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Sad news Lrt.lt the late daughter Jurga Šuminienė confirmed. As announced, Gediminas Girdvainis likely died of heart disease, relatives found the actor dead on a farm in the Trakai district.
Daiva Baltūsytė-Len, director of the Vilnius Little Theater, told BNS that the possibility of saying goodbye to the actor will be announced in the near future. “I spoke to my daughter and this sad message came true. In the near future, apparently, we will announce the details of the funeral on Thursday,” the theater director said.
Legendary actor Gediminas Girdvainis (34 photos)
The roles are expressive, comical and tragicomic.
G. Girdvainis was born in 1944 in Kretinga, graduated from the Lithuanian Conservatory (now the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater). – Red.), has been performing in the Vilnius Little Theater since 1994, having previously worked in Šiauliai and in Youth Theaters.
The actor excelled in temperamental and improvisational acting. The roles he created are especially expressive, tragicomic comedians.
Vaiva Mainelytė and Gediminas Girdvainis in the movie The Devil’s Bride / Shooting from the movie
Gediminas Girdvainis – Jogaila in the TV series “Giminės” / Photo by Greta Skaraitienė
G. Girdvainis has played memorable roles in stage performances. Since 1968, he has starred in theaters, starring in films by famous Lithuanian directors: “Feelings”, “Herkus Mantas”, “Tadas Blinda”, “Devil’s Bride”, “Nutcracker” and many others. And one of his most famous roles is the role of the Jogaila railway in the television series “Giminės”.
In 2004, G. Girdvainis was awarded the Grand Order’s Vytautas Official Cross for merits to Lithuanian culture and art, in 2007: the Government Culture and Art Award.
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