Daniel Busuioc
Date and place of birth: 25 July 1965, Vaslui
Graduated in 1990 from the “Gh. Asachi” Polytechnic Institute in Iaşi, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, and in 1994 from the “George Enescu” University of Arts Iaşi, class of Geta Angheluţă - Sergiu Tudose.
Roles played for graduation: Iancu Pampon – “D’ale carnavalului” (“Carnival Capers”) by I. L. Caragiale, Smith – “The Threepenny Opera” by B. Brecht (musical), Snug the Joiner – “A Midsummer Night's Dream” by William Shakespeare and Aristotel Matac – “Idolul şi Ion Anapoda” (“The Idol and Upside-down John”) by G. M. Zamfirescu.
Made theatre debut on the stage of the Iaşi National Theatre with the roles Kamev and Stupak in Vampilov’s “Provincial Anecdotes”, directed by Ion Sapdaru – 1994.
Since September 1994 works at the “Vasile Alecsandri” National Theatre in Iaşi.
Roles played at the “Vasile Alecsandri” National Theatre:
A Waiter – Proştii sub clar de lună (Fools under Moonlight) by Teodor Mazilu, directed by Ovidiu Lazăr – 1992
Iancu Pampon – D’ale carnavalului (Carnival Capers) by I. L. Caragiale, directed by Emil Coşeru – 1993
The Slave – Viaţa şi pătimirile lui Ovidiu Publius Naso (The Life and Tribulations of Publius Ovidius Naso) by Paul Miron, directed by Ovidiu Lazăr – 1994
The Football player – Nu muriţi din întâmplare ! (Your Death is Not Accidental!) by Ion Băieşu, directed by Ion Sapdaru – 1995
The First robber– Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare, directed by Irina Popescu Boieru – 1995
Master Bârzoi – Chiriţa în provinţie (Chiriţa in the Countryside) by Vasile Alecsandri, directed by Ion Sapdaru – 1995
The Bandleader – Woyzeck by Georg Büchner, directed by Ovidiu Lazăr – 1995
Philibert Du Croisy – The Cabal of the Hypocrites by Mikhail Bulgakov, directed by Horea Popescu – 1996
The Second medic – Picnic on the Battlefield by Fernando Arrabal, directed by Irina Popescu Boieru – 1996
Tudorică – Nu sunt Turnul Eiffel (I Am Not the Eiffel Tower) by Ecaterina Oproiu, directed by Irina Popescu Boieru – 1996
Kochkaryov – Marriage by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol, directed by Dan Victor – 1996
Young Master – Cinel-cinel (The Riddle) by Vasile Alecsandri, directed by Sorana Coroamă Stanca – 1996
Antiohi – Un poet romantic (A Romantic Poet) by Matei Millo, directed by Sorana Coroamă Stanca – 1996
The Police agent – D’ale carnavalului (Carnival Capers) by I. L. Caragiale, directed by Sorana Coroamă Stanca – 1997
Ion – Chiriţa în provinţie (Chiriţa in the Countryside) by Vasile Alecsandri, directed by Ion Sapdaru – 1997
The Tartar – The Lower Depths by Maxim Gorky, directed by Cristian Hadji-Culea – 1997
Sava Mišić – Mrs Minister by Branislav Nušić, directed by Horea Popescu – 1998
Pierrot – Don Juan by Molière, directed by Irina Popescu Boieru – 1998
Theseus – A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, directed by Ion Sapdaru – 1998
Feria, Count d’Alençon, Whitgift – Elizabeth I by Paul Foster, directed by Irina Popescu Boieru – 1999
Iorgos – The Four legs of the Table by Iakovos Kambanellis, directed by Ovidiu Lazăr – 1999
Orgon’s servant – Tartuffe by Molière, directed by Petru Vutcărău – 2000
Valeriu Stambuliu – Fii cuminte, Cristofor !... (Cristofor, behave!) by Aurel Baranga, directed by Liviu Manoliu – 2001
Herşcovici – Circul Matteo (The Matteo Circus) by Adrian Lustig, directed by Dan Vasile – 2001
Alcidas – Căsătorie cu de-a sila (The Forced Marriage) adapted from Molière, directed by Cezar Ghioca – 2001
Pristanda – O scrisoare pierdută (The Lost Letter) by I. L. Caragiale, directed by Virgil Tănase – 2001
The Policeman – Funia (The Rope) by Viorel Savin, directed by Ovidiu Lazăr – 2002
The Captain, The Priest – Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, directed by Beatrice Rancea – 2003
An Important patient – A Dog’s Heart: An Appalling Story adapted from Mikhail Bulgakov, directed by Ion Sapdaru – 2003
The Detective, I – Superba, nevăzuta cămilă (The Magnificent, Unseen Camel) adapted from Dumitru Solomon, directed by Liviu Manoliu – 2003
The Big brother, The Janissary’s commander, Yanni, An Imperial soldier – Poarta miresmei (The Gates of Fragrance) adapted from Marguerite Yourcenar, directed by Irina Popescu Boieru
A Clerk – Despre efectul dăunător al nostalgiei (About the Harmful Effects of Nostalgia) adapted from A. P. Chekhov, directed by Ion Sapdaru – 2004
Governor Grumază – Apus de soare (Setting Sun) adapted from Barbu Ştefănescu Delavrancea, directed by Eugen Todoran – 2004
Tribunus – Banii n-au miros (Money Has No Smell) by Paşcu Balaci, directed by Ovidiu Lazăr – 2004
Innocent – Ivona, The Princess of Burgundia by Witold Gombrowicz, directed by Ovidiu Lazăr – 2004
Doctor Lombardi – The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni, directed by Nikolov Perveli Vili – 2005
The Second prince, The Second merchant – The Matchmakers, adapted from A. Tsagareli, directed by Ion Sapdaru – 2006
Bodaev – The Forest by Aleksandr Nikolaevich Ostrovsky, directed by Andrei Andreyev – 2006
Master Dumitrache – O noapte furtunoasă (A Stormy Night) by I. L. Caragiale (pantomime show), directed by Adi Afteni – 2006
Camil Petrescu, Stalin, The Shoeshiner, Nicuşor – Steaua fără Mihail Sebastian (The Nameless Star without Mihail Sebastian) by Dumitru Crudu, directed by Ion Sapdaru – 2006
Optimistenko – The Bath House by Vladimir Mayakovsky, directed by Ovidiu Lazăr – 2007
Lennox – Macbeth by William Shakespeare, directed by Mihai Măniuţiu – 2007The Mayor, Uncle Nichita – Nevasta lui Hans (Hans’s Wife) by Ion Sapdaru, adapted from Nichita Danilov, directed by Ion Sapdaru – 2008
Doll, Apparition - The Mountain Giants by Luigi Pirandello, directed by: Silviu Purcarete - 2009
The Butcher - The Murder of Gonzago by Nedialko Iordanov, directed by: Andro Enukidze -2009
The Policeman, The Fireman- Biedermann and the Firebugs, directed by: Felix Alexa - 2009
Bruno - The Merchant of Time by Matei Vişniec, directed by: Ovidiu Lazăr - 2009
Corul Aheilor - Here, at the Gate of Darkness - after Hecuba and other tragedies by Euripide, directed by: Mihai Măniuţiu-2010
Sir John Falstaff -"Falstaff Show, directed by - Ion Sapadaru 2010
Prisoner 1, The Driver - Dawn-Way by Oleg Bogaev, directed by Radu Afrim -2011
The Grocer -Rhinoceros by de Eugène Ionesco, directed by Claudiu Goga-2011
Andrei-The Family Stories by Biljana Srbljanović, directed by Vlad Cepoi-2011
Toma Boticeli - The Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare-directed by Radu Afrim, 2012
Alecu -"Iaşii în carnaval" by Vasile Alecsandri, directed by regia-Alexandru Dabija, 2012
He- The Fire(451°Fahrenheit), directed by Irina Popescu Boieru-2012
Filimon - Hollywood Mirage, script/direction Ion Sapdaru, 2013
Emil -The Italian Straw Hat, directed by Silviu Purcarete
Director’s assistant for the show “A Midsummer Night's Dream” by William Shakespeare, directed by Ion Sapdaru – 1998
Awards: the “Cultural Merit” diploma and medal – 2002
Roles played at the Athenaeum in Tătăraşi, Iaşi:
Giani – „Morţi şi vii” (“The Quick and the Dead”) by Ştefan Caraman, directed by Ion Sapdaru – 2004
Diapanas Nybek – „Ultima splendoare a chinezăriei pure” (“The Final Splendour of Pure Chinoiserie”) adapted from S. I. Witkiewicz, directed by Benoit Vitse – 2004
Other activities:
Founding member of the students’ stand-up comedy troupe “8 fără cârmaci” (“Coxless Eight”) (1984 – 1990)
Member of the students’ “Ludic” theatre (1984- 1990)
Over 25 roles in radio plays – Radio Iaşi
Collaborator at the Radio Contact Iaşi station (1993 – 1994)
Collaboration with Radio Iaşi in various shows
Miniseries: “Busu în tranziţie” (“Busu does the transition”) at TVR Iaşi (1997 – 1998)
General Emcee of the “Constantin Tănase” International Satire and Humour Festival, Vaslui, editions 1998, 2002 and 2004
Artistic documentary: “Tănase eternul” (“The Eternal Tănase”), produced by TVR 2 and TVR Cultural, 2002, directed by Radu Găină
Foreign languages: English (written and spoken) – advanced
French (written and spoken) – advanced
German (written and spoken) – basic
Physical details: 1,87 m, 90 kg, blue eyes.