{{short description|Romanian actor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2014}} {{Infobox person | name = Sebastian Papaiani | image = Sebatian Papaiani 2014 Romania stamp Prelucrare.jpg | caption = | birth_name = Sevastian Papaiane | birth_date = {{birth date|1936|8|25|df=y}} | birth_place = Pitești, Kingdom of Romania | death_date = {{death date and age|2016|9|27|1936|8|25|df=y}} | death_place = Bucharest, Romania | resting_place = Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest | monuments = | nationality = | other_names = | siglum = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = Theatrical Arts and Cinematography Institute | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1963–2016 | era = | employer = | organization = | known_for = | notable_works = | spouses = {{Plainlist| * {{marriage |Eugenia Giurgiu Papaiani |1961|1973|end=div}} * {{marriage |Marcela Papaiani |1973}} }} | partner = | children = Sebastian, Alkys | parents = | mother = | father = | relatives = | family = | awards = National Order of Faithful Service | website = }}
[[File:Dem Radulescu si Sebastian Papaiani.jpg|thumb|Papaiani and Dem Rădulescu starring in the 1972 film Tonight We'll Dance at Home ({{langx|ro|Astă-seara dansăm în familie}})]]
'''Sebastian Papaiani''' ({{IPA|ro|sebastiˈan papaˈjani}}; 25 August 1936 – 27 September 2016) was a Romanian film and television actor.
== Biography == He was born in Pitești; his father was of Greek origin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ziuaveche.ro/cultura-religie/cultura/sebastian-papaiani-qtalentul-este-ca-banul-il-ai-sau-nuq-interviu-4099.html|title=Sebastian Papaiani: "Talentul este ca banul: îl ai sau nu"|lang=ro|newspaper=Ziua Veche| date=August 25, 2010|access-date=January 5, 2022}}</ref> He graduated from the Theatrical Arts and Cinematography Institute in 1960, debuting in the Geo Saizescu comedy ''Un surâs în plină vară'' (1963). He has a star on the Walk of Fame Bucharest.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gandul.info/magazin/ileana-stana-ionescu-si-sebastian-papaiani-vor-primi-cate-o-stea-pe-walk-of-fame-din-capitala-8806553|title=Ileana Stana-Ionescu și Sebastian Papaiani vor primi câte o stea pe Walk of Fame din Capitală|first=Vlad|last=Mironescu|lang=ro| newspaper=Gândul|date=September 27, 2010| access-date=January 5, 2022}}</ref>
In December 2002 he was awarded by then-President Ion Iliescu the National Order of Faithful Service, Knight rank.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://legislatie.just.ro/Public/DetaliiDocument/40804|title=Decre nr. 1.042 din 13 decembrie 2002 privind conferirea unor decorații naționale|publisher=Monitorul Oficial|lang=ro|date=December 19, 2002|access-date=January 5, 2022}}</ref> In 2014, Poșta Română issued a 1.60 lei stamp in his honor, part of the "Golden Stars of the Stage and Screen" series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://evz.ro/ultima-spovedanie-a-lui-sebastian-papaiani.html|title=Ultima spovedanie a lui Sebastian Papaiani|lang=ro|newspaper=Evenimentul Zilei|first=Mihnea-Petru|last=Pârvu| date=August 13, 2016|access-date=January 5, 2022}}</ref>
His first wife was actress Eugenia Giurgiu, whom he married in 1961; two years later, the two had a son, Sebastian Jr,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.libertatea.ro/entertainment/exclusiv-sebastian-papaiani-murit-neimpacat-nu-si-mai-vazut-nepotul-de-20-de-ani-1611023|title=Sebastian Papaiani a murit neîmpăcat. Nu și-a văzut niciodată nepotul|lang=ro|newspaper=Libertatea|first=Denisa|last=Macovei| date=September 27, 2016|access-date=January 5, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Darvari"/> but they divorced in 1973. He then remarried Marcela Papaiani, with whom he had another son.<ref name="Darvari">{{cite news|url=https://newsweek.ro/timp-liber/a-fost-pacala-si-plutonierul-capsuna-viata-lui-sebastian-papiani-care-ar-fi-implinit-87-de-ani|title=A fost "Păcală" și "Plutonierul Căpșună". Viața lui Sebastian Papaiani care ar fi împlinit 87 de ani|lang=ro|first=Alex|last=Darvari|publisher=Newsweek Romania| date=August 24, 2023|access-date=July 14, 2024}}</ref>
Papaiani died at his home in Bucharest at age 80, after suffering a stroke, and was buried in the city's Bellu Cemetery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mediafax.ro/cultura-media/inmormantarea-actorului-sebastian-papaiani-astazi-la-cimitirul-bellu-video-15750499|title=Înmormântarea actorului Sebastian Papaiani, astăzi la Cimitirul Bellu|lang=ro|publisher=Mediafax| first=Eugen|last=Istodor| date=September 29, 2016|access-date=January 5, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ziare.com/stiri/morti/sebastian-papaiani-va-fi-inmormantat-la-cimitirul-bellu-langa-marin-moraru-1437836|title=Sebastian Papaiani va fi înmormântat la cimitirul Bellu, lângă Marin Moraru|lang=ro| website=ziare.com| date=September 27, 2016|access-date=January 5, 2022}}</ref>
== Selected filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Film |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Director |- | 2010 | ''{{ill|Moștenirea|ro}}'' | Mircea Istrate Sr. | {{ill|Iura Luncașu|ro}} |- | 2008 | ''{{ill|Nimeni nu-i perfect|ro}}'' | Mr. Predescu | {{ill|Dragoș Moștenescu|ro}} |- | 1986 |''The Graduates'' | Mihai's father | {{ill|Nicolae Corjos|ro}} |- | 1985 | ''The Ring'' | Announcer | Sergiu Nicolaescu |- | rowspan="2"| 1979 | ''Uncle Marin, the Billionaire'' | Gogu lu Pupăză | Sergiu Nicolaescu |- | ''The Moment'' | Petre Nobilu | Gheorghe Vitanidis |- | 1976 | ''{{ill|Roșcovanul (film)|lt=Roșcovanul|ro|Roșcovanul (film)}}'' | Lampă | {{ill|Francisc Munteanu|ro}} |- | rowspan="4"|1975 | ''Stephen the Great - Vaslui 1475'' | Ionuț Jder | Mircea Drăgan |- | ''{{ill|Frații Jderi (film)|lt=Frații Jderi|ro|Frații Jderi (film)}}'' | Ionuț Jder | Mircea Drăgan |- | ''{{ill|Toamna bobocilor|ro}}'' | Pompei | {{ill|Mircea Moldovan|ro}} |- | ''{{ill|Zile fierbinți|ro}}'' | Guriță | Sergiu Nicolaescu |- | 1974 | ''{{ill|Păcală (film)|lt=Păcală|ro|Păcală (film)}}'' | Păcală | Geo Saizescu |- | rowspan="2"|1973 | ''Ultimul cartuș'' | Ilie Oarcă | Sergiu Nicolaescu |- | ''{{ill|Ciprian Porumbescu (film)|lt=Ciprian Porumbescu|ro|Ciprian Porumbescu (film)}}'' | Voronca | Sergiu Nicolaescu |- | rowspan="2"|1972 | ''Cu mâinile curate'' | Fane Oarcă | Sergiu Nicolaescu |- | ''Tonight We'll Dance at Home'' | Alecu | Geo Saizescu |- | rowspan="3"|1971 | ''{{ill|B.D. la munte și la mare|ro}}'' | Sgt. Căpșună | Mircea Drăgan |- | ''Brigada Diverse în alertă!'' | Sgt. Căpșună | Mircea Drăgan |- | ''{{ill|Facerea lumii|ro|Facerea lumii (film din 1971)}}'' | Officer | Gheorghe Vitanidis |- | rowspan="2"| 1970 | ''{{ill|Brigada Diverse intră în acțiune|ro}}'' | Sgt. Căpșună | Mircea Drăgan |- | ''{{ill|Asediul|ro|Asediul (film)}}'' | Chiru | Mircea Mureșan |- | 1969 | ''{{ill|Căldura|ro|Căldura (film din 1969)}}'' | Olteanul | {{ill|Șerban Creangă|ro}} |- |rowspan="2"| 1967 | ''{{ill|Diminețile unui băiat cuminte|ro}}'' | Fane | Andrei Blaier |- | ''{{ill|Balul de sâmbătă seara|ro}}'' | Papă-Lapte | Geo Saizescu |- | 1966 | ''{{ill|Fantomele se grăbesc|ro}}'' | 2LT Mihai | Cristu Polucsis |- | rowspan="2"| 1965 | ''{{ill|La porțile pământului|ro}}'' | Romi | Geo Saizescu |- | ''{{ill|Gaudeamus igitur (film)|lt=Gaudeamus igitur|ro|Gaudeamus igitur (film)}}'' | Mihai Gliga | Gheorghe Vitanidis |- | 1964 | ''{{ill|Un surîs în plină vară|ro}}'' | Făniță | Geo Saizescu |- | 1963 | ''{{ill|Partea ta de vină|ro}}'' | Mihai Brad | Mircea Mureșan |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Papaiani, Sebastian}} Category:1936 births Category:2016 deaths Category:People from Pitești Category:Romanian people of Greek descent Category:Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film alumni Category:Romanian male film actors Category:Romanian male television actors Category:20th-century Romanian male actors Category:21st-century Romanian male actors Category:Recipients of the National Order of Faithful Service Category:Burials at Bellu Cemetery