Zdeněk Svěrák
- Writing
- March 28, 1936 · Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
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.
Known for
Filmography
- The Invisible Jan Gogola · Self
- Zdeněk Svěrák 90
- Cimrmani zblízka
- Kouzelný kopec · Self
- Perspektiva Ivana Mládka · Self
- Léta s Jaromírem Hanzlíkem · Self
- Prince Mama's Boy · Script Supervisor
- Chinaski: Každej ví kulový · Self
- Bethlehem Light · Karel Šejnoha, Novel
- Minišou Karla Šípa · Self
- My Freedom · Director
- Psaní do nebe
- Barefoot · Headmaster, Screenplay
- Operky · Screenplay
- Three Brothers · Vypravěč, Screenplay
- Zpátky se Sobotou · Self
- The Presence of Arnošt Lustig · Self
- Fimfarum - To the good of all · Music
- Nepřítelem osudu · Narrator
- Kooky · Hergot (Voice)
- Láska rohatá · Lyricist
- Czech Heaven · Jan Ámos Komenský, Writer
- Anatomie gagu
- 40 let Divadla Járy Cimrmana aneb Ze hry do hry · Screenplay
- Long, Broad and Nearsight · Clever-eyesighted, Writer
- The Conquest of the North Pole · Teaching Assistant, Theatre Play
- Empties · Josef Tkaloun, Screenplay
- Cimrman in the World of Music · colonel "Colonel", Screenplay
- StarDance · Special Judge
- Největší Čech · Zdeněk Svěrák
- Pocta V+W · Self
- Daddy · Self
- Kam zmizel ten starý song · Self
- Africa · Dr. Emil Žába, Writer
- Já a moji synové... · Self
- Dark Blue World · Screenplay, Story
- Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book · Teacher, Writer
- The Nude · Dr. Turnovský, Writer
- Cimrmani · Self
- The Stand In · Vavroch, Writer
- Plum Tree · Writer
- Ruffiano and Sweeteeth · vypravěč, Story
- Dvě z policejní brašny · Writer
- Lijavec · Inspektor starobinců, Author
- Pub in the Glade · Taverner, Writer
- Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan · Physician, Writer
- Posel z Liptákova · Writer
- Blaník · Writer
- Murder in a Parlor Car Compartment · Writer
- Kolya · František Louka, Screenplay
- Úsměvy · Host
- The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin · Screenplay
- The Ride · Driver
- Accumulator 1 · Fišárek, Screenplay
- Osvětová přednáška v Suché Vrbici · Writer
- Cimrman sobě · Theatre Play
- The Elementary School · Fan Souček, Eda's dad, Story
- The Witches of the Suburbs · Lyricist
- Dobytí severního pólu · Teaching Assistant / Lecturer, Theatre Play
- Šaráda
- Larks on a String
- Tvrdý chleba
- Utopím si ho sám · Writer
- Radovanovy radovánky · Screenplay
- Chirurgie
- An Uncertain Season · Story, Screenplay
- Veselé příhody z natáčení · Writer
- Narostl mu hřebínek · Vypravěč, Writer
- As Good as Poison · Pavel Hnyk
- The Horns
- Give the Devil His Due · Lyricist
- Prípad Platfus · Writer
- My Sweet Little Village · malíř, Screenplay
- What's Up Doc? · Bohouš Burda, Screenplay
- How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions
- Dissolved and Effused · Jelínek, Screenplay
- Ruffiano and Sweeteeth · Lyricist
- Bridal Tour to Jilji · průvodčí
- The Three Veterans · ministr, Lyricist
- Inzerát · Screenplay, Story