Radu Gheorghe is the actor with the most versatile dynamic in comedy! With a complex musical education (violin, piano, guitar, flute, etc.), he had the luxury of giving up his musical career in favour of a career in theatre and film. But in fact, both careers benefited, if we consider that the musical life continued in a less academic form! Folk. As a singer-songwriter, he will surely remain in the memory of lovers of this genre, with the song Tortoise with lyrics by Cristian Morgenstern and the inimitable onomatopoeic refrain Hai lim, Hai lom,….

After finishing his studies at IATC “I.L.Caragiale” in 1975, he gained experience and confidence, using some remarkable stages: That of the “Țăndărică” Theatre, the “Bulandra” Theatre, the National Theatre and last but not least the television and the screen.

With a rare ability to improvise, he has been and still is the favourite of directors who want interactivity and immediate reaction in their productions. The Girl from Andros from the National Theatre, directed by Grigore Gonța, is evidence of this. No wonder Radu Gheorghe is if not the first, then at least the most active supporter of the Stand-up Comedy genre in Romania.

The show that has made and still makes victims among spectators of all ages is The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, in which the actor the head of a symphonic orchestra and, with musical and acting means, manages to impress the audience so much that they come back to the next performances.  

I have left at the end of the presentation the role that television and cinema have played in the career of the special actor that is Radu Gheorghe, because these catapults, although not used to their full potential, have influenced and stimulated his imagination and talent to the maximum!

Titus Munteanu’s TVR series Un trio formidabil [A formidable trio] or Geo Saizesu’s comedy Grăbește-te încet! [Hurry up slowly] will not be easily forgotten, to name just two of the many collaborations with the two institutions!

Horațiu Mălăiele was right when he wrote in his review dedicated to his colleague Radu Gheorghe: “…good, good, good, to the point of being envious!”