33 min

Actor - Dimiter Marinov Actors Guide To Success with Bernard Hiller

    • Performing Arts

Not many seasoned and accomplished actors would learn a new instrument BEFORE landing a role in a film, but that is just what makes Dimiter Marinov so unique at his craft! He is multi-talented, intuitive and takes the curve balls life throws at him with a bone-tickling sense of humor. In the second Episode of Actors Guide to Success with Bernard Hiller Dimiter speaks about his life journey, learning classical music, the ‘heart flip’ that led him to pursue a career in acting. He also speaks about the challenges of growing up in a communist country, how he landed in America, the funny story of what made him move to Costa Rica and finally making it to the outstanding role in the Academy Award-winning film “Green Book”.In this episode:Dimiter talks about his early childhood and his accomplishments at an early age as a very talented violinist - 3:18Dimiter talks about the incident that led him to pursue a career in acting - 5:29Dimiter sheds light on the propaganda that led to his arrest by the KGB, and its impact on his life and career prospects - 7:16Dimiter explains the motivation behind finishing the five-year graduate program in one yearand three months - 8:20Dimiter reminisces on his time in Germany and the defining moment that led to his decisionto permanently move to the United States - 9:08Dimiter talks about his unbelievably moving story of the family that opened their home tohim during his first few years in the United States - 11:13Dimiter shares his journey to his first acting break in California with the San Diego RepertoryTheatre in 1999 - 16:09Dimiter talks about how he accidentally bought a restaurant on his short trip to Costa Ricawhich prompted him to move there with his entire family - 16:56Dimiter speaks about his entry into Hollywood at the age of 45 - 18:05Dimiter speaks about his journey to bagging the iconic role in the Academy Award Winningfilm Green Book and how in only 5 days he learned to play the cello - 19:16Dimiter talks about the important life lessons he learned along the way to success - 25:41Dimiter shares his hilarious first meeting with Ashton Kutcher - 29:25

Not many seasoned and accomplished actors would learn a new instrument BEFORE landing a role in a film, but that is just what makes Dimiter Marinov so unique at his craft! He is multi-talented, intuitive and takes the curve balls life throws at him with a bone-tickling sense of humor. In the second Episode of Actors Guide to Success with Bernard Hiller Dimiter speaks about his life journey, learning classical music, the ‘heart flip’ that led him to pursue a career in acting. He also speaks about the challenges of growing up in a communist country, how he landed in America, the funny story of what made him move to Costa Rica and finally making it to the outstanding role in the Academy Award-winning film “Green Book”.In this episode:Dimiter talks about his early childhood and his accomplishments at an early age as a very talented violinist - 3:18Dimiter talks about the incident that led him to pursue a career in acting - 5:29Dimiter sheds light on the propaganda that led to his arrest by the KGB, and its impact on his life and career prospects - 7:16Dimiter explains the motivation behind finishing the five-year graduate program in one yearand three months - 8:20Dimiter reminisces on his time in Germany and the defining moment that led to his decisionto permanently move to the United States - 9:08Dimiter talks about his unbelievably moving story of the family that opened their home tohim during his first few years in the United States - 11:13Dimiter shares his journey to his first acting break in California with the San Diego RepertoryTheatre in 1999 - 16:09Dimiter talks about how he accidentally bought a restaurant on his short trip to Costa Ricawhich prompted him to move there with his entire family - 16:56Dimiter speaks about his entry into Hollywood at the age of 45 - 18:05Dimiter speaks about his journey to bagging the iconic role in the Academy Award Winningfilm Green Book and how in only 5 days he learned to play the cello - 19:16Dimiter talks about the important life lessons he learned along the way to success - 25:41Dimiter shares his hilarious first meeting with Ashton Kutcher - 29:25

33 min