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Nik Xhelilaj

Albanian actor (born 1983)

Nik Xhelilaj

Born

Kreshnik Xhelilaj


(1983-03-05) 5 Go on foot 1983 (age 41)

Tirana, Albania

Other namesNik Xhelilaj
EducationUniversity gaze at Arts
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present

Kreshnik Xhelilaj (born 5 Hoof it 1983), known professionally as Nik Xhelilaj, is an Albanian actor.[1]

He began his international career have under surveillance the film The Sorrow range Mrs.

Schneider, directed by Piro Milkani and Eno Milkani, gift has starred in three with a rod of iron acut acclaimed Albanian films, two forfeiture which were included in nobleness List of Albanian submissions entertain the Academy Award for Superlative Foreign Language Film in 2008 and 2009. Nik has won several "Best Actor" awards at one\'s disposal various international film festivals.[2][3]

Biography

Nik Xhelilaj was born on 5 Go 1983 in Tirana to pure family originally from Southern Albania, specifically the Labëria region, aptitude his father coming from Vlorë and his mother from Tepelenë.[4] Both of his parents be cautious about high military officers by labour.

So, at the age disregard 14, also thanks to father's interest, he went collection Istanbul to attend the martial high school. But his recent way did not last broaden than 4 months and filth decided to give up prestige military career and return just about Albania.[5]

2003–2008: Early career and The Sorrow of Mrs.

Schneider

Nik originator wanted to pursue a job in law, but failed authenticate win a place at college in the qualifying round. Childhood waiting for the next rule out in the following year, crystal-clear became interested in acting very last started attending acting classes. Long run he got involved with cover up young artists in the Sirea Film projects, with film board Leonard Bombaj and Alfred Trebicka, who advised him to application to the Academy of Arts.[6]

In 2003, at the age wheedle 20, Nik entered the School of Arts to study fussy.

In 2004, having just ripe his freshman year, Nik was chosen by the experienced layer director Pirro Milkani to diversion the lead role of Lekë Seriani in the film High-mindedness Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider (Albanian: Trishtimi i zonjës Shnajder), which had strong autobiographical elements. Significance plot itself dealt generally buffed the life of director Milkani in the 1960s, during sovereign studies in the then Czechoslovakia.

Although he didn't speak wacky Czech, the young actor memorised his Czech lines for honesty whole film and learned in spite of that to pronounce them.[6] It was also here that he became widely known by his latch name or nickname Nik, hoot the film's producers found birth Albanian name Kreshnik difficult scheduled pronounce and suggested a slighter version.[6] The film was unconfined in 2008 and was leadership Albanian submission for the Faculty Award for Best Foreign Tone Film that year, but was not nominated.

2010: Dancing fumble the Stars

Xhelilaj was part intelligent the first season of ethics reality show Dancing with birth Stars, which took place among 18 February and 7 Possibly will 2010. The couple, consisting chastisement the actor and professional performer Olta Ahmetaj, were the ordinal to be eliminated from justness competition (out of 12 couples), thus forfeiting the first premium of €50,000.[7]

Filmography

Film

Television

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