Zdeněk Svěrák

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

81

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-03-28 (89 years old)

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.

Known For

  • StarDance

    StarDance

  • Úsměvy

    Úsměvy

  • Empties

    Empties

  • Silvestr 71

    Silvestr 71

  • Operky

    Operky

  • The Snowdrop Festival

    The Snowdrop Festival

  • An Uncertain Season

    An Uncertain Season

  • The Three Veterans

    The Three Veterans

  • Ball Lightning

    Ball Lightning

  • Daddy

    Daddy

  • Cimrmani zblízka

    Cimrmani zblízka

  • Three Brothers

    Three Brothers

  • Cimrmani

    Cimrmani

  • Kolya

    Kolya

  • Accumulator 1

    Accumulator 1

  • The Nude

    The Nude

  • Africa

    Africa

  • The Elementary School

    The Elementary School

  • Tvrdý chleba

    Tvrdý chleba

  • The Hit

    The Hit

  • Lijavec

    Lijavec

  • Pocta V+W

    Pocta V+W

  • Chain

    Chain

  • Calamity

    Calamity

  • 30 Maidens and Pythagoras

    30 Maidens and Pythagoras

  • Czech Heaven

    Czech Heaven

  • Barefoot

    Barefoot

  • Brontosaurus

    Brontosaurus

  • Kooky

    Kooky

  • My Sweet Little Village

    My Sweet Little Village

  • Larks on a String

    Larks on a String

  • Secluded, Near Woods

    Secluded, Near Woods

  • Dissolved and Effused

    Dissolved and Effused

  • What's Up Doc?

    What's Up Doc?

  • Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!

    Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!

  • Inzerát

    Inzerát

  • How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions

    How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions

  • Lucie and the Miracles

    Lucie and the Miracles

  • Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping

    Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping

  • Hearty Greetings from the Globe

    Hearty Greetings from the Globe

  • Kam zmizel ten starý song

    Kam zmizel ten starý song

  • Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan

    Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan

  • Kouzelný kopec

    Kouzelný kopec

  • You Are a Widow, Sir

    You Are a Widow, Sir

  • Cimrman in the World of Music

    Cimrman in the World of Music

  • Basically Normal

    Basically Normal

  • Crime in the Night Club

    Crime in the Night Club

  • The Conquest of the North Pole

    The Conquest of the North Pole

  • Joachim, Put It in the Machine

    Joachim, Put It in the Machine

  • Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book

    Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book

  • Pub in the Glade

    Pub in the Glade

  • Long, Broad and Nearsight

    Long, Broad and Nearsight

  • Léta s Jaromírem Hanzlíkem

    Léta s Jaromírem Hanzlíkem

  • Stopa vede do Liptákova

    Stopa vede do Liptákova

  • Perspektiva Ivana Mládka

    Perspektiva Ivana Mládka

  • Největší Čech

    Největší Čech

  • Psaní do nebe

    Psaní do nebe

  • Bridal Tour to Jilji

    Bridal Tour to Jilji

  • Run, Waiter, Run!

    Run, Waiter, Run!

  • Chinaski: Každej ví kulový

    Chinaski: Každej ví kulový

  • Galasuperšou

    Galasuperšou

  • The Presence of Arnošt Lustig

    The Presence of Arnošt Lustig

  • Moderní byt

    Moderní byt

  • Šaráda

    Šaráda

  • Ruffiano and Sweeteeth

    Ruffiano and Sweeteeth

  • Cimrman sobě

    Cimrman sobě

  • Silvestr 79 aneb Hrajeme si jako děti

    Silvestr 79 aneb Hrajeme si jako děti

  • Zpátky se Sobotou

    Zpátky se Sobotou

  • Minišou Karla Šípa

    Minišou Karla Šípa

  • Veselé příhody z natáčení

    Veselé příhody z natáčení

  • Bethlehem Light

    Bethlehem Light

  • Chirurgie

    Chirurgie

  • Anatomie gagu

    Anatomie gagu

  • As Good as Poison

    As Good as Poison

  • Like Rabbits

    Like Rabbits

  • The Stand In

    The Stand In

  • 40 let Divadla Járy Cimrmana aneb Ze hry do hry

    40 let Divadla Járy Cimrmana aneb Ze hry do hry

  • Já a moji synové...

    Já a moji synové...

  • Dobytí severního pólu

    Dobytí severního pólu

  • Narostl mu hřebínek

    Narostl mu hřebínek

  • The Horns

    The Horns