Pandi Siku, actor, was born in Tirana. After graduating from the Higher Institute of Arts, the drama branch, in 1972, he started working at the People’s Theater, continuing there until 2001, when he emigrated to the USA. He played mainly secondary roles, such as Shpend Dragobia in the play “Epoka para Gjyqit” (“The Age Before Judgement”) (1978), Bardhi in “Furrnalta” (1979) with which he won the award for the best actor in secondary roles, Valentine in “The Two gentlemen of Verona” (1990) etc. His acting stands out for the liveliness of the action, most often creating a cheerful atmosphere or an energetic action, especially in performing the function of “luminary” in terms of mass reactions, which has made the stage situation nourished with optimism and lyrical flair. humorous. He passed away in 2022. (In the photo: Pandi Siku during the shooting of the film “Brazdat”, 1973.)
Text: Josif Papagjoni
Photo: © https://digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:/21198/z17m4gn3
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