death_date death_place birth_place imagesize nationality birth_date article_title name occupation
4 march 1977 bucharest , romania aetomilitsa , ioannina prefecture , greece 130px romanian 21 august 1925 toma caragiu
 toma caragiu actor
toma caragiu

toma caragiu -lrb- ; 21 august 1925 -- 4 march 1977 -rrb- was a prolific romanian theatre , television and film actor .
he was born in ploiesti , romania in an aromanian family , from the greek village of aetomilitsa , in the region of epirus on 21 august 1925 .
toma caragiu was one of the best romanian actors , with a rich activity in both film and theatre .
he liked to play comic characters , but he excelled also in drama , on of his reference films being `` actorul si salbaticii '' .
he played alongside great actors such as Ştefan bănică , octavian cotescu , anda calugareanu etc. .
toma caragiu is most famous for his monologues .
in these short stories , he managed to put together stories that combined sarcasm , satire , black humor .
his monologues are subtle and deal with a variety of topics , starting with politics and ending up with mythical concepts .
in each and every monologue he used to put a personal touch , thus creating a warm and humorous atmosphere .
he died in bucharest , during the earthquake of 4 march 1977 .
he is buried in the bellu cemetery .
he was married to pusha balaure .
motto : -- i heard people laugh when it comes to you -- i laugh at them , they laugh to me ... toma caragiu
