Ștefan Bănică Jr.

Ștefan Bănică Jr is a Romanian entertainer of roma people origin from his fathers side TV presenter one of the most important Romanian TV personalities and the son of actor Ștefan Bănică Sr In his early career he starred in a couple of successful romantic films Liceenii Liceenii RocknRoll He is well known in Romania for presenting the Romanian version of Dancing with the Stars the most longlived dance competition ever aired in Romania broadcast on Pro TV and for his role as a talent judge on The X Factor Later he concentrated on television acting playing the character of Ciupanezu in the TV series Băieți buniGood Guys which was aired in 2005 on ProTV In 2005 Bănică also played the role of Billy Flynn in the Romanian stage version of the Chicago musical based on the play by Maurine Dallas Watkins at the National Theatre in Bucharest He released several music albums marketed as rocknroll and successfully toured the country In January 2006 he married television producer and show host Andreea Marin In January 2013 they announced their divorce on amicable terms Together they have a daughter