person

Zdeněk Svěrák

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-03-28

Place of Birth

Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Zdeněk Svěrák

Biography

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.

Also Known For

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Kolya

May 15, 1996

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Empties

Mar 08, 2007

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My Sweet Little Village

Aug 01, 1985

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Pocta V+W

Feb 05, 2005

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Ball Lightning

Aug 10, 1979

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The Three Veterans

Jul 01, 1984

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70

Accumulator 1

Mar 24, 1994

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Moderní byt

Jan 01, 1971

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Inzerát

Apr 22, 1984

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Calamity

Jan 29, 1982

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Dissolved and Effused

Jan 01, 1985

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Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book

Dec 31, 1998

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Lijavec

Jan 01, 1997

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Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!

Oct 08, 1976

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Secluded, Near Woods

Sep 10, 1976

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An Uncertain Season

Apr 01, 1988

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The Hit

Mar 13, 1981

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Africa

Oct 05, 2002

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Basically Normal

Mar 12, 1982

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Chain

Nov 20, 1981

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Hearty Greetings from the Globe

Jul 01, 1983

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Czech Heaven

Oct 28, 2008

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Pub in the Glade

Jan 01, 1997

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Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan

Jan 01, 1997

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Long, Broad and Nearsight

May 28, 2007

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The Conquest of the North Pole

Oct 17, 1985

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The Stand In

Nov 12, 1997

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The Nude

Dec 27, 1998

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Cimrman in the World of Music

Dec 31, 2006

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Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping

Oct 01, 1983

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Joachim, Put It in the Machine

Aug 30, 1974

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Larks on a String

Feb 01, 1990

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40 let Divadla Járy Cimrmana aneb Ze hry do hry

Oct 24, 2007

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Chinaski: Každej ví kulový

May 26, 2022

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What's Up Doc?

Jul 01, 1985

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Kooky

May 19, 2010

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The Elementary School

Aug 08, 1991

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Lucie and the Miracles

Jun 18, 1971

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Perspektiva Ivana Mládka

Mar 22, 2023

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Léta s Jaromírem Hanzlíkem

Feb 11, 2023

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Three Brothers

Aug 14, 2014

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Daddy

Sep 30, 2004

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The Presence of Arnošt Lustig

Jan 01, 2012

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Silvestr 79 aneb Hrajeme si jako děti

Dec 31, 1979

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Silvestr 71

Dec 31, 1971

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Kouzelný kopec

Sep 09, 2023

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As Good as Poison

Jul 01, 1986

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Run, Waiter, Run!

Jan 09, 1981

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Bridal Tour to Jilji

Dec 29, 1984

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Cimrmani zblízka

Feb 21, 2024

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100

The Horns

Jan 01, 1986

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50

Like Rabbits

Sep 24, 1982

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60

How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions

Apr 01, 1985

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Anatomie gagu

Oct 27, 2008

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Brontosaurus

Aug 22, 1980

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Stopa vede do Liptákova

Jan 01, 1969

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Barefoot

Aug 17, 2017

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Psaní do nebe

Oct 04, 2017

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Ruffiano and Sweeteeth

Sep 11, 1997

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Crime in the Night Club

Dec 20, 1968

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You Are a Widow, Sir

Jan 15, 1971

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The Snowdrop Festival

Jan 01, 1984

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30 Maidens and Pythagoras

Sep 16, 1977

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Operky

Mar 18, 2016

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Narostl mu hřebínek

Jan 01, 1987

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40

Bethlehem Light

Mar 10, 2022

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Cimrmani

Dec 27, 1997

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Tvrdý chleba

Jan 01, 1990

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Já a moji synové...

Apr 27, 2002

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Chirurgie

Feb 11, 1989

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Minišou Karla Šípa

Mar 27, 2021

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Cimrman sobě

Oct 16, 1991

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70

Úsměvy

Jan 01, 1996

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Veselé příhody z natáčení

Jan 01, 1988

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Největší Čech

May 05, 2005

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Galasuperšou

Jan 01, 1984

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70

StarDance

Nov 04, 2006

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Zpátky se Sobotou

Sep 07, 2012

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10

Kam zmizel ten starý song

Jan 11, 2004