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Zdenek Sverák

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Music Department
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Zdenek Sverák in Three Brothers (2014)
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Kolya (1996)
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As a result of being a dedicated Czech language teacher, Mr. Svìrák had little time for his creative writing. However, he soon opted to write articles for magazines, short stories for the youth, and TV screenplays. He also worked in the Czechoslavakian Radio on an entertainment program. In 1966, Mr Svìrák co-founded "The Theater of Jára Cimrman", a theater dedicated to the research of life and death of the newly discovered Czech genius. The theater exist to the present day, having produced twelve plays about this fictitious hero that many believe in his existence. Since his first breakthrough into the entertainment business in the sixties Zdenìk Svìrák wrote numerous screenplays, an appeared many times on both, the silver and the TV screens.

I corrected all spelling mistakes, which Mr. Sverák will greatly appreciate, since he was, after all, a language teacher.. As a result of being a dedicated Czech language teacher, Mr. Sverák had little time for his creative writing. So he opted to write articles for magazines, short stories for children, and TV screenplays. He also worked at the Czechoslovak Radio, on an entertainment program. In 1966, Mr Sverák co-founded "The Theater of Jára Cimrman", a theater dedicated to the research of life and death of the newly discovered Czech genius. The theater exist to the present day, having produced twelve plays about this fictitious hero, which some believe does really exist. Since his first breakthrough into the entertainment business in the sixties, Zdenek Sverák wrote numerous screenplays, and has appeared many times in films and TV productions. In addition, he has authored some children's books. His latest work has been producing music for children, in which he sings the songs he composed for them.
BornMarch 28, 1936
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      • 6 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Known for

    Zdenek Sverák in Kolya (1996)
    Kolya
    7.7
    • Writer(as Zdeněk Svěrák)
    • 1996
    Zdenek Sverák in Vratné lahve (2007)
    Vratné lahve
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 2007
    Accumulator 1 (1994)
    Accumulator 1
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 1994
    Gennadiy Nazarov in Zivot a neobycejna dobrodruzstvi vojaka Ivana Conkina (1994)
    Zivot a neobycejna dobrodruzstvi vojaka Ivana Conkina
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 1994

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    Writer



    • Stopy Járy Cimrmana (2023)
      Stopy Járy Cimrmana
      TV Mini Series
      • writer
      • 2023
    • Betlémské svetlo (2022)
      Betlémské svetlo
      5.6
      • contribution
      • short story "Betlémské svetlo"
      • short story "Fotograf" ...
      • 2022
    • Alois Grec in Barefoot (2017)
      Barefoot
      6.7
      • book "Po strnisti bos"
      • 2017
    • Vojtech Dyk, Tomás Klus, and Zdenek Piskula in Three Brothers (2014)
      Three Brothers
      5.6
      • Writer
      • 2014
    • Ceské nebe (2012)
      Ceské nebe
      8.3
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • Zas je tady silvestr
      TV Movie
      • skit (uncredited)
      • 2010
    • Ceské nebe (2010)
      Ceské nebe
      7.9
      • Writer
      • 2010
    • Zdenek Sverák in Vratné lahve (2007)
      Vratné lahve
      7.2
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 2007
    • Cimrman v risi hudby (2006)
      Cimrman v risi hudby
      7.7
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • Svestka (2002)
      Svestka
      8.6
      Video
      • play
      • 2002
    • Dark Blue World (2001)
      Dark Blue World
      7.1
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 2001
    • Blaník (1998)
      Blaník
      8.4
      Video
      • play
      • 1998
    • Vysetrování ztráty trídní knihy (1997)
      Vysetrování ztráty trídní knihy
      8.6
      Video
      • play
      • 1997
    • Posel z Liptákova
      8.4
      Video
      • play
      • 1997
    • Lijavec (1997)
      Lijavec
      8.2
      Video
      • play
      • 1997

    Actor



    • Betlémské svetlo (2022)
      Betlémské svetlo
      5.6
      • Karel Sejnoha
      • 2022
    • Stace Milone Cepelky (2021)
      Stace Milone Cepelky
      8.8
      • 2021
    • Alois Grec in Barefoot (2017)
      Barefoot
      6.7
      • Headmaster
      • 2017
    • Vojtech Dyk, Tomás Klus, and Zdenek Piskula in Three Brothers (2014)
      Three Brothers
      5.6
      • Narrator
      • 2014
    • Ceské nebe (2012)
      Ceské nebe
      8.3
      • Cimrmanologist Dr. Zdenek Sverák
      • Jan Ámos Komenský
      • 2012
    • Ceské nebe (2010)
      Ceské nebe
      7.9
      • Jan Ámos Komenský
      • 2010
    • Robert Costanzo, Joe Hanna, Sonny Marinelli, and Rick Pasqualone in Mafia II (2010)
      Mafia II
      8.5
      Video Game
      • (voice)
      • 2010
    • Kuky se vrací (2010)
      Kuky se vrací
      7.2
      • Hergot (voice)
      • 2010
    • Brütal Legend (2009)
      Brütal Legend
      7.9
      Video Game
      • Kill Master (voice)
      • 2009
    • Zdenek Sverák in Vratné lahve (2007)
      Vratné lahve
      7.2
      • Josef Tkaloun
      • 2007
    • Talár a ptací zob
      TV Movie
      • Morgenhall
      • 2003
    • Afrika aneb Cesi mezi lidozravci (2002)
      Afrika aneb Cesi mezi lidozravci
      7.9
      Video
      • 2002
    • Dark Blue World (2001)
      Dark Blue World
      7.1
      • Indian RAF member, riding on a bicycle (uncredited)
      • 2001
    • Vysetrování ztráty trídní knihy (1997)
      Vysetrování ztráty trídní knihy
      8.6
      Video
      • Teacher
      • 1997
    • Lijavec (1997)
      Lijavec
      8.2
      Video
      • Superintendent
      • 1997

    Music Department



    • Dagmar Patrasová in Kolobezka první (1984)
      Kolobezka první
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • lyricist
      • 1984
    • Princové jsou na draka (1980)
      Princové jsou na draka
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • lyricist
      • 1980

    Videos2

    Trailer
    Trailer 2:31
    Trailer
    Kolya
    Trailer 1:20
    Kolya
    Kolya
    Trailer 1:20
    Kolya

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Jára Cimrman
    • Height
      • 6′ 2¾″ (1.90 m)
    • Born
      • March 28, 1936
      • Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
    • Other works
      Plays (all co-written with Ladislav Smoljak):
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      • 1 Pictorial

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      Father of director Jan Sverák

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