Arben Shaka was born in Tirana, comedian, director, master of pantomime and screenwriter of several cartoons. Arben Shaka has a career of about 33 years, creator in the national circus, in the variety theater, television, cinematography, etc. He started his artistic career in 1966, where he played the role of the driver in the pantomime “Shoferi dhe Pasagjeri” (“Driver and Passenger“). At the age of 17, in 1968, he started his professional career on the stage of the Estrada Theater in Tirana. The inclinations of the artist Shaka were mainly for acting pantomime and musical couplets and here there is a commonality with the fine art of the circus. With hard work, a lot of sweat and passion, Arben Shaka managed to be successful in the Tirana Circus and Estrada. The film “Cirku në Fshat” (“Circus in the village“) (1977), where Arben Shaka played the role of Agron, was a success, but he has had many other roles both in television variety shows and in variety shows with complete success. For the first time he took part in a film in 1969, “Përse bie kjo daulle” (“Why does this drum beat“). Then he continues again in the second film in 1972, “Odiseja e Tifozëve” (“Odyssey of the fans“), and in the same year he appears in the film “Kapiteni” (“Captain“) as one of the young people of the village. Arben Shaka was honored with the “Naim Frashëri” medal. He passed away in Tirana, in 2022. (In the photo: Arben Shaka)
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