Gjorgi Kolozov

Gjorgi Kolozov (Macedonian: Ѓорѓи Колозов; February 26, 1948 – October 13, 2003) was one of the best-known Macedonian actors. He became famous by playing one of the main roles in the television series Makedonski narodni prikazni (Macedonian Folk Tales), which aired in the late 1980s and 1990s.[1]

Gjorgji Kolozov
BornFebruary 26, 1948
Bogdanci, Yugoslavia
DiedOctober 13, 2003
Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
NationalityMacedonian
EducationSs. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje
OccupationActor
SpouseShenka Kolozova

Kolozov is remembered as a white‑haired man with a white beard who almost resembled Santa Claus in appearance and facial description. He appeared in a variety of roles but mostly in that of a tsar, a peasant or God. Having won the hearts of the widest audience and earned the title "the Macedonian tsar" among the Macedonian actors.[2] His fame has not faded away and the number of his fans continues to grow.

Early life

Kolozov was born to a poor family in the small town of Bogdanci and started his career in the theater of Štip. He was a member of the first graduating class at the Academy of Drama Arts, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje in 1973.[3]

Career

After his graduation, Kolozov became permanently employed in the Macedonian National Theater.[4]

For decades, he appeared in leading roles in the popular television series Makedonski narodni prikazni, produced by Macedonian Radio-Television The 300 episodes of Makedonski narodni prikazni are based on the collections of oral literature stories published in the 19th century by Marko Cepenkov, Kuzman Sapkarev, Georgi Pulevski and other significant authors of collections of the Macedonian oral literary heritage. The televised folk stories were aired for almost 15 years with unchanged ratings. Kolozov and his wife Shenka Kolozova appeared as actors and assisted with story selection and screenplays.

Kolozov gained his high popularity achieving the status of not only a celebrity but also a national icon symbolizing the Macedonian cultural identity, thanks to his style of acting perceived as incarnating the simplicity and naiveté of both the literary genre of the folk stories and the ordinary Macedonian man.[5]

Kolozov appeared in a number of Macedonian (ex-Yugoslav) films, such as

  • Tetoviranje (1991) (eng.Tattoo)
  • Istrel (1972) (eng.Gunshot)
  • Makedonskiot del od Pekolot (1971) (eng. The Macedonian part of Hell)

as well as in a great number of television films produced by Macedonian Television (RTS as part of the ex-Yugoslav TV network). Kolozov also appeared in hundreds of theater plays in the Macedonian National Theater,[6] and in other theaters in Macedonia and Bulgaria. He established a small, private theater company, which produces independent plays around the country.

Personal life

Kolozov married actress and screenplay writer Shenka Kolozova in 1969. They had two daughters: Katerina (Katarina) (born October 20, 1969) and Kristina (born October 15, 1972). In a delation to UDBA, its agent claimed, Kolozov was a Bulgarophile,[7] a stigma in Communist Yugoslavia.

References
Notes
  1. Makedonski narodni prikazni (Macedonian Folk Stories) Македонски народни приказни. Skopje. 1986–1992. MRT – Macedonian Radio Television. {{cite serial}}: External link in |network= (help)
  2. Dimitar Bechev (2019). Historical Dictionary of North Macedonia. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 169. ISBN 9781538119624.
  3. "Dead link".
  4. Mazov, Ivan (1982). Scenata i Covekot (The Stage and the Man). Skopje: Kultura, volumes I-VI
  5. Gigov-Gish, Sasho (February 2005). (Interview). Skopje: Sky TV. {{cite interview}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "Македонски народен театар". Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  7. Нинко Величковски от Куманово, Вардарска Македония - "Изјава за Ѓорѓи Колозов", "Црните страници на УДБА", Скопје, 2016 година. Библиотека и Издателство "Струмски".
Sources
  • Mazov, Ivan (1982). Scenata tvrda pocva na stvarnosta. Skopje: Kultura.
  • Mazov, Ivan (1982). Scenata i sovremenosta. Skopje: Kultura.
  • Mazov, Ivan (1982). Od nasata vojna do site prostori. Skopje: Kultura.
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