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
124Place of birth
Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]Also known as
Zdenek SverákCast credits
Kolya
František LoukaEmpties
Josef TkalounMy Sweet Little Village
MalířPocta V+W
SelfBall Lightning
Dr. JečnýThe Three Veterans
ministrAccumulator 1
FišárekCalamity
učitelDissolved and Effused
JelínekInvestigation of the Loss of a Class Book
TeacherLijavec
Inspektor starobincůMarecek, Pass Me the Pen!
ŠlajsSecluded, Near Woods
LavičkaAn Uncertain Season
The Hit
scénárista JíšaAfrica
Dr. Emil ŽábaV podstatě jsme normální
Chain
Mikeš (voice)Hearty Greetings from the Globe
Crew credits
Kolya
ScreenplayEmpties
ScreenplayBethlehem Light
BookAccumulator 1
WriterLong Live Ghosts!
Screenplay, LyricistDark Blue World
Screenplay, StoryLife and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin
WriterLijavec
AuthorFimfarum - To the good of all
Original Music ComposerRuffiano and Sweeteeth
Screenplay, StoryThe Hit
Screenplay, StoryAfrica
WriterPosel z Liptákova
WriterThe Nude
WriterCimrman in the World of Music
WriterBlaník
WriterCzech Heaven
WriterLong, Broad and Nearsight
WriterPub in the Glade
WriterMurder in a Parlor Car Compartment
Writer