Péter Halász (actor)

Péter Halász
Born	August 20, 1943 Budapest, Hungary
Died	March 9, 2006 (aged 62) New York City, US
Nationality	Hungarian
Occupation	Actor and director
Years active	Circa 1965–2006

Péter Halász ( August 20, 1943 in Budapest – March 9, 2006 in New York City) was a Hungarian actor and director. In 1993 he won the Hungarian Film Critics award for Best Actor. He founded several theater companies in Budapest and New York City including the Kassák Studió, the "appartement theatre", Squat Theater, Love Theater and Varosi Szinhaz. As an actor he appeared in Fat Man and Little Boy (1989), Sunshine (1999), and The Breed among others. In February, 2006 his terminal liver cancer led to his final performance, which involved lying in an open coffin in a Budapest art museum.^[1] He died a month after this, at the age of 62.^[2] He had four children: Judith Halasz, Cora Fisher, Gabor Halasz, and David Halasz.

References

1. BBC News "Theatre boss to stage own funeral" Check |url= value (help). 7 February 2006. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
2. Saxon, Wolfgang (17 March 2006). "Peter Halasz, 62, Playwright Who Staged His Funeral as Theater, Is Dead". nytimes.com. Retrieved 17 May 2015.