Vasil Popov(1934-2015)
- Actor
Vasil Nikolov Popov is a Bulgarian comedic actor, theater and cinema artist. He was born on June 25 1934 in Sofia. He graduated from National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in "acting" in the class of Professor Krusty Mirsky . Vasil Popov has played consistently in the Training Theatre at the National Academy and at theaters in Sliven and Vidin. In 1960 he joined the troupe of Satire Theater which became the emblem of the theater in his golden years. In his career he has played more than 150 roles. As a partner he has played with Stoyanka Mutafova , Georgi Kaloyanchev and Georgi Partsalev. In the minds of generations of viewers he will remain as a duo with Hindo Kasimov . The two actors began to play together in Bulgarian National Radio's editing "Humor, satire and entertainment". Since then they are inseparable not only on stage but in the life. Vasil Popov and Hindo Kasimov have edit the texts of humoresque, sometimes they alone have compose them. For many years Vasil Popov shared a dressing room with such luminaries of the Satire Theatre as Nikola Atanasov , Grigor Vachkov , Konstantin Kotzev and Dimitar Manchev . He has stuff even in the "skins" of Hamlet and King Lear , but he will forever remain as one of the most talented comedians. Among his many roles in the Satire Theatre are these in "Bug" by Vladimir Mayakovsky , "When the Roses Dance" by Valery Petrov , "Pig Tails" by Jaroslav Dietl, "Improvisation" by Valeri Petrov and Radoy Ralin , "Frank Fifth" and " Romulus the Great " by Friedrich Dürrenmatt ," Candidates of Fame "and" Uncles "by Ivan Vazov . He became famous for the role of Chef "Uncle Sponge Cake ", which plays in children's TV show" Little Shop of Fairy Tales." Besides the theater, Vasil Popov has roles in many Bulgarian films , including " The End of a Vacation " (1965), " The Boy is going" (1972), " Buna " (1975), "Dangerous Charm " (1984). He was among the participants in the popular play "Misunderstood Civilization " (1974) on the Bulgarian National Television on classic piece of Dobri Voynikov . In 2012 he participated in the series "MoreIinhabitants of the Capital" in the role of Uncle Milcho. Vasil Popov died on August 5, 2015, aged 81.
