Todor Petrov Kolev (Bulgarian: Тодор Колев; 26 August 1939
â€" 15 February 2013) was a leading Bulgarian film and stage actor,
singer, comedian and TV presenter.Born in Shumen, his first major film
was Tsar i General (Tsar and General) in 1966. He has appeared in more
than 30 films. He is best known to the Bulgarian audience by his roles
in comedies such as Gospodin za edin den (King for a day), Dvoynikat
(The Double), Prebroyavane na Divite Zaytsi (The Hare Census), Tsarska
Piesa (Royal Play), Posledniyat Ergen (The Last Bachelor), Opasen Char
(Dangerous Charm).During the Communist rule, he was temporarily exiled
from Sofia to Sliven for a joke he made in public that there were
three Toshkos who made Bulgarians laugh ("Toshko" is the diminutive
form of the name Todor in Bulgarian): the Communist leader Todor
Zhivkov, the clown Toshko Kozarev and himself. However, in his
biography Varnenskoto Sofianche Ot Shumen, Todor Kolev denies having
ever said this.Todor Kolev was a host of the late night TV show "Kak
Shte Gi Stignem with Todor Kolev" (1994-1998) and "Free Entry"
(1998-1999).
â€" 15 February 2013) was a leading Bulgarian film and stage actor,
singer, comedian and TV presenter.Born in Shumen, his first major film
was Tsar i General (Tsar and General) in 1966. He has appeared in more
than 30 films. He is best known to the Bulgarian audience by his roles
in comedies such as Gospodin za edin den (King for a day), Dvoynikat
(The Double), Prebroyavane na Divite Zaytsi (The Hare Census), Tsarska
Piesa (Royal Play), Posledniyat Ergen (The Last Bachelor), Opasen Char
(Dangerous Charm).During the Communist rule, he was temporarily exiled
from Sofia to Sliven for a joke he made in public that there were
three Toshkos who made Bulgarians laugh ("Toshko" is the diminutive
form of the name Todor in Bulgarian): the Communist leader Todor
Zhivkov, the clown Toshko Kozarev and himself. However, in his
biography Varnenskoto Sofianche Ot Shumen, Todor Kolev denies having
ever said this.Todor Kolev was a host of the late night TV show "Kak
Shte Gi Stignem with Todor Kolev" (1994-1998) and "Free Entry"
(1998-1999).
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