 There, he was a student of Petre Sturdza and met Julles Cazaban as a colleague.In 1933, director Aurel Maican brought him to Bucharest where he performed in plays such as ""Vârcolacul""("The Werewolf), ""Micul Weber"" ("Little Weber") and ""Prostul din baie""("The Idiot In The Bathroom").Grigore Vasiliu was nicknamed "Breloc" ("Pendant") after playing in Iancovescu's "Corabia lui Noe" ("Noah's Ark").