Georgi Partsalev
Encyclopedia
Georgi Ivanov Partsalev was a Bulgaria
n theatre
and film
actor
mainly known for his roles in comedies
.
Born in Levski
, Pleven Province
in 1925, Partsalev finished high school in Pleven
and studied medicine
from Sofia University
. In 1956, he was employed by the Satirical Theatre in Sofia
. His first film role came in 1958 with Lyubimets 13. Related to the variety
and satire
concerts of the 1950s and 1960s, he gradually became a legend of Bulgarian comedy with his appearances in Privarzaniyat balon (1967), Kit (1970), Petimata ot Mobi Dik (1970), S detsa na more (1972), Siromashko lyato (1973), Bashta mi boyadzhiyata (1974), Dva dioptara dalekogledstvo (1976), 13-ata godenitsa na printsa (1987), etc.
Partsalev died in 1989 in Sofia
, at an age of 64. He never married or had any children.
The community centre (chitalishte
) and a street in his hometown have been named after Partsalev.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
and film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
mainly known for his roles in comedies
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
.
Born in Levski
Levski (town)
Levski is a town in central northern Bulgaria, an administrative center of the homonymous Levski Municipality in the very southeast of Pleven Province. It is located in the valley of the Osam River and was called Karağaç during the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria and until 1897, when it was renamed...
, Pleven Province
Pleven Province
Pleven Province is a province located in central northern Bulgaria, bordering the Danube river, Romania and the Bulgarian provinces of Vratsa, Veliko Tarnovo and Lovech. It is divided into 11 subdivisions, called municipalities, that embrace a territory of 4,333.54 km² with a population, as...
in 1925, Partsalev finished high school in Pleven
Pleven
Pleven is the seventh most populous city in Bulgaria. Located in the northern part of the country, it is the administrative centre of Pleven Province, as well as of the subordinate Pleven municipality...
and studied medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
from Sofia University
Sofia University
The St. Clement of Ohrid University of Sofia or Sofia University is the oldest higher education institution in Bulgaria, founded on 1 October 1888...
. In 1956, he was employed by the Satirical Theatre in Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
. His first film role came in 1958 with Lyubimets 13. Related to the variety
Variety show
A variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts, especially musical performances and sketch comedy, and normally introduced by a compère or host. Other types of acts include magic, animal and circus acts, acrobatics, juggling...
and satire
Satire
Satire is primarily a literary genre or form, although in practice it can also be found in the graphic and performing arts. In satire, vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement...
concerts of the 1950s and 1960s, he gradually became a legend of Bulgarian comedy with his appearances in Privarzaniyat balon (1967), Kit (1970), Petimata ot Mobi Dik (1970), S detsa na more (1972), Siromashko lyato (1973), Bashta mi boyadzhiyata (1974), Dva dioptara dalekogledstvo (1976), 13-ata godenitsa na printsa (1987), etc.
Partsalev died in 1989 in Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
, at an age of 64. He never married or had any children.
The community centre (chitalishte
Chitalishte
A chitalishte is a typical Bulgarian public institution and building which fulfils several functions at once, such as a community centre, library and a theatre. It is also used as an educational institution, where people of all ages can enroll in foreign language, dance, music and other courses....
) and a street in his hometown have been named after Partsalev.
External links
- Georgi Partsalev at Kino.Dir.bg
- Georgi Partsalev at IMDb