Zdeněk_Svěrák

Zdeněk Svěrák

Zdeněk Svěrák

Czech actor

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.

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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 the Academy Award-winning Kolya and The Elementary School, both directed by his son Jan Svěrák as well as My Sweet Little Village.[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]

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References

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    "The 59th Academy Awards | 1987".
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    Prokopová, Alena (24 March 2016). ""It's Me and It Isn't" or Zdeněk Svěrák The Person". Filmovy prehled.
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    Rudiš, Jaroslav (4 April 2004). "Ceny Magnesia Litera znají své držitele". Novinky.cz. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
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    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.
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    Kubíčková, Klára (8 April 2014). "Magnesii Literu vyhrál průvodce protektorátem, cenu má i Zdeněk Svěrák". iDNES.cz. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
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    "Berlinale: 1989 Juries". berlinale.de. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
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