Zdeněk Svěrák
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
WritingBirthday
March 28, 1936Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
120Place of birth
Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]Also known as
Zdenek SverákCast credits
Kolya
František LoukaEmpties
Josef TkalounMy Sweet Little Village
MalířBall Lightning
Dr. JečnýThe Three Veterans
ministrAccumulator 1
FišárekCalamity
učitelInvestigation of the Loss of a Class Book
TeacherDissolved and Effused
JelínekLijavec
Inspektor starobincůSecluded, Near Woods
LavičkaAn Uncertain Season
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
ŠlajsThe Hit
scénárista JíšaAfrica
Dr. Emil ŽábaThe Elementary School
Fan Souček, Eda's dadKooky
Hergot (voice)The Nude
Dr. TurnovskýCimrman in the World of Music
colonel "Colonel"Long, Broad and Nearsight
Clever-eyesightedThe Stand In
VavrochCrew credits
Kolya
ScreenplayEmpties
ScreenplayMy Sweet Little Village
Writer, ScreenplayDark Blue World
Screenplay, StoryAccumulator 1
WriterLong Live Ghosts!
Screenplay, LyricistLife and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin
WriterLijavec
AuthorFimfarum - To the good of all
Original Music ComposerAn Uncertain Season
StoryRuffiano and Sweeteeth
Story, ScreenplayThe Hit
Screenplay, StoryPosel z Liptákova
WriterAfrica
WriterThe Nude
WriterCimrman in the World of Music
WriterBlaník
WriterCzech Heaven
WriterThe Conquest of the North Pole
WriterMurder in a Parlor Car Compartment
Writer