Zdeněk Svěrák
Born March 28, 1936 (Age: 90)
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Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Zdeněk Svěrák (born 28 March 1936 in Prague) is a Czech actor, humorist and scriptwriter. He is one of the most popular Czech cultural personalities. In 1989, he was a member of the jury at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1958, he graduated in Czech language and literature at the Faculty of Education of Charles University in Prague. He has worked in a wide variety of capacities. His work contains more than 300 musical texts, plays and more than ten movies. Among his film scripts are Kolya (Czech: Kolja, Academy Award winning film) and The Elementary School (Czech: Obecná Škola, nomination for Academy Award), both directed by his son Jan Svěrák. With his close friend Ladislav Smoljak, he created the fictional personality (universal genius, inventor, sportsman, criminalist, poet, writer and philosopher) Jára Cimrman who won the voting for The Greatest Czech in 2005 (only the fact that Cimrman is fictional prevented him from actually winning). Zdeněk Svěrák also founded a charity organization Paraple (in English, "Umbrella") which focuses on helping paralyzed individuals.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zdeněk Svěrák (born 28 March 1936 in Prague) is a Czech actor, humorist and scriptwriter. He is one of the most popular Czech cultural personalities. In 1989, he was a member of the jury at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.
In 1958, he graduated in Czech language and literature at the Faculty of Education of Charles University in Prague. He has worked in a wide variety of capacities. His work contains more than 300 musical texts, plays and more than ten movies. Among his film scripts are Kolya (Czech: Kolja, Academy Award winning film) and The Elementary School (Czech: Obecná Škola, nomination for Academy Award), both directed by his son Jan Svěrák. With his close friend Ladislav Smoljak, he created the fictional personality (universal genius, inventor, sportsman, criminalist, poet, writer and philosopher) Jára Cimrman who won the voting for The Greatest Czech in 2005 (only the fact that Cimrman is fictional prevented him from actually winning). Zdeněk Svěrák also founded a charity organization Paraple (in English, "Umbrella") which focuses on helping paralyzed individuals.
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Filmography
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The Presence of Arnošt Lustig
2012
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as Self
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Age: 75
Pocta V+W
2005
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as Self
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Age: 68
Daddy
2004
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as Self
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Age: 68
Africa
2002
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as Dr. Emil Žába
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Age: 66
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Já a moji synové...
2002
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as Self
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Age: 66
Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book
1998
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as Teacher
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Age: 62
The Nude
1998
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as Dr. Turnovský
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Age: 62
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Cimrmani
1997
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as Self
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Age: 61
The Stand In
1997
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as Vavroch
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Age: 61
Ruffiano and Sweeteeth
1997
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as vypravěč
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Age: 61
Pub in the Glade
1997
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as Taverner
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Age: 60
Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan
1997
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as Physician
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Age: 60
Lijavec
1997
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as Inspektor starobinců
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Age: 60
Kolya
1996
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as František Louka
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Age: 60
The Elementary School
1991
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as Fan Souček, Eda's dad
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Age: 55
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Tvrdý chleba
1990
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Age: 53
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Chirurgie
1989
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Age: 52
An Uncertain Season
1988
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Age: 52
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Narostl mu hřebínek
1987
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as Vypravěč
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Age: 50
My Sweet Little Village
1985
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as malíř
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Age: 49
What's Up Doc?
1985
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as Bohouš Burda
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Age: 49
How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions
1985
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Age: 49
Dissolved and Effused
1985
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as Jelínek
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Age: 48
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Inzerát
1984
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Age: 48
Chain
1981
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as Mikeš (voice)
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Age: 45
The Hit
1981
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as scénárista Jíša
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Age: 44
Run, Waiter, Run!
1981
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as Pařízek
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Age: 44
Brontosaurus
1980
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as Bobr
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Age: 44
Joachim, Put It in the Machine
1974
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as podnikový psycholog Klásek
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Age: 38
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Silvestr 71
1971
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as Self
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Age: 35
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Moderní byt
1971
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Age: 34
Stopa vede do Liptákova
1969
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Age: 32
Larks on a String
1969
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Age: 32