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Florin Piersic (; born 27 January 1936) is a well-known actor and TV personality. He is particularly known for his leading roles in The White Moor and the films. He has a reputation, often parodied in popular culture, as a raconteur.
In 2006 and 2011 the actor was chosen by Disney Pixar to provide the Romanian voice of Mack in the animated movie Cars.
Piersic attended the Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in Bucharest. He joined the regular cast of the Romanian National Theater in 1959 and performed in numerous productions until his retirement in 1989. His first role was as Richard in the play The Devil's Disciple.
In 1958 he made his debut on screen in the French-Romanian co-production The Thistles of the Bărăgan. He appeared in more than forty movies, most of them in the Ceaușescu era. He often depicted heroic, masculine characters. More recently, he played in a soap opera.
Piersic married three times: to (their marriage lasted from 1962 to 1974), with whom he had a son, Florin Jr.; to (1975–1985), the mother of another son, Daniel; and from 1993, he has been married to Anna Török. Florin Piersic. IMDb
In 1967, he was awarded the . In 2006, Piersic was voted to the 51st place on the 100 greatest Romanians list.Decretul nr. 1017 din 6 noiembrie 1967 al Consiliului de Stat al Republicii Socialiste România privind conferirea de ordine și medalii unor actori, regizori, pictori scenografi și tehnicieni de scenă, publicat în Buletinul Oficial nr. 96 din 7 noiembrie 1967. In 2008 he became an honorary citizen of Oradea. In 2009, he was bestowed with the lifetime achievement award in the Transilvania International Film Festival. In 2016, he was awarded the Order of the Star of Romania, Officer class.
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