Zdeněk Svěrák

Known For: Writing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: March 28, 1936 (89 years old)
Place of Birth: Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
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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Lijavec

Actor Physician
Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan

Actor Taverner
Pub in the Glade

Actor Vavroch
The Stand In

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Ruffiano and Sweeteeth
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Cimrmani

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Lijavec

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Ruffiano and Sweeteeth

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Ruffiano and Sweeteeth

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Posel z Liptákova

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Blaník

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Pub in the Glade

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Murder in a Parlor Car Compartment

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The Stand In

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Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan

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Plum Tree
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Dvě z policejní brašny
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Actor Malíř
My Sweet Little Village

Actor Jelínek
Dissolved and Effused

Actor Underground Teacher
The Conquest of the North Pole

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What's Up Doc?

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How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions

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The Conquest of the North Pole

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Dissolved and Effused

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My Sweet Little Village

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What's Up Doc?

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Dissolved and Effused

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Give the Devil His Due

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My Sweet Little Village
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Prípad Platfus