Ștefan Bănică Jr.
Birthday: Born in 1967-10-18 in Bucharest, Romania
Deathday: Alive
Ștefan Bănică Jr. is a Romanian entertainer, of roma people origin from his father's side, TV presenter, one of the most important Romanian TV personalities, and the son of actor Ștefan Bănică Sr. In his early career he starred in a couple of successful romantic films ("Liceenii", "Liceenii Rock'n'Roll"). He is well known in Romania for presenting the Romanian version of “Dancing with the Stars”, the most long-lived dance competition ever aired in Romania, broadcast on Pro TV and for his role as a talent judge on The X Factor. Later he concentrated on television acting, playing the character of Ciupanezu in the TV series "Băieți buni"("Good Guys"), which was aired in 2005 on ProTV. In 2005, Bănică also played the role of Billy Flynn in the Romanian stage version of the Chicago musical (based on the play by Maurine Dallas Watkins) at the National Theatre in Bucharest. He released several music albums (marketed as rock'n'roll), and successfully toured the country. In January 2006, he married television producer and show host Andreea Marin. In January 2013, they announced their divorce on amicable terms. Together they have a daughter.
TV Credits
Next Star Romania
Character: Judge
Next Star is a Romanian TV show broadcast on the Romanian television station Antena 1 to discover talent for those aged 3 to 13 years. The top prize is 20,000 euros. The show is presented by Dan Negru and the jury composed of Pepe, CRBL, Alina Eremia and Dorian Popa,And from the 9th season the jury will change again will be composed of Pepe, Alina Puşcaş CRBL, and Dorian Popa. In 5 seasons the jury was composed of Pepe, Connect-R, Maria Cârneci, Lora and Vasile Muraru. Famous performers from Rom...
Băieţi buni
Character: Razvan Dragomir (Ciupanezu)
Băieţi buni is a 2005 Romanian 8-episode police drama television miniseries which centers on the efforts of two police inspectors to bring down a far-reaching criminal network....
Liber ca pasărea cerului
Character: Orlando Popârlan
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X Factor Romania
Character: Judge
X Factor is a Romanian television music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions based on The X Factor series. It is broadcast on the Antena 1 channel in Romania. The competition is open to both solo artists and groups and has no upper age limit. Each judge is assigned one of three categories; the criteria for each has varied between seasons. Throughout the live shows the judges act as mentors to their category, helping to decide song choices, styling and stagin...
Movie Credits
Sexy Harem Ada-Kaleh
Character: Gicu
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The High schoolers
Character: Mihai Marinescu
The love story of two students in the tenth grade. Mihai is a provincial who reached in a Bucharest high school where his passion for philosophy and mathematics will be eclipsed by love and Dana is a chess enthusiast. Their romance is full of naturalness, but will go through many trials....
Ho Ho Ho
Character: Ion
Horace, a 8 years old boy, who still believes in Santa Clause, received as a Christmas gift a day at the mall. What ought to be a normal Christmas day turns into an adventure when Horace loses his mother. He mets John, a pickpocket disguised as Santa Clause, who was in the middle of an illegal operation. Unlike the Santas on TV, John doesn't seem to like children. Althought, the boy is convinced that this is the real Santa Clause and tail of it, causing all sorts of trouble as dangerous, as funn...
High Schoolers: Rock 'n' Roll
Character: elevul Mihai Marinescu
The adventures of high schoolers, including strict maths teachers, rock 'n' roll music, and first love experiences....
Test at educational class
Character: Mihai Marinescu
Romanian Romance movie. It is the third one from the "Liceenii" series...