Prince Șerban Constantin Cantacuzino (Romanian pronunciation:
[ʃerˈban konstanˈtin kantakuziˈno]; 4 February 1941 â€" 4 July
2011) was a Romanian prince and actor, who appeared in more than a
dozen television, film, and musical roles during his career. He was a
descendant of Åžerban Cantacuzino, the Prince of Wallachia from 1678
to 1688.Born into Romanian nobility, Cantacuzino was a descendant of
Șerban Cantacuzino, the Prince of Wallachia who supported the Ottoman
Empire at the Battle of Vienna, published the Cantacuzino Bible and
introduced corn to present-day Romania. His father, Ion Cantacuzino,
was a screenwriter, doctor, film critic, film director and
producer.Cantacuzino made his stage acting debut when he was 11 years
old at the Bucharest National Theatre in the production, The Prince
and the Beggar, opposite his grandmother, actress Maria Filotti. He
starred in Richard III as Prince Edward at the Army Theater in
Constanța, Romania, in 1963. Cantacuzino co-starred with George Vraca
in Richard III.Cantacuzino moved to Paris, France, in 1990. He died in
Paris on 4 July 2011, at the age of 70. His funeral was held at the
Bellu Orthodox cemetery in Bucharest, Romania.
[ʃerˈban konstanˈtin kantakuziˈno]; 4 February 1941 â€" 4 July
2011) was a Romanian prince and actor, who appeared in more than a
dozen television, film, and musical roles during his career. He was a
descendant of Åžerban Cantacuzino, the Prince of Wallachia from 1678
to 1688.Born into Romanian nobility, Cantacuzino was a descendant of
Șerban Cantacuzino, the Prince of Wallachia who supported the Ottoman
Empire at the Battle of Vienna, published the Cantacuzino Bible and
introduced corn to present-day Romania. His father, Ion Cantacuzino,
was a screenwriter, doctor, film critic, film director and
producer.Cantacuzino made his stage acting debut when he was 11 years
old at the Bucharest National Theatre in the production, The Prince
and the Beggar, opposite his grandmother, actress Maria Filotti. He
starred in Richard III as Prince Edward at the Army Theater in
Constanța, Romania, in 1963. Cantacuzino co-starred with George Vraca
in Richard III.Cantacuzino moved to Paris, France, in 1990. He died in
Paris on 4 July 2011, at the age of 70. His funeral was held at the
Bellu Orthodox cemetery in Bucharest, Romania.
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