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Todor Kolev Тодор Колев
Born	Todor Petrov Kolev (1939-08-26)26 August 1939 Shumen,Bulgaria
Died	15 February 2013(2013-02-15) (aged 73) Sofia,Bulgaria
Occupation(s)	Film and Theatre Actor Singer and Showman
Years active	1965–2013
Political party	Union of Democratic Forces (1989-1991) Independent (1991-2013)

Todor Petrov Kolev (Bulgarian:Тодор Колев; 26 August 1939 – 15 February 2013) was a leading Bulgarian film and stage actor, singer, comedian and TV presenter.

Born inShumen, his first major film wasTsar i General(Tsar and General) in 1966. He has appeared in more than 30 films. He is best known to the Bulgarian audience by his roles in comedies such asGospodin za edin den (King for a day),Dvoynikat (The Double),Prebroyavane na Divite Zaytsi (The Hare Census),Tsarska Piesa (Royal Play),Posledniyat Ergen (The Last Bachelor),Opasen Char (Dangerous Charm).

During the Communist rule, he was temporarily exiled fromSofia toSliven for a joke he made in public that there were three Toshkos who made Bulgarians laugh ("Toshko" is the diminutive form of the name Todor in Bulgarian): the Communist leaderTodor Zhivkov, the clownToshko Kozarev and himself. However, in his biographyVarnenskoto Sofianche Ot Shumen, Todor Kolev denies having ever said this.

Todor Kolev was a host of the late night TV show "Kak Shte Gi Stignem with Todor Kolev" (1994-1998) and "Free Entry" (1998-1999).

He died on 15 February 2013 in Sofia, after a serious battle with lung cancer.

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• Todor Kolev atIMDb

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