Zdeněk Svěrák

Zdeněk Svěrák

Date of Birth:

Mar 28, 1936

Place of Birth:

Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

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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.

filmography:

As Good as Poison As Good as Poison

1986

Kouzelný kopec Kouzelný kopec

2023

Silvestr 71 Silvestr 71

1971

Run, Waiter, Run! Run, Waiter, Run!

1981

Bridal Tour to Jilji Bridal Tour to Jilji

1984

The Horns The Horns

1986

Cimrmani zblízka Cimrmani zblízka

2024

Silvestr 79 aneb Hrajeme si jako děti Silvestr 79 aneb Hrajeme si jako děti

1979

The Presence of Arnošt Lustig The Presence of Arnošt Lustig

1970

Lucie and the Miracles Lucie and the Miracles

1971

The Elementary School The Elementary School

1991

Kooky Kooky

2010

Perspektiva Ivana Mládka Perspektiva Ivana Mládka

2023

Léta s Jaromírem Hanzlíkem Léta s Jaromírem Hanzlíkem

2023

Daddy Daddy

2004

Three Brothers Three Brothers

2014

Like Rabbits Like Rabbits

1982

How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions

1985

Operky Operky

2016

30 Maidens and Pythagoras 30 Maidens and Pythagoras

1977

The Snowdrop Festival The Snowdrop Festival

1984

Narostl mu hřebínek Narostl mu hřebínek

1987

Bethlehem Light Bethlehem Light

2022

Tvrdý chleba Tvrdý chleba

1990

Cimrmani Cimrmani

1997

You Are a Widow, Sir You Are a Widow, Sir

1971

Crime in the Night Club Crime in the Night Club

1968

Brontosaurus Brontosaurus

1980

Anatomie gagu Anatomie gagu

2008

Stopa vede do Liptákova Stopa vede do Liptákova

1969

Barefoot Barefoot

2017

Ruffiano and Sweeteeth Ruffiano and Sweeteeth

1997

Psaní do nebe Psaní do nebe

2017

What's Up Doc? What's Up Doc?

1985

Chinaski: Každej ví kulový Chinaski: Každej ví kulový

2022

Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book

1998

Dissolved and Effused Dissolved and Effused

1985

Calamity Calamity

1982

Lijavec Lijavec

1997

An Uncertain Season An Uncertain Season

1988

Secluded, Near Woods Secluded, Near Woods

1976

Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!

1976

Inzerát Inzerát

1984

Moderní byt Moderní byt

1971

My Sweet Little Village My Sweet Little Village

1985

Empties Empties

2007

Pocta V+W Pocta V+W

2005

Ball Lightning Ball Lightning

1979

Accumulator 1 Accumulator 1

1994

The Three Veterans The Three Veterans

1984

The Hit The Hit

1981

Africa Africa

2002

Cimrman in the World of Music Cimrman in the World of Music

2006

The Nude The Nude

1998

The Stand In The Stand In

1997

Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping

1983

Joachim, Put It in the Machine Joachim, Put It in the Machine

1974

40 let Divadla Járy Cimrmana aneb Ze hry do hry 40 let Divadla Járy Cimrmana aneb Ze hry do hry

2007

Larks on a String Larks on a String

1990

The Conquest of the North Pole The Conquest of the North Pole

1985

Long, Broad and Nearsight Long, Broad and Nearsight

2007

Chain Chain

1981

V podstatě jsme normální V podstatě jsme normální

1982

Hearty Greetings from the Globe Hearty Greetings from the Globe

1983

Czech Heaven Czech Heaven

2008

Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan

1997

Pub in the Glade Pub in the Glade

1997

Kolya Kolya

1996

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