Dimitrije Banjac ( sr-cyr, Димитрије Бањац; born 6 July 1976) is a Serbian actor, comedian and screenwriter. Together with

Nikola Škorić Nikola Škorić ( sr-cyr, Никола Шкорић; born 4 May 1976) is a Serbian actor, comedian and screenwriter. Together with Dimitrije Banjac and Dejan Ćirjaković he is the creator and actor of several popular Serbian television show prog ...

and

Dejan Ćirjaković Dejan Ćirjaković ( sr-cyr, Дејан Ћирјаковић; born 13 July 1979) is a Serbian actor, comedian, screenwriter and musician. Together with Nikola Škorić and Dimitrije Banjac he is the creator and actor of several popular Serbian ...

he is the creator and actor of several popular Serbian television show programs, including ''Noćna smena'', ''Velika Srbija'', ''Srbi u svemiru'', ''Pravi fudbal'' and ''

Državni posao ''Državni posao'' ( sr-Cyrl, Државни посао; ) is a Serbian comedy television series starring Dimitrije Banjac, Nikola Škorić and Dejan Ćirjaković. They are also the authors of the show. The show began airing in September 2012. I ...

''. Audiences in Serbia know him best for his roles as Professor Kišprdilov in ''Noćna smena'' and Đorđe Čvarkov in ''Državni posao''.

Early life

Banjac was born in

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the P ...

. He has a degree in engineering.

Career

Early work: 2008–2011

Banjac started working on television as a sports journalist. He later started making sketches for the television series ''Noćna smena,'' in which he also starred, as Kišprdilov.

''Državni posao'': 2012

In 2012 Banjac, alongside Nikola Škorić and

created ''

'' (''The Government Job''), which aired on RTV Vojvodina. The show was a massive success and is currently one of the most watched shows in the

Balkans The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...

Continued success: 2013–2016

Banjac, Škorić and Ćirjaković continued to collaborate, and in 2013 they created ''Velika Srbija'' and ''Srbi u Svemiru''. Both shows aired on RTV Vojvodina and were, unlike their previous work, met with a mixed reception from critics and audiences.

2017–present

In 2017, Banjac, along with Nikola Škorić, appeared in Haris Planinčić's ''0007,'' reprising his role as Đorđe Čvarkov from ''Državni posao''. He continued to collaborate with Planinčić, appearing in ''Boldt'', playing Rile.

Personal life

Banjac is married and has two children. He is also an avid

comic book A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panel (comics), panels that represent individual scenes. ...

collector, stating his favorite comic book is '' Alan Ford.''

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External sources

Velika Srbija
at b92.net
Državni posao
at 24sata.rs

at rss.me
Državni posao
at rtv.rs
Dimitrije Banjac: ˝Komedija je došla sasvim slučajno˝
at ilovenovisad.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Banjac, Dimitrije Serbian comedians Serbian male television actors Living people Actors from Novi Sad 1976 births