Education
In 1980, he graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre.
In 1980, he graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre.
According to the chairman of the Lithuanian Union of Actors, he was one of Lithuania"s most talented actors, both in comedy and drama. Up until 1990, he was affiliated with the Russian Drama Theatre, and from 1990 he was with the Vilnius Small Theatre. He acted in a number of films, both during the Soviet times and in independent Lithuania.
He committed suicide just before his 55th birthday.
Before committing suicide he texted several friends about his intentions, but nobody believed him, knowing him as a comedian.
Later he was a television host and a jury member of a number of television shows, such as Lithuanian Talents (lt:Lietuvos talentai), X Faktorius, and Clash of the Choirs.