Slovenia shocked by sudden death of actor Šugman
Ljubljana, 30 December - Jernej Šugman, one of the most prolific and celebrated actors in the country, died of a heart attack in early December aged 48.
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Actor Jernej Šugman.
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Born on 23 December 1968, Šugman was the leading actor of SNG Drama Ljubljana, Slovenia's foremost theatre. He appeared in more than 80 roles on stage, including 77 at Drama, and in may memorable roles on film and TV.
He interpreted lead characters from major classic and contemporary literary works such as Baal, Hamlet, Lear, Oedipus, Ubu, Titus Andronicus and Agamemnon, although he is likely to be remembered by the general public as a doorman in two hit TV comedy series, Teater Paradižnik (Tomato Theatre) from the 1990s and Naša mala klinika (Our Little Clinic) from the 2000s.
His appearances on the silver screen include those in the films Kratki stiki (Short circuits), Zvenenje v glavi (Headnoise), Inferno, Predmestje (Suburbs) and Nočno življenje (Nightlife). Šugman's fellow actors and theatre directors praised him as "a great actor who dared to go all the way" and a great person. He was laid to rest at Ljubljana's Žale Cemetery with full military honours on 15 December.