Goran Jevtić (actor)

Goran Jevtić (Serbian Cyrillic: Горан Јевтић; born 18 January 1978) is a Serbian actor and director. During his two decade long career, Jevtić has composed a prolific range of performances notable in film, television and theater. He has received critical praise for his Shakespearean interpretations in European-based theatres, with roles as Romeo Montague in Romeo and Juliet[1] in Verona, Macbeth in Macbeth in Zagreb,[2] Prince Hamlet in Hamlet in Belgrade,[3] Antonio in The Merchant of Venice in Rome[4] and Gaius Marcius Coriolanus in Coriolanus.[5] Other than his prominent work in theatre, his notable film credits include Mirko in The Parade, Mitar in In the Land of Blood and Honey, Miloš in Life Is a Miracle and Andreja in the We're Not Angels franchise.[6]

Goran Jevtić
Горан Јевтић
Jevtić in April 2014
Born (1978-01-18) 18 January 1978
Mladenovac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
EducationFaculty of Dramatic Arts
Alma materUniversity of Arts in Belgrade
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present

Among critical and commercial acclaim, he is the recipient of various accolades, including the Ljubinka Bobić Award, the Zoran Radmilović Award, the Miloš Žutić Award, three Serbian Oscars of Popularity and four Ardalion Awards,[7] as well as a Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actor nomination for his work in The Parade.[8]

In October 2019, the Court of Appeals in Sombor convicted Jevtić of illegal sexual acts against a teenage male.[9] He was sentenced to a ten month house arrest instead of a prison sentence. The conviction was upheld in March 2020.[10]

Career

Jevtić with Viktor Savić

Jevtić was born in the settlement of Kovačevac in Mladenovac, SFR Yugoslavia. He began acting in 1998, and was since active in the Atelje 212 theatre in Belgrade. In 2001, he graduated from the Belgrade Academy of Dramatic Arts. A student of Biljana Mašić, his first role was Euclio in Aulularia. He later landed lead roles in various theatre productions, for which he earned numerous awards.[11]

For his performance in Okamenjeni princ in the Duško Radović theatre, he received the Miloš Žutić Award. As Prince Hamlet in Hamlet, he won the Ardalion and the Serbian Oscar of Popularity in 2011.[11] He was awarded the Serbian Oscar of Popularity again for his Romeo Montague interpretation at the Novi Sad Serbian National Theatre. The Noises Off rendition gained him a Zoran Radmilović Award and Ljubinka Bobić Award in 2014. He has taken part in over sixty international film and theatre festivals, and has completed over one hundred performances in the Atelje 212 theatre.[11] He has performed in Moscow, London, Verona, Rome, Split, Budapest, Dresden, Vienna and Zagreb.[12] In 2018, he starred as Friedrich Nietzsche in his directorial debut Kad je Niče zaplakao at Atelje 212.[13]

He further rose to continental prominence as homosexual activist Mirko Dedijer, in the 2011 Festroia Award-winning film The Parade.[14] The film by Srđan Dragojević reached commercial success, despite the controversial subject, and critics praised Jevtić's portrayal.[15] Other than his role in The Parade, he actively appeared in the We're Not Angels films as fictional Leskovac native Andreja and played the supporting role of Mitar in the 2011 American war film In the Land of Blood and Honey directed by Angelina Jolie. He won the Apolon Prize in Belgrade for his role as Miloš in Life Is a Miracle entered into the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.[16] He starred as Dane in the Srđan Dragojević production Sveti Georgije ubija aždahu in 2008, and in Na lijepom plavom Dunavu in 2009 as Jacek.[17]

His repertoire on television includes Sisyphus in The Myth of Sisyphus from 2009 to 2011, cameo roles in Porodično blago, the secondary character Nebojša in Samo Era from 2008 to 2012, and Djoni in The Mask.[18]

Jevtić is one of the most prominent voice actors in Serbia,[19] with notable roles voicing the Serbian dub of Sebastian in The Little Mermaid franchise, Banzai in The Lion King franchise, Genie in the Aladdin franchise, Kuzco in the Emperor's New Groove films, Randall Boggs in the Monsters Inc. films, King Candy in Wreck It Ralph, Elliot in Open Season, Marty in the Madagascar films, King Louie in The Jungle Book, Master Crane in the Kung Fu Panda franchise and Barry Benson in Bee Movie.[20][21][22] He has also voiced Ash Ketchum in the Serbian dub of Pokémon.[23]

In March 2019, the Court of Appeals in Sombor convicted Jevtić of illegal sexual acts against a 16 year old teenage male.[9] Initially sentenced to ten months under house arrest, Jevtić's sentence was changed to ten months in prison in October 2019 following his appeal.[24] However, a final verdict reversed the sentence and Jevtić began serving his sentence under house arrest in June 2020.[25]

Filmography

Jevtić with Nebojša Milovanović
Jevtić performing as Gospodja Ministarka

Film roles

Year Title Role Notes
1998Film iznenađenjaGoranShort film; producer
2000Land of Truth, Love and FreedomGoranMain role
2001Ona voli ZvezduGrašakMain role
2002Novogodišnje venčanjeNemanjaMain role
2003MansardaPetar PeđaSupporting role
Kuća srećeGrašakMinor role
Dobre namereNikolaCameo
2004Život je čudoMilošMain role
2005Mi nismo anđeli 2AndrejaMain role
2006Mi nismo anđeli 3: Rokenrol uzvraća udaracAndreja, KoksMain role
2007Mile protiv tranzicijeMileMain role; producer
MaskaJeanCameo
2008Na lijepom plavom DunavuJacekMain role
Sveti Georgije ubiva aždahuDaneMain role
2009Pada kiša u Rolan GarosuFilomenSupporting role
Đavolja varošFilomenSupporting role
2011ParadeMirkoMain role
In the Land of Blood and HoneyMitarSupporting role
2013Ljubav dolazi kasnijeThe ExMain role

Television roles

Year Title Role Notes
2001Porodično blagoPolice officerEpisode: Vanja smara
2008-2012Samo EraNebojšaSecondary character; 5 episodes
2009-2011The Myth of SisyphusSisyphusMain role, 20 episodes
2009Naša mala klinikaBurglarEpisode: Novi Portir
2010Veče sa Ivanom IvanovićemHimselfGuest
2017-2018KomšijeBob StankovićSupporting role, 10 episodes

Voice-over roles

Year Title Role
2002AladdinGenie
Aladdin 2
Little MermaidSebastian
The Lion KingBanzai
The Emperor's New GrooveKuzco
2003Monsters, Inc.Randall Boggs
Finding NemoCrush
2004Alice in WonderlandCheshire Cat
2005Chicken LittleRunt of the Litter
MadagascarMarty
The Jungle BookKing Louie
ValiantBugsy
Home on the RangeRusty
2006Open SeasonElliot
Ice Age: The MeltdownCrash
Over the HedgeRJ
2007Bee MovieBarry Benson
RatatouillePompidou
The Simpsons MovieReverend Lovejoy
2008Kung Fu PandaMaster Crane
Madagascar: Escape 2 AfricaMarty
Horton Hears a Who!The Chairman
2009Ice Age: Dawn of the DinosaursCrash
Monsters Versus AliensDr. Cockroach
The Princess and the FrogJames
2010Shrek Forever AfterRumpelstiltskin[26]
Beauty and the BeastLumière
TangledBig Nose Thug
2011Kung Fu Panda 2Master Crane
2012Madagascar 3: Europe's Most WantedMarty
Wreck It RalphKing Candy/Turbo
Hotel TransylvaniaQuasimodo
Ice Age: Continental DriftCrash
2013Monsters UniversityRandall Boggs
2016Kung Fu Panda 3Master Crane
Ice Age: Collision CourseCrash
2018The GrinchThe Grinch

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Film Result
2002 Ardalion Award Best Actor Demons Won
2003 Ardalion Award Best Actor Elephants in Belgrade Won
2004 Apollon Prize Best Actor Life Is a Miracle Won
2005 Miloš Žutić Award Best Actor in a Play Okamenjeni princ Won
2005 Zoran Radmilović Award Best Actor in a Play Okamenjeni princ Nominated
2008 Zoran Radmilović Award Best Actor in a Play Timon of Athens Nominated
2009 Serbian Oscar of Popularity Best Stage Actor Timon of Athens Won
2011 Ardalion Award Best Stage Actor Hamlet Won
2011 Serbian Oscar of Popularity Best Theatrical Performance Hamlet Won
2011 Golden Arena Best Actor The Parade Nominated
2013 Ardalion Award Best Actor Romeo and Juliet Won
2013 Serbian Oscar of Popularity Best Stage Actor Romeo and Juliet Won
2014 Zoran Radmilovic Award Best Actor in a Play Noises Off Won
2014 Ljubinka Bobić Award Best Stage Actor Noises Off Won

References

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  2. „HINKEMANN“ ZKM-A NA 21. JUGOSLAVENSKOM KAZALIŠNOM FESTIVALU „BEZ PRIJEVODA“
  3. Započela "Sezona lova"
  4. Goran Jevtic Opus
  5. EKSKLUZIVNO Ralph Fiennes: Koriolan je ekstremni nacionalist
  6. "Srpsko-albanski "Romeo i Julija" ispraćeni ovacijama". Dalmacija News. 14 February 2016.
  7. VUJKE JE NAJPOŽELJNIJI NEŽENJA SRPSKOG POZORIŠTA: Čuveni glumac je otkrio šta misli o Srpkinjama!
  8. FOTO Od filma "Parada" je prošlo tek šest godina, ali neke glumce definitivno ne biste prepoznali at Index.hr
  9. "Poznati glumac Goran Jevtić ide u zatvor: Zbog seksualnog zlostavljanja maloljetnika". Radio Sarajevo. 4 October 2019.
  10. "Glumac konačno počeo sa odsluženjem kazne". Republika.rs, 6.7.2020.
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  12. Goran Jevtic osudjen, kazaliste
  13. KAD JE NIČE PLAKAO U REŽIJI GORANA JEVTIĆA: Gde čovečanstvo danas stoji stotinu godina posle Ničeove filozofije i Brojerove psihoanalize? Postoji li sloboda?
  14. Goran Jevtić, glumac iz filma 'Parada', napastovao mladića?
  15. Njegić, Marko (19 December 2011). "Srđan Dragojević: Socijalistička revolucija je iza ugla" [Parade's Srdjan Dragojevic: Socialist revolution is around the corner]. Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian).
  16. "Festival de Cannes: Life Is a Miracle". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
  17. Na lijepom Plavom Dunavu IMDB
  18. Goran Jevtic Vojta Jevta Gondza IMDB
  19. "MAJSTORI SINHRONIZACIJE: Ko se krije iza Duška Dugouška, Šilje, Popaja, Sunđera Boba? (FOTO) (VIDEO)". www.telegraf.rs.
  20. International Dubbings Sky Wikluh, Dalibor Andonov, Nebojsa Milovanovic, Katarina Zutic, Ivan Jevtovic, Branislav Lecic
  21. Vikler se pridružuje ekipi Hortona
  22. Zapocela Sezona lova, Branislav Trifunovic I Goran Jevtic
  23. Lako Nikolic/Goran Jevtic/Isidora Minic
  24. "SUD PREINAČIO PRESUDU Glumac Goran Jevtić kaznu služi IZA REŠETAKA". Blic.rs. October 1, 2019.
  25. "GLUMAC POČEO SA IZDRŽAVANJEM KAZNE: Evo gde će i koliko robijati Goran Jevtić". Kurir.rs. 6 July 2020.
  26. Shrek Srecan Zauvek Boris Milivojevic, Ivan Jevtovic, Goran Jevtic, Anica Dobra
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