Bohdan Beniuk (Ukrainian: Богдан Михайлович Бенюк; born 26 May 1957) is a Ukrainian actor of theater and cinema, politician, People's Artist of Ukraine (1996). Along with Anatoliy Khostikoiev, he is a creator of the Theatrical company Beniuk and Khostikoiev.

Bohdan Beniuk
Born26 May 1957 Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationActor Edit this on Wikidata
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Position heldPeople's Deputy of Ukraine (2012–2014) Edit this on Wikidata

Biography edit

Beniuk was born on May 26, 1957, in town of Bytkiv, Nadvirna Raion, Ukrainian SSR. He has two brothers: People's Artist of Ukraine Petro Beniuk and Vasyl Beniuk. Bohdan Beniuk graduated the National University of Theatre, Film and TV in Kyiv in 1978.

In 1978–80 he worked in the Kyiv theater of young viewer. After that, Beniuk was an actor of the Franko National Academic Drama Theater in Kyiv.

Since February 2018, Professor Bohdan Beniuk has been the head of the Department of Acting and Drama Directing at the Karpenko-Kary National University of Kyiv.[1] On November 8, 2022, he was temporarily appointed artistic director of the Kyiv Academic Drama Theater in Podil for the period of martial law.

Selected filmography edit

  • The Lady with the parrot (Дама с попугаем, 1988) as Director of the pioneer camp
  • The Captain Brovary (2022). Ukrainian, short film, in the genre of mockumentary.

Politics edit

During the Ukrainian parliamentary elections Beniuk was on the 2nd place on the election list of Svoboda. March 18, 2014, Benyuk, along with his teammates on the "Svoboda" party, including the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Ihor Miroshnychenko, by the use of physical force pushed the head of the National Television Company of Ukraine Oleksander Panteleimon to resign.[2][3] Benyuk outrage was triggered by demonstration on TV news the celebration in Russia over the return of the Crimea. Actions of members of the party "Svoboda" were condemned by both the public in Ukraine, and by the Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk.

In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Benyuk is placed sixth on the joined list of Svoboda with National Corps, the Governmental Initiative of Yarosh and Right Sector.[4]

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References edit

  1. ^ "І кафедра акторського мистецтва та режисури драми" (in Ukrainian). КНУТКТ. Archived from the original on 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  2. ^ ""Свободовцы» избили руководителя Национальной телекомпании (видео) - «ФАКТИ"".
  3. ^ "Этого вы не увидите в youtube - Марк Гресь о вчерашних событиях в "свечке" | Інформатор". Archived from the original on 2014-11-28. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
  4. ^ "Ярош, Тягнибок та Білецький таки сформували єдиний список на вибори". 9 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Про відзначення державними нагородами України з нагоди Дня незалежності України". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  6. ^ "Про нагородження працівників Національного академічного драматичного театру імені Івана Франка, м. Київ". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  7. ^ "Про відзначення державними нагородами України". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-05-14.