Zdeněk Svěrák
Writing
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.
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Movies (76)
The Invisible Jan Gogola2026Self
Zdeněk Svěrák 902026- Cimrmani zblízka2024
- Kouzelný kopec2023Self
- Perspektiva Ivana Mládka2023Self
- Léta s Jaromírem Hanzlíkem2023Self
Chinaski: Každej ví kulový2022Self
Bethlehem Light2022Karel Šejnoha
My Freedom2019Directing
Psaní do nebe2017
Barefoot2017Headmaster- Operky2016
Three Brothers2014Vypravěč- The Presence of Arnošt Lustig2012Self
Nepřítelem osudu2010Narrator
Kooky2010Hergot (voice)
Czech Heaven2008Jan Ámos Komenský- Anatomie gagu2008
40 let Divadla Járy Cimrmana aneb Ze hry do hry2007
Long, Broad and Nearsight2007Clever-eyesighted
The Conquest of the North Pole2007Teaching Assistant
Empties2007Josef Tkaloun
Cimrman in the World of Music2006colonel "Colonel"
Pocta V+W2005Self
Daddy2004Self
Africa2002Dr. Emil Žába- Já a moji synové...2002Self
Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book1998Teacher
The Nude1998Dr. Turnovský- Cimrmani1997Self
Shows (10)
- Minišou Karla Šípa2021Self
Zpátky se Sobotou2012Self (archive footage)
StarDance2006Special Judge- Největší Čech2005Zdeněk Svěrák
- Kam zmizel ten starý song2004Self
- Úsměvy1996Host
Cimrman sobě1991- Šaráda1990
Veselé příhody z natáčení1988- Galasuperšou1984