Tudor Chirilă
Tudor Chirilă (born 28th of May 1974 in Bucharest) is a Romanian actor, musician, composer andproducer. He was the lead singer of the band Vama Veche, after which he founded the band Vama. As an actor, he featured in both short and long movies and has played reference roles in plays of some of the most important Romanian directors.
In 2012, he published his first book, "Exercitii de Echilibru", which has united some of the best writing from his personal blog: [1]http://tudorchirila.blogspot.com
In 2014, he became a coach for The Voice Romania, alongside Loredana Groza, Smiley and Marius Moga. Over the years, Tudor Chirilă has been involved in numerous social causes. In 2005, he initiated the campaign "Live pentru viață", which had the intent to gather donations for flood victims.
He supported the fund raiser campaign for children with cancer called "Nu mă ignora", which was initiated by Asociația Salvează Vieți. Along with Agenția de Vise, his management and booking company, he conducted a number of projects with social and cultural impact, some of which are: “Chrilă in highs schools" – mentorship tour for high schools in Bucharest, "Cruciada Culturii", "Ioan Chirilă Awards".
Biography
Tudor Chirilă was born in Bucharest on the 28th of May 1974. He is the son of the sports reporter Ioan Chirilă and of the actress/director Iarina Demian. He graduated the acting section, in the class of Florin Zamfirescu at the Academy of Theater and Film (UNATC), in Bucharest, 1996.
Actor
Film
His debut was in 1994 with as an extra in the movie "Nobody’s Children". In 1999, he played the role of a refugee from the former Yugoslavia, in the Austrian movie "Nordrand" directed by Barbara Albert. In 2001, Tudor was a guest start in an episode of the German series "Kommisar Rex", playing the role of Dimitrij. In 2004, he acted for the movie "Milionari de weekend", a Romanian movie directed by Cătălin Saizescu, along with Andi Vasluianu, Maria Dinulescu and Mihai Bendeac. He also played the role of Godzi, a youngster forced by circumstance to be an accomplice to a burglary. Two years later, he feautured in the movie "Legături bolnăvicioase", along side with Maria Popistașu and Ioana Barbu, directed by Tudor Giurgiu. Between 2006 and 2012 he featured in many short movies, some of them being: "Eu sunt eu", directed by Monica Istrate and "Love Marketing", directed by Andrei Sota, after his own script. In 2014, he played in the movie "The enemy Within" ("O ehthros mou"), produced by the greek director Yorgos Tsemberopoulos, where Tudor played the role of a gang leader. In the same year the short movie "The couch" produced by Emre Kayiș a year earlier, premiered in the United Kingdom.
Filmography
| Movie | Director | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Live" | Vlad Păunescu | Romania | 2015 |
| "The Couch" (short) | Emre Kayiș | United Kingdom | 2014 |
| "The Enemy Within" | Yorgos Tsemberopoulos | Greece | 2014 |
| "Eu sunt eu" (short) | Monica Istrate | Romania | 2009 |
| "The Love Marketing" (short) | Andrei Sota | Romania | 2008 |
| "Legături bolnăvicioase" | Tudor Giurgiu | România | 2006 |
| "Milionari de weekend" | Cătălin Saizescu | Romania | 2003 |
| "Komissar Rex" | Michael Riebl | Austria | 2001 |
| "Nordrand" | Barbara Albert | Austria-Germany-Switzerland | 1999 |
| "Shapeshifter" | Cristian Andrei | Romania | 1999 |
Theater
Over time, Tudor Chirilă collaborated with some of the most valuable theater directors like: Alexandru Tocilescu, Alexandru Darie, Alexandru Dabija, Iarina Demian, Gelu Colceag, Horațiu Mălăele. His debuted in 1995 with "Trupa pe butoaie", a UNITER theater project, coordinated by director Victor Ioan Frunză. Beginning 1996 he was part of the Comedy Theather. In 2004, he is awarded the UNITER award for the role of Malvolio in "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare, directed by Gelu Colceag, being the youngest actor who has been awarded this distinction so far.
Theather roles:
| Role | Play | Director | Theater | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tartuffe | "Tartuffe" | László Bocsárdi | Comedy Theater | 2014 |
| Stephen | "Coada" | Iarina Demian | Bulandra Theater | 2014 |
| Dirijorul, Soțul, John | "O lume pe dos" | Iarina Demian | Comedy Theater | 2010 |
| Sergent Toomey | "Biloxi Blues" | Iarina Demian | Comedy Theater | 2007 |
| Axenti Ivanovici Popriscin | "Ferdinand al VIII-lea, Regele Spaniei" | Iarina Demian | Comedy Theater | 2006 |
| Charles | "Chirița of Bârzoieni" | Iarina Demian | Comedy Theater | 2004 |
| Malvolio | "Twelfth Night" | Gelu Colceag | Comedy Theater | 2003 |
| Stanley | A fost odată în Brooklyn | Iarina Demian | Comedy Theater | 2002 |
| Jonathan | "O tată, sărmane tată, mama te-a spânzurat în dulap, iar eu sunt foarte trist" | Iarina Demian | Comedy Theater | 2000 |
| Adraste | "Iluzia comică" | Alexandru Darie | Comedy Theater | 1999 |
| Baltasar | "Comedia erorilor" | Alexandru Dabija | Comedy Theater | 1999 |
| Vicontele Achille | "Pălăria" | Horațiu Mălăele | Comedy Theater | 1997 |
| Fiul | "Trei femei înalte" | Vlad Massaci | Comedy Theater | 1996 |
| Spirt | "Mireasa mută" | Alexandru Tocilescu | Comedy Theater | 1995 |
Music
Tudor Chirilă is the lead singer and co-founder of the bands Vama Veche and Vama. Over his career he held live concerts in front of millions of spectators and has been on the main stage of many important festivals like Peninsula, BestFest, Cerbul de Aur, Folk You, Coke Live Festival.
Vama Veche
In 1996, Chirilă establishes the band Vama Veche with Traian Bălănescu and Liviu Mănescu. The band debuts with the album “Nu am chef azi” in 1998, “Vama Veche” in 1999, the maxi single “Nu ne mai trageți pe dreapta” in 2000, “Am să mă întorc bărbat” in 2002, “Best of Vama Veche” in 2006 and “Fericire în rate” in 2006. In 2003, at the National Romanian Theater, the album “Am să mă întorc bărbat” is turned into a play. It is the first Romanian rock opera, in post-revolution Romania. Some of the well known hits of the back are "Nu am chef azi", "Vara asta", "Epilog", "La Radio", "18 ani", "Vama Veche", "Nu ne mai trageți pe dreapta", "Hotel Cismigiu", "Zmeul". In 2006 the band breaks apart, Tudor along with the lead guitar player Eugen Caminschi establish a new band: Vama.
Vama
Drummer Lucian Cioargă, bass player Dan Opriș and keyboard player Raul Kusak join the two, the latter being replaced by Gelu Ionescu in 2009. In 2007 the first single "Bed for love" is released, a year later Vama releasing their first album "Vama" during a show at Bucharest’s Arenele Romane in front of 5000 people. Some of the singles from the album are "Pe sârmă", "Suflet normal", "Dumnezeu nu apare la știri" and "E plin de fete/Sâmbătă seara".
Their next album, "2012" is released on the 28th of May 2012 at Sala Palatului. Some of the best singles from the album are: “Copilul care aleargă către mare”, “Fata în boxeri și în tricoul alb”, “Post iubire”, “Cântec de găsit”. Tudor writes the script of the music-video "Copilul care aleargă către mare", which is also directs in 2011. In the role of the kind he casts the maestro Victor Rebengiuc, which was at his first appearance in a music video.
Theater music
Upon time, Tudor Chirilă did the soundtracks of multiple plays like: "Trei femei înalte" by Eduard Ablee directed by Vlad Massaci in 1997, “O, tată, sărmane tată, mama te-a spânzurat în dulap iar eu sunt foarte trist” ofArthur Kopit directed by Iarina Demian in 2000, "A fost odată in Brooklyn" by Neil Simon directed by Iarina Demian in 2002, "Chirița de Bârzoieni", directed and adapted by Iarina Demian, script by Vasile Alecsandri in 2004 – Tudor composed songs along with Gelu Ionescu "O lume pe dos", directed by Iarina Demian in 2010, "Prizionierul din Manhattan" directed by Iarina Demian in 2012.
Blog
Initially, http://tudorchirila.blogspot.com has been a dedicated virtual space for Tudor’s passion for photography. In 2007 he published the text: “Rolling stones, Smaranda, Luca. Muzica capitalistă”, which was also published in the Jurnalul Național (national newspaper), which determined him to write more and more frequently. Later, he became one of the most visited Romanian bloggers, where Tudor would share his thoughts, ideas, essays, poems and compositions almost daily. Over time, his blog posts were also took over by the press, by other bloggers and readers. “Scrisoare către liceeni” is one of the posts that got him thousands of online views and had a large impact over youngsters.
Exerciții de echilibru
In 2012, Tudor decides to gather some of his best published writings into his first book “Exerciții de echilibru". Fragments of compositions, poems, essays, pamphlets, opinionated texts – all have been gathered in the 385 pages of his book, to which Cătălin Tolontan signed the preface. The release took place in November 2012 within The International Book Fair Geaudeamus in Bucharest, with the attendance of some special guests likeCristian Tudor Popescu and Florin Iaru. In a very short time “Exerciții de echilibru” became a best-seller, having over sold over 20.000 copies all in less than a year after it’s release.
The Voice Romania
In 2014, Tudor Chirilă became the forth judge at The Voice Romania, the show of the best voice, produced and aired by PRO TV. The artist had made the judge team complete, joining Loredana, Marius Moga and Smiley in the fourth season of the competition. “I like the idea that I could share something from my experience to beginers in the music industry. Secondly, I hope that my presence here will make the pop-rock music known to the general public. I believe that the rock music has energy and freedom and I trust in The Voice and my contestants to remember this to the people". In the first season as a judge on The Voice, Tudor won the contest with Tiberiu Albu, in the second season he won with Cristina Bălan, in the third with Teodora Buciu, therefore having 3 consecutive wins as a coach.
Other projects
Apart from the artist career, Tudor has initiated and supported numerous social and cultural projects.
Chirilă in highshools
In 2009, he initiated a mentorship project which developed like a tour in 20 highschool in Bucharest, under the motto: “Descoperă ce-ți place”. Within this campaign he met with over 5000 highschool students which he spoke with about the importance of discovering their own value and talents in due time and about how to use them in the future. As a follow-up to the project, a study conducted by psychologists and sociologists had been done, with the purpose of showing who are the role models of highschool students in Bucharest.
Cruciada Culturii
In 2010, Tudor held the "Cruciada Culturii" a movement initiated by Agenția de vise which addressed to all those who wish for art to be seen at it’s real value once again. Some of the most important international classical music artists like Sarah Chang, Joshua Bell, Sam Haywood, Lilly and Misha Maisky, AdLibitum Quartet held concerts in Bucharest to which had over 3000 music enthusiast participating.
Ioan Chirilă Awards
The Ioan Chirilă Awards were given starting 2005 to the best sport journalists in Romania with the initiative of Tudor and his mother, Iarina Demian, which wished that in this way they’d keep the memory of his father, Ioan Chirila, alive. Within the project, every year there was a competition called "Talentul Anului" for amateurs which wished to become sports journalists. Known as the best distinctions of the Romanian sports journalism, "Ioan Chirila" Awards were given for 6 editions, until 2010, when the project was put on hold.
Live for life
"Live for life" was a humanitarian project initiated by Tudor in 2005 in order to help flood victims from affected areas. He held a marathon-concert for about 8 hours which helped raise over 60000 euros.
“Don't ignore me”
In 2011, Tudor made the script and production of spots in an online humanitarian campaign called "Don't ignore me", dedicated to children affected by cancer, initiated by the "Saving Lifes" Association. Tudor, along with other Romanian stars like Andreea Raicu, Cabral, Virgil Iantu, Paula Herlo and Bogdan Dumitrache helped raising funds needed for the creation of the first Center for diagnostics and treatment of children with cancer in Romania.