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- Lambo
- One of the most talented actors from Bulgaria. He was born in Sofia in 1942. In 1962 he graduated from famous Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts as an actor. His first appearance in the movies was in 1956 when he was a only a teenager. With the well known series Na vseki kilometar he gained international reputation.- IMDb mini biography by: Kenan Sezer
- Stefan Lambov Danailov (born December 9, 1942) is a Bulgarian actor and former Minister of Culture of Bulgaria (August 2005 - July 2009). The first film Danailov took part in was The Traces Remain (1956) when he was a child. At that time, he did not want to be an actor but he graduated in Acting from the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in 1966 and joined the company of the Drama Theatre in Plovdiv. His first roles in film were in Monday Morning (1966), The Sea (1967) and Taste of Almonds (1967). He gained popularity with the role of Major Deyanov in the famous TV series At Each Kilometre (1969). He has participated in numerous films and plays for which he won many prizes. For a while he took a break from theatre, but in 1973 he joined the company of the Bulgarian Army Theatre in Sofia, and in 1979 became part of the company of the National Theatre in the capital city. He has acted in more than 80 films and has won distinctions at various national theatre and film festivals. In 1988 he started teaching Acting at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts and in 1999 he became a Professor. He was decorated the Stara Planina state order for his contribution to culture, and in 2002 he received the Paisii of Hilendar Award for outstanding contribution to Bulgarian culture.- IMDb mini biography by: Georgi Djulgerov <georgidjul1943@gmail.com>
- SpouseMaria Dimitrova Danailova(? - April 22, 2014) (her death, 1 child)
- ChildrenChild
- RelativesRositza Danailova(Sibling)
- Minister of Culture of Republic of Bulgaria since August 17, 2005 until July 2009.
- Bulgarian Socialist Party candidate for vice-president of Bulgaria during the presidential elections campaign in 2011.
- Unlike many fellow Bulgarian actors, Stefan Danailov never changed his political affiliation. He remained an active member of the Bulgarian Socialist Party until the end of his life.
- Although in frail health, in 2019 he performed several times on stage in Peter Quilter's The Actress. His very last performance was in Varna on 9 September 2019. After the performance he received a standing ovation from the audience.
- On 27 October 2022, the Municipal Council of the Bulgarian Capital, Sofia, took a decision to name a Garden in the Lozenets Quarter after him, "Prof. Stefan Danailov". The proposal for this decision came from an Initiative Committee, consisting of 70 colleagues and students of Stefan Danailov and was approved unanimously.
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