George Ganchev(1939-2019)
- Actor
George Ganchev, whose birth name is Gheorghi Petroushev, was born on 29
August 1939 in Plovdiiv. In the early 1960s he emigrated from Bulgaria.
He graduated from the British Fencing Academy and the Hollywood
Theatrical Institute. In the period 1973 - 1988 he was engaged in
directing, play-writing, film and play producing in Great Britain and
the United States. Ganchev claims to be the author of seven Hollywood
screen plays and plays produced in Hollywood, to have written books and
poetry. In 1970 and 1974 he became world champion in professional
fencing. He also performed as actor, has been a basketball player.
Published in Bulgaria is his autobiography "George". According to his
own public statements, his hobbies are horses, music, and poetry. He
became actively engaged in Bulgaria's political life after 10 November
1989. Leader of the Bulgarian Business Bloc /BBB/ since its
establishment on 24 November 1990. George Ganchev ran for president in
the January 1992 election and received 17 percent of the vote, which
ranks him third among the candidates in the first round. Chair of the
Committee on Radio, Television and the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency in
the 37th National Assembly (Dec. 1994-Apr. 1995). In the presidential
election of 2001, he received 3.38 percent of the vote. Ganchev speaks
English. Divorced, with two daughters who live in the United
States.