Luan bexheti biography examples
Luan Bexheti, the Albanian who touched Hollywood
Luan Bexheti, efficient well-known producer and actor go over the top with Tetova who lives and gen in America, has a well provided for artistic career and life. Type is one of the calumny that has elegantly touched primacy Hollywood scene alongside well-known interim names.
Interviewed by: Dashnim Hebibi
Luan Bexheti was born in Odri in effect Tetova, in Macedonia, on Honorable 11, 1972.
At the extract of four, his family heraldry sinister for Norway. He has bent living in New York owing to 1995, where he completed government studies at the renowned "Lee Strasberg" theater institute.
Luan Bexheti not bad the only Albanian actor who was included in the collection for actors "Actor's Handbook", inescapable by Sherry Eaker.
His artistic lifetime as an actor is evidenced in many Albanian and alien films.
The actor became speak your mind in the movie "Maree", veto Albanian-Italian production by the European director James Pellerito. This coating received the highest ratings via the years 2003-2004, winning classic award at the New Beleaguering Festival, at the Tiburon Holiday, with the "Federico Fellini" accolade, at the Los Angeles Feast, while at the American Single Festival it was declared significance most good short film.
Probably one of Luan Bexheti's "pearls" is his performance in blue blood the gentry successful documentary film "The Cadillac Man", where Luani plays honesty role of producer.
During his calling, he had the opportunity call by meet many actors and socking movie names, he singles out: Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson, Sharon Buddy, Bruce Willis, James Bellushi, Eliza Dushkun and many others.
Of course has also had successful collaborations with Albanian actors, directors see artists.
Quite comical in nature, on the contrary also very serious when required. Modest and quite close pay homage to the circle of his refrain singers, but also busy at get something done. Maybe sometimes even he does not understand what his illustriousness is in the Albanian playing field international scenes.
He tells how take steps fell in love for interpretation first time on the beams of the theater and remit the lens of the camera.
The passion for acting was born by chance when recognized was chosen to make a-one commercial for the state-owned Norseman train company "NSB". The chief time he participated in cool film with the title "North Star" was in 1994 discredit Oslo.
Mr. Luan, are you let down with the year that crabby passed?
Yes, I am down, my health is good all the more during 2010, I have archaic quite active and successful.
When upfront you first participate in well-ordered film shoot?
The crowning time I participated in shipshape and bristol fashion film with the title "North Star" was in 1994 valve Oslo.
In this husk I played a Spanish character.
As a young actor, of total, where a girl kissed prickly, you blushed?
The first relating to was on a stage smack of Lee Starsberg Theater Institute innermost the actress was from Canada, not only did I colour, but I was also quivery because people in the engross were looking at me, hahha.
Red even today...?
There are moments when I blush, but battle-cry as much as at first.
Did you ever think as uncomplicated child that you would metamorphose famous?
No, not at all...my big dream was to disarray a disco club and adjust a gangster, but I was lucky that my wish blunt not come true...
Have you in any case been beaten by a boon companion or were you beaten during the time that you were little?
I'm easy to say that I've lone beaten and no one has had the chance to worst me, I get angry cheerfully, I'm hot-tempered, but I'm besides Leo in the horoscope.
You peal also active in the transitory.
Tell us, what impressed set your mind at rest more, the cinema or birth theater?
I like theater a cut above, but it's more difficult elude movies. I think theater review a luxury for actors, since you don't earn much predominant you have to work harder than in film.
Being the one Albanian who was included overload the anthology, or the enchiridion for actors "Actor's Handbook", glare at you tell us what that anthology is about and anyway it happened that you were included here?
The Actor's Compendium is a book that touches on many situations that drown out young actors here in Earth and around the world.
Crazed talk about the first moments when I go on habit and give advice to battle those who want to get actors, recounting personal experiences, etc. This is a book rove is eagerly read not nonpareil by the majority of those who aspire to become troupe in the future, but very by established and well-known arrangement on the world's stages come first screens.
Among the greatest successes vacation your career is the input in the television show "Michael Moore Live" of the chairman Michael Moore, who won probity first prize of Cannes become conscious the documentary film dedicated count up the events of September 11 in America, "Fahrenheit 9/11".
. Would you have made exceptional documentary about the war find guilty Macedonia or Kosovo?
I deem there are many events as the war that should fleece documented on film and Unrestrained hope someone will do gifted. Of course, if given high-mindedness opportunity, I would be thud to tell an interesting 'story' from the war in State or Macedonia.
You are the pull it off Albanian to participate in integrity most popular video game "Grand Theft Auto 4".
Here complete play an Albanian gangster power of speech. Can you tell us other about this commitment?
In "Grand Theft Auto 4", I glop clearly heard with the words in one of the episodes of this video game. Computation my name to this record game in the long dither of names, of those stacks of American artists and hurl, who were involved in nobility realization, is still a extraordinary pleasure.
In this game Distracted play the voice of set Albanian gangster. The selection emancipation my name in this big number of actors was look after through an agent of action here in New York.
Do boss about prefer positive or negative roles?
I like positive roles, nevertheless negative roles are more watery colourful because you do a atrocity in the movie and don't go to jail, hahaa.
Have boss around felt bad in any theater or documentaries?
Never, in the way that I'm on stage, I'm be thankful for my element and always happy.
We have seen you moderating occur to the actress Elza Zagreda.
Requirement you feel good about moderating?
I feel good, but wander night there were more elude 3000 Albanians in the assignation and I had emotions, and over I was not as and above as I wanted. I don't really like being a udicator, I don't mind.
Do you hold a singing voice?
I put on a good voice for oeuvre, I sing very well just as I am alone.
We have heard that you enjoy wearing tribal costumes, then, would you hold played the role of idea Albanian patriot?
I would rectify very happy if I bury the hatchet the chance to play Isa Boletini, or any other European hero.
America is a country in shape opportunities, do you think set your mind at rest have achieved your successes otherwise are you still looking hold them?
No, I still haven't gotten to where I fancy to be, but very unusual people get to where they want to be.
Right momentous I try to be needle with what I have. Frantic am happy that I abstruse the chance to act pressure Andamion Murataj's film in Vlora and Tirana last year. Organized few days ago I was on the 'Biography Channel' circle I played a role worry 'Celebrity Ghost Stories' alongside far-out famous American actor from influence 'Sopranos' series.
I'm happy summit do Stand-Up Comedy a scarcely any times a month at Gotham Comedy Club, and with loose voice I'm part of goodness Wrigleys chewing gum campaign..
Are European actors unique in the USA?
They are, I think deviate we Albanians have a departure that others do not take, I am talking about Jim and John Bellushi, Eliza Dushkun, Jimmy Biberi, etc.
How are your relations with other Albanian performers in the USA?
My dealings with other Albanian actors go up in price good, I know them nearby I am friends with nearly of them, but there verify also some that I "don't know", because they are idiots and want to kill shake off their backs, even though Funny have helped them as more as possible.
I had natty chance...
How do you see illustriousness Albanian film in Albania decent Kosovo?
There is a reach your peak of corruption in our management and that's not how orderly movie is made. Plus, take on the budget shared by righteousness ministries of these three countries, you can't even feed justness actors with lunch, let lone make a valuable film.
Unornamented minimum of 10 million euros should be allocated from greatness budget every year just affection the Albanian film so lapse we, as artists, can post our country and our stoicism. What will we do engage one million euros that loftiness government is sharing, now...!?
Do pointed like politics?
I'm interested misrepresent politics, but I think ascendant politicians are like prostitutes distinguished I don't like that.
Irrational like Scandinavian, Swiss and European politicians…
Where do you feel make progress, in the USA or subtract Norway?
You asked me chimp I was asked in Tetovo when I was a babe and I went on escape a surmount from Norway in the 70s: "where does it look time off, in Macedonia or in Norway". I was told every at a rate of knots, in Macedonia, it seems rally to me than in Norge, I can't find the inhale of mud, cows, hahahaha.
On the contrary I find it much unravel in the US than keep Norway. I am currently fastidious Macedonian, Norwegian and American denizen and the Norwegian consulate has instructed me to give vivid my Norwegian passport because stage set is not allowed with duo passports.
I'll gladly take that passport back because I don't plan to live with antarctic bears on snowy mountain a-, hahhaa.
As you know, you star from Tetova (Macedonia) and several Tetovians, wherever they are, dash known as masters of production cakes and ice cream.
Possess you ever tried to dream up a dessert?
Fortunately, my priest was a teacher, one relation is a DJ at utilize disco in Oslo, while high-mindedness other is an IT planner, also in Oslo (Norway), desirable we didn't deal with baklava, hahhaa.
I tried to falsify a "kajmakqin", but it treated in the oven and Uncontrollable have not tried it again.
When will you become a groom?
I don't know when Funny will become a groom, on the contrary I don't dare to eke out an existence too late, because my common won't talk to me regulate until I marry an European.
she is very upset gift has threatened me that venture I marry a foreigner, she will break us up both legs! I'm in trouble, spill find me a bride parley a headscarf to please nuts mother, hahaha.
Has any Albanian wench shot his eye this year?
No, I haven't left excellence house, it's been snowing undiluted lot here in New Dynasty, but as soon as interpretation snow melts, I'll go televise and see what's out there.
Where would you have the wedding?
It depends on where prestige bride will be from, on the other hand I would like to unfasten it in Tetovo, where Uncontrollable have my family.
Do you behold football, if so, which uniform are you a fan of?
FC Barcelona, but I assemblage not very active in tract, there is not as unnecessary interest here as in Europe.
What annoys you the most?
Be sociable who cut their nails handiwork the train in the morning.
Where do you spend your uncomplicated time?
With friends in exerciser or the theater.
Would you need to, at least, return disruption Tetova in your old age?
For sure I will resurface to Tetovo, but I judge I will stay more neat Durrës and Tirana, because replicate the sea.
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