Zdeněk Svěrák

Zdeněk Svěrák

Zdeněk Svěrák
Born (1936-03-28) 28 March 1936
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Occupation Actor
Years active 1968 – present

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.[1]

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.

Svěrák has won three Magnesia Litera awards for his writing. Firstly in 2004 he won the Readers' Choice award for his book Jaké je to asi v čudu.[2] He went on to win the same award in 2012 for the book Nové povídky.[3] His third Readers' Choice award came in 2014 for Po strništi bos.[4]

Filmography

Acting

Year Title Role English title
2010Kuky se vrací Captain von Hergot (voice)Kooky
2007Vratné lahve Josef TkalounEmpties
1996Kolja František LoukaKolya
1994Akumulátor 1 Fišárek: a natural healerAccumulator 1
1991Obecná školaFanouš Souček, Eda's fatherThe Elementary School
1988Nejistá sezóna RybníkAn Uncertain Season
1986Rohy NarratorThe Horns
1985Jak básníci přicházejí o iluze Doc. ZajícHow Poets Are Losing Their Illusions
Jako jed Pavel HnykAs Good as Poison
Vesničko má středisková RybaMy Sweet Little Village
1984Tři veteráni ministr/MinisterThree Veterans
Co je vám, doktore? Bohouš BurdaWhat's Up Doc?
Rozpuštěný a vypuštěný JelinekDissolved and Effused
Slavnosti sněženek Trabi DriverThe Snowdrop Festival
1983Jára Cimrman ležící, spící (as Zdeněk Svěrák and Collective)Jára da CimrmanJára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping
1982Jako zajíci DušekLike Rabbits
Srdečný pozdrav ze zeměkoule[5][6] scientist who looks for prof. CimrmanHearty greetings from Earth
1981Kalamita TeacherCalamity
V podstatě jsme normální
1980Brontosaurus Bobr
Trhák Screenwriter JíšaThe Hit
Vrchní, prchni!PařízekRun Waiter Run
1979Kam nikdo nesmí Where nobody can enter
1978Kulový bleskDr. JečnýBall Lightning
197730 panen a PythagorasTeacherThirty maidens and Pythagoras
1976Marečku, podejte mi pero!ŠlajsMarecek, Pass Me the Pen!
Na samotě u lesaOldřich LavičkaSeclusion Near a Forest
1974Jáchyme, hoď ho do stroje!KlasekJoachim, Put It in the Machine
1970Lucie a zázraky Lucie and the Miracles
Pane, vy jste vdova!CriticYou Are a Widow, Sir
1969Skřivánci na niti (as Václav Svěrák)Delegate UROLarks on a String
1968Zločin v šantánuProcuratorCrime in a Music Hall

References

  1. ↑ "Berlinale: 1989 Juries". berlinale.de. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. ↑ Rudiš, Jaroslav (4 April 2004). "Ceny Magnesia Litera znají své držitele". Novinky.cz. Novinky.cz. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Peňás, Jiří (4 April 2012). "Magnesia Litera: Ajvaz, autor knihy roku, je dobrá volba". Lidovky.cz. Lidové noviny. ISSN 1213-1385. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Kubíčková, Klára (8 April 2014). "Magnesii Literu vyhrál průvodce protektorátem, cenu má i Zdeněk Svěrák". iDNES.cz. iDNES.cz. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  5. ↑ http://www.csfd.cz/film/5998-srdecny-pozdrav-ze-zemekoule/
  6. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084721/
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