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| Birth Name(s) : Stefan Banica Jr |
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Full Stefan Banica Jr Biography
Ştefan Bănică, Jr. (born October 18, 1967 in Bucharest) is a Romanian entertainer (actor/singer). He is the son of the actor Ştefan Bănică. His claim to fame is a string of teen movies ("Liceenii", "Liceenii Rock'n'Roll"), and he also acted in a TV series airing in 2005 on ProTV named "Băieţi buni" ("Goodfellas") in which he plays the villain mobster character, Ciupanezu.
Ştefan Bănică, Jr. already played in several movies for cinema or TV and one of them , "The teenagers" was very popular with his generation of viewers.
- Eroii nu au vârstă / Ageless heroes – TV serial, staged by M. Constantinescu, 1984 (character: Guriţă)
- Liceenii / Teenagers – staged by Nicolae Corjos, 1986 (character: Mihai)
- Extemporal la dirigenţie / Essay at – staged by Nicolae Corjos, 1987 (character: Mihai)
- O călătorie de neuitat / Un unforgettable journey – TV serial, staged by Geo Saizescu, 1988 (character: Ion)
- Liceenii rock`n roll / Rock'n roll teenagers – staged by Nicolae Corjos, 1990 (character: Mihai)
- Templul tăcerii / The Temple of silence – staged by George Busecan, 1992 (character: Alec)
- Triunghiul morţii / Triangle of death – staged by Sergiu Nicolaescu, 1998 (character: Franz)
- Sexi harem Ada-Kaleh / Ada-Kaleh sexy harem – staged by Mircea Mureşan, 1999 (character: Gicu)
- Proprietari de stele / Star's owners – staged by Savel Stiopu, 1999 (character: Dan)
- Băieţi buni / Goodfellas – TV serial, 2005 (character: Ciupanezu')
Currently, Bănică is the host end the director of a very popular TV show in the whole world, “Dancing with the star”, on PRO TV.
Numerous apparitions on the magazine covers: VIVA, PREŢUL SUCCESULUI, TV MANIA, SALUT, APROPO TV, CARIERE, MASCULIN, TABU, PRIVIREA
Composer, text writer, arranger of musical works, with the accompaniament of the The 50’s vocal group and Rock’n’roll band (formed in 1994). Although his style of interpretation, mannerism and appearance is associeted mostly with Elvis Presley's, Stefan Banica Jr's "author" songs "borrow" heavily from other artists as well - Shakin' Stevens, Ray Charles, Bonnie Tyler, Buddy Holly, to name but a few. In spite of the obvious and very strong musical influences, Banica Jr. insistently disassociates himself from the sources he uses for inspiration, and promotes himself aggressively as an original entertainer.
Te iubesc ca un bleg / I love you like a sissy, staged by Ştefan Bănică jr, 1990- album “Un actor/un rock’n’roll / An actor / a rock'n'roll”
Doar un Crăciun cu tine / Only a Christmas with you, staged by Petre Nastase, 2000- album “Doar un Crăciun cu tine / Only a Christmas with you”
Mi-e dor de ochii tăi / I miss your eyes, staged by Petre Nastase, 2001- album “Cel de acum / The one from now”
Găseşte-mi loc în inima ta / Find me a place in your heart , staged by Bogdan Toader, 2001- album “ De dragoste...în toate felurile / Of love... in all ways”
Te iubesc, femeie / I love you, woman, staged by Bogdan Toader & Ştefan Bănică jr, 2002- album “Of love... in all ways”
Ăsta-s eu / That's me, staged by Bogdan Toader & Ştefan Bănică jr, 2002- album “Of love... in all ways”
Încă o zi / One more day, staged by Bogdan Toader & Ştefan Bănică jr, 2002- album “Of love... in all ways”
Iubeşte-o sincer / Love her sincerely, staged by Dragoş Buliga, 2004- album “Zori de zi / Sunrise”
Doar o dată-i Crăciunul / Only once it's Christmas, staged by Bogdan Toader & Ştefan Bănică jr, 2004- bonus track album “Zori de zi / Sunrise” Numele tău / Your name, staged by Eduardo Vasquez, 2005- album “Numele tău / Your name” Cum am ajuns sa te iubesc / How I ended up loving you, staged by Petre Nastase, 2006- album “Duete / Duets”
Stefan PRs' boast impressive numbers related to the entertainer's live performances given from 1993 onwards:
- over one thousand gigs across the country;
- over a hundred thousands spectators who bought tickets at his concerts;
From 1994 till present date, he already performed in 16 concerts advertised as “sold out” at Sala Palatului, a very well known concert hall in Bucharest
- 1994 - ÎNTRE PRIETENI / AMONGST FRIENDS
- 1994 - ROCK'N'ROLL ÎNTRE PRIETENI / ROCK'N'ROLL AMONGST FRIENDS (2 concerts)
- 1995 - GALELE 7ABC / THE GALAS 7 ABC
- 2001 – DERO CK'N'ROLL – POVESTEA UNEI SERI DE MAI / DERO CK'N'ROLL – EVENING STORY ON MAY
- 2002 - GĂSEŞTE-MI LOC ÎN INIMA TA / FIND ME A PLACE IN YOUR HEART (2 concerts)
- 2002 - ÎNCĂ O ZI / ONE MORE DAY
- 2003 - ZORI DE ZI / SUNRISE (2 concerts)
- 2004 - DOAR O DATĂ-I CRĂCIUNUL / ONLY ONCE IT'S CHRISTMAS (3 concerts)
- 2005 - DUETE DE CRĂCIUN / DUETS AT CHRISTMAS (3 concerts)
Every year from 2002, Stefan Banica Jr. has popular and heavily advertised Christmas Concerts in Romania. They are often barely disguised re-enactments (in terms of setup and structure, stage costumes, mannerism, interpretation, interaction with the audience, etc.) of Elvis Presley's documented concerts, particularly the 1968 Special Comeback and TTWII.
“Încă o zi / One more day“, 2002 (PROTV); “Zori de zi / Dawn“, 2003(PROTV); “Doar o dată-i Crăciunul / Only once it's Christmas“, 2004(PROTV); “Duete de Crăciun / Christmas Duets “, 2005(PROTV) |
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