor .He was born on January 24, 1932 in Timisoara, Romania. He graduated from Institute of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in 1956.In 1961, he plays first role in the movie Bunicul si doi delincventi minori (1976), Actiunea Autobuzul (1978) and Parasutistii (1973). Play on the stage of the theater ''Teatrul de Comedie'' in Bucharest. He is married with Corina Parvulescu.They have three children.He died on October 23, 1998 in Bucharest, Romania.
- Voicu is an 18 year old actor from Romania. After having his first TV appearance on "The Voice Kids" Romania at 12 years old, he debuted in acting with the German-Romanian HBO original series "Hackerville", directed by Igor Cobileanski and Anca Miruna Lazarescu. He is also known for "A Higher Law" (2021), directed by Octav Chelaru.
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Vasilescu Valentin was born on 28 June 1979 in Timisoara, Timis, Romania. He is an actor, known for The Three Musketeers (2011), Them (2006) and Seed of Chucky (2004).- Serban Georgevici was born on 9 September 1967 in Timisoara, Romania. He is an actor, known for Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis (2005), Marfa si banii (2001) and Neînvinsa-i dragostea (1994).
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Florin Iepan was born in 1968 in Timisoara, Romania. He is a director and writer, known for Das Experiment 770 - Gebären auf Befehl (2005), Odessa (2015) and The Fallen Vampire (2007).- Composer
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Hanno Höfer was born on 8 July 1967 in Timisoara, Romania. He is a composer and director, known for The International Phone Call (1998), Ajutoare umanitare (2002) and Tales from the Golden Age (2009).- Actor
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Roberto Schlosser was born on 25 November 1937 in Timisoara, Romania. He was an actor and director, known for La perra de la frontera (1993), ¡Camarena vive! (1990) and Asalto (1991). He was married to Blanca Sánchez. He died on 14 February 2008 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Director
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Gheorghe Turcu was born on 26 May 1928 in Timisoara, Romania. He was a director and writer, known for Portretul unui necunoscut (1961), O mica întîmplare (1957) and Avalansa (1959). He died on 6 January 1992 in Bucharest, Romania.- Director
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Timotei Ursu was born on January 22, 1939 in Timisoara, Romania. In 1962 he accomplished a first study in History and Philology from the "Babes-Bolyai University" in Cluj, Romania, but in 1969 he graduated also from the "National Film and Theater Institute" (UNATC) Bucharest. Starting already from 1965 Ursu worked several years for the Romanian Television, till 1985. He was a director for many documentaries, but also of fiction movies as: "Decolarea" ("Take Off", 1971), "Septembrie" (1978) and "Al Patrulea Stol" ("The Fourth Flock", 1979), being also the co-writer of these films, as well as of "Cursa" ("The Race", 1975), directed by Mircea Daneliuc, and of "Buna seara, Irina" ("Good Evening, Irina", 1981), directed by Tudor Marascu. While making a documentary film for the Romanian Navy, Ursu defected his native communist country to the Canary Islands, asking for political asylum in the US. Starting from 1986 he lived in Queens, NY, where he was mainly active in journalism and an asiduous contributor to the weekly Romanian newspapers, as: "Lumea Libera Romaneasca", "Lumea Noastra", and "New York Magazine". Timotei Ursu was the co-founder and writer of "Foaie", a magazine in Romanian language, but also a correspondent of the "BBC", from 2000 till 2004, while he was editor-in-chief of the "Lumea Libera Romaneasca". Ursu is the main adviser of the New York "Dacia Revival Society Inc.". He is a member of the "Romanian Academy of Science", a scholar in old Romanian history, and a contributor of to the Dacia Magazin "Origini" and "Conexiuni". Since 1998 he has also been a member of the "Romanian Writers Union".