Sebastian Papaiani

{{short description|Romanian actor}}

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| name = Sebastian Papaiani

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| birth_name = Sevastian Papaiane

| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|8|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Pitești, Kingdom of Romania

| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|9|27|1936|8|25|df=y}}

| death_place = Bucharest, Romania

| resting_place = Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest

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| alma_mater = Theatrical Arts and Cinematography Institute

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1963–2016

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• {{marriage |Eugenia Giurgiu Papaiani |1961|1973|end=div}}
• {{marriage |Marcela Papaiani |1973}}

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| children = Sebastian, Alkys

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| awards = National Order of Faithful Service

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File:Dem Radulescu si Sebastian Papaiani.jpg starring in the 1972 film Tonight We'll Dance at Home ({{langx|ro|Astă-seara dansăm în familie}})]]

Sebastian Papaiani ({{IPA|ro|sebastiˈan papaˈjani}}; 25 August 1936 – 27 September 2016) was a Romanian film and television actor.

He was born in Pitești; his father was of Greek origin.{{cite web|url=https://www.ziuaveche.ro/cultura-religie/cultura/sebastian-papaiani-qtalentul-este-ca-banul-il-ai-sau-nuq-interviu-4099.html|title=Sebastian Papaiani: "Talentul este ca banul: îl ai sau nu"|lang=ro|newspaper=Ziua Veche| date=August 25, 2010|access-date=January 5, 2022}} He graduated from the Theatrical Arts and Cinematography Institute in 1960, debuting in the Geo Saizescu comedy Un surâs în plină vară (1963). He has a star on the Walk of Fame Bucharest.{{cite news|url=http://www.gandul.info/magazin/ileana-stana-ionescu-si-sebastian-papaiani-vor-primi-cate-o-stea-pe-walk-of-fame-din-capitala-8806553|title=Ileana Stana-Ionescu și Sebastian Papaiani vor primi câte o stea pe Walk of Fame din Capitală|first=Vlad|last=Mironescu|lang=ro| newspaper=Gândul|date=September 27, 2010| access-date=January 5, 2022}}

In December 2002 he was awarded by then-President Ion Iliescu the National Order of Faithful Service, Knight rank.{{cite web| url=http://legislatie.just.ro/Public/DetaliiDocument/40804|title=Decre nr. 1.042 din 13 decembrie 2002 privind conferirea unor decorații naționale|publisher=Monitorul Oficial|lang=ro|date=December 19, 2002|access-date=January 5, 2022}} In 2014, Poșta Română issued a 1.60 lei stamp in his honor, part of the "Golden Stars of the Stage and Screen" series.{{cite web|url=https://evz.ro/ultima-spovedanie-a-lui-sebastian-papaiani.html|title=Ultima spovedanie a lui Sebastian Papaiani|lang=ro|newspaper=Evenimentul Zilei|first=Mihnea-Petru|last=Pârvu| date=August 13, 2016|access-date=January 5, 2022}}

His first wife was actress Eugenia Giurgiu, whom he married in 1961; two years later, the two had a son, Sebastian Jr,{{cite web|url=https://www.libertatea.ro/entertainment/exclusiv-sebastian-papaiani-murit-neimpacat-nu-si-mai-vazut-nepotul-de-20-de-ani-1611023|title=Sebastian Papaiani a murit neîmpăcat. Nu și-a văzut niciodată nepotul|lang=ro|newspaper=Libertatea|first=Denisa|last=Macovei| date=September 27, 2016|access-date=January 5, 2022}} but they divorced in 1973. He then remarried Marcela Papaiani, with whom he had another son.{{cite news|url=https://newsweek.ro/timp-liber/a-fost-pacala-si-plutonierul-capsuna-viata-lui-sebastian-papiani-care-ar-fi-implinit-87-de-ani|title=A fost "Păcală" și "Plutonierul Căpșună". Viața lui Sebastian Papaiani care ar fi împlinit 87 de ani|lang=ro|first=Alex|last=Darvari|publisher=Newsweek Romania| date=August 24, 2023|access-date=July 14, 2024}}

Papaiani died at his home in Bucharest at age 80, after suffering a stroke, and was buried in the city's Bellu Cemetery.{{cite web|url=https://www.mediafax.ro/cultura-media/inmormantarea-actorului-sebastian-papaiani-astazi-la-cimitirul-bellu-video-15750499|title=Înmormântarea actorului Sebastian Papaiani, astăzi la Cimitirul Bellu|lang=ro|publisher=Mediafax| first=Eugen|last=Istodor| date=September 29, 2016|access-date=January 5, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://ziare.com/stiri/morti/sebastian-papaiani-va-fi-inmormantat-la-cimitirul-bellu-langa-marin-moraru-1437836|title=Sebastian Papaiani va fi înmormântat la cimitirul Bellu, lângă Marin Moraru|lang=ro| website=ziare.com| date=September 27, 2016|access-date=January 5, 2022}}