Professionals knew that his health was not good, but the nobleman was not informed of this. No articles have been published about how you feel Miklós Szurdi… For those who have not followed his career closely, it may not have occurred to him that he has not only not appeared at public events for quite some time, but also stayed away from smaller gatherings of friends. Unfortunately, we received new news about him today: on February 12, 2024, at the age of 73 he closed his eyes forever.
Miklós Szurdi 1950 – 2024 (Photo: Magyar Nemzet/István Mirkó)
Miklós Szurdi created a large family
Miklós Szurdi was married three times. His first wife was Mária Gór Nagy, from whom he had two sons, Tamás (1975) and András (1977). In 1988, he married Edit Appel, from this marriage he also had two children: István (1987) and Judit (1990). The director’s third marriage was with Barbara Xantusz. They got married in the mid-1990s and had two children: Panna (1997) and Balázs Benjámin (2003). In 2015, Miklós Szurdi started a new relationship again, a young actress, Zsófia Pető, became his chosen one, and he was with her in the last stages of his life.
To the surprise of many, the busy private life of the actor-director was not an adventure full of scandals, the ex-wives maintain a close relationship with each other to this day, and the children born from different mothers love each other like siblings.
Miklós Szurdi and Barbara Xantusz were happily married for 20 years (Photo: Bors)
He has achieved everything in the profession
Miklós Szurdi obtained a degree in acting (1970-1974) and then directing (1972-1975) at the Academy of Theater and Film Arts. Between 1975-1979 he was the director of the Katona József Theater in Kecskemét, then between 1979-1982 the Szigligeti Theater in Szolnok. Member of the National Theater since 1982. From 1983, as a director for Mafilm and Magyar Televízíó, he directed feature films, TV films and TV series, but continued to work in theaters (in Veszprém and Székesfehérvár, and in Budapest at the Nemzeti and the Youth Theater). Between 2003 and 2008, he was the director of the Vörösmarty Theater in Székesfehérvár. In 2007, he directed Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida. his musical, which was considered a premiere in Hungary.
Miklós Szurdi achieved everything possible in his profession (Photo: Jegy.hu)
The family is unable to speak
Miklós Szurdi’s death – understandably – shocked his loved ones. Although his health had deteriorated recently, they were unable to even think that one day this infinitely kind, loving, smart and wise man would not be with them. We contacted Barbara Xantus, one of his ex-wives, by phone to send condolences to Miklós Szurdi.
Thank you for thinking of us during these incredibly difficult times. The family and I decided not to comment on Miklós’ death. We’re asking for a little more time to warm up. I promise we will contact you when we have a plan for a commemoration worthy of Miklós Szurdi.
András Csonka owes everything to him
In connection with the sad news, we contacted the actor András Csonka, who has known and loved Szurdi since he was a young adult, who was not only a director but also a mentor to Pici during his career.
“It’s hard to speak,” began András Csonka. – Miklós was a brilliant actor, leader, director and friend. He is the spiritual and spiritual father of Família Kft. I met him there, and it is no exaggeration to say that I owe him the most in my entire adult life. I am who I am today because of him. He guided us in such a way as to get the most out of the actor, but at the same time he was able to remain a friend. He was an exceptional person, it is inconceivable that he is no more.
András Csonka owes a lot to his former director, Miklós Szurdi (Photo: Krisztián Máté)
The last time I met him was last year, we celebrated Miklós with the company of the Vörösmarty Theater in Fehérvár, in 2023 it was his 20th anniversary that he directed there for the first time. He was already very ill at the time, we had a garden party, it was like he couldn’t even come down, but finally his son brought him down. It was a wonderful experience to be in his company, I am grateful for every moment.