Zdeněk Svěrák

Zdeněk Svěrák (born 28 March 1936) is a Czech actor, humorist, playwright and scriptwriter, and one of the most well-known and popular Czech cultural personalities. Since 1968 he has appeared in 32 films.

Zdeněk Svěrák
Zdeněk Svěrák
Born (1936-03-28) 28 March 1936
Prague, Czechoslovakia
OccupationActor
Years active1968 – present

Career

In 1958, he graduated in Czech language and literature from the Faculty of Education of Charles University in Prague. His work consists of more than 300 musical texts and plays, and he has appeared in 32 feature films. Among his film scripts are Academy Award-winning Kolya) and The Elementary School, nomination for Academy Award), both directed by his son Jan Svěrák as well as My Sweet Little Village, nomination for Academy Award).[1] With his close friend Ladislav Smoljak and their radio colleague Jiří Šebánek, he created the fictional polymath Jára Cimrman for the radio programme Vinárna U pavouka in 1966.[2] Cimrman was voted The Greatest Czech in 2005, but barred from winning because of being a fictional character. Zdeněk Svěrák also founded a charity organization, Paraple, which focuses on helping paralyzed individuals.

Svěrák has won three Magnesia Litera awards for his writing. In 2004 he won the Readers' Choice award for his book Jaké je to asi v čudu.[3] He went on to win the same award in 2012 for the book Nové povídky.[4] His third Readers' Choice award came in 2014 for Po strništi bos.[5] In 1989, he was a member of the jury at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.[6]

Filmography

Acting
YearTitleRoleEnglish title
2017Po strništi bosThe headmasterBarefoot
2010Kuky se vracíCaptain von Hergot (voice)Kooky
2007Vratné lahveJosef TkalounEmpties
1996KoljaFrantišek LoukaKolya
1994Akumulátor 1Fišárek: a natural healerAccumulator 1
1991Obecná školaFanouš Souček, Eda's fatherThe Elementary School
1988Nejistá sezónaRybníkAn Uncertain Season
1986RohyNarratorThe Horns
1985Jak básníci přicházejí o iluzeDoc. ZajícHow Poets Are Losing Their Illusions
Jako jedPavel HnykAs Good as Poison
Vesničko má střediskováRybaMy Sweet Little Village
1984Tři veterániMinisterThree Veterans
Co je vám, doktore?Bohouš BurdaWhat's Up Doc?
Rozpuštěný a vypuštěnýJelinekDissolved and Effused
Slavnosti sněženekTrabi DriverThe Snowdrop Festival
1983Jára Cimrman ležící, spící (as Zdeněk Svěrák and Collective)Jára da CimrmanJára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping
1982Jako zajíciDušekLike Rabbits
Srdečný pozdrav ze zeměkoulescientist who looks for prof. CimrmanHearty greetings from Earth
1981KalamitaTeacherCalamity
V podstatě jsme normální
1980BrontosaurusBobr
TrhákScreenwriter JíšaThe Hit
Vrchní, prchni!PařízekWaiter, Scarper!
1979Kam nikdo nesmíWhere 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 zázrakyLucie 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. http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1987
  2. Prokopová, Alena (24 March 2016). ""It's Me and It Isn't" or Zdeněk Svěrák The Person". Filmovy prehled.
  3. Rudiš, Jaroslav (4 April 2004). "Ceny Magnesia Litera znají své držitele". Novinky.cz. Novinky.cz. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  4. 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.
  5. Kubíčková, Klára (8 April 2014). "Magnesii Literu vyhrál průvodce protektorátem, cenu má i Zdeněk Svěrák". iDNES.cz. iDNES.cz. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  6. "Berlinale: 1989 Juries". berlinale.de. Retrieved 9 March 2011.

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