Martin Dejdar (born 11 March 1965) is a

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actor, writer, comedian, director, television presenter, producer and entertainer.

Biography

Dejdar was born on 11 March 1965. He was born in the hospital in

Vysoké Mýto Vysoké Mýto (; , also ''Hohenmauth'') is a town in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 13,000 inhabitants. Its town square is the largest example of its type in the country. The historic town ...

, but never lived there, grew up in Chrast and considers himself a native of Chrast. He graduated from the

Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague The Department of Dramatic Theatre (, abbreviated DAMU) is one of three departments at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (alongside the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, ...

, from which he holds a

Magister degree A magister degree (also magistar, female form: magistra; from , "teacher") is an academic degree used in various systems of higher education. The magister degree arose in medieval universities in Europe and was originally equal to the doctorate; ...

Career

Dejdar is known for his numerous starring roles both comedic and dramatic in theatre, television and film. A hard-working

method actor ''Method Actor'' is an eponymous album of the band Method Actor released in 1988 featuring American singer Eva Cassidy. It was unofficially re-released on CD in 2002. Track listing # "Getting Out" (David Christopher) – 4:19 # "Look in to My ...

known for his resolute devotion and research for his roles, Dejdar is considered to be one of the most prominent actors of his generation. Since his debut in 1979, he has amassed over one hundred television and film credits. His lead film roles in '' Why?'', ''

Big Beat Big beat is an electronic music genre that usually uses heavy breakbeats and synthesizer-generated loops and patterns – common to acid house/techno. The term has been used by the British music industry to describe music by artists such as the ...

'' and ''The Manor'' made him a household name in the Czechoslovakia. He also portrayed Karl Rossmann in the Czech adaptation of

Kafka Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a novelist and writer from Prague who was Jewish, Austrian, and Czech and wrote in German. He is widely regarded as a major figure of 20th-century literature. His work fuses elements of real ...

's novel '' Amerika''. He won the 1995 Czech Lion for Best Actor, for his performance in the film '' Učitel tance''. On stage, he gained acclaim for his performances at Studio Ypsilon, The

Summer Shakespeare Festival The Summer Shakespeare Festival (, ) takes place in the courtyard of Burgrave Palace at Prague Castle. The festival was originally initiated by Václav Havel. The performances are also presented at Špilberk in Brno and at Bratislava Castle in Bra ...

and The Bobycentrum in

Brno Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...

. Among his hundred stage credits, he starred in productions of '' The Servant of Two Masters'', '' Play It Again, Sam'', ''

Othello ''The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice'', often shortened to ''Othello'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare around 1603. Set in Venice and Cyprus, the play depicts the Moorish military commander Othello as he is manipulat ...

'', ''

Anna Karenina ''Anna Karenina'' ( rus, Анна Каренина, p=ˈanːə kɐˈrʲenʲɪnə) is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in book form in 1878. Tolstoy called it his first true novel. It was initially released in serial in ...

'', ''

The Brothers Karamazov ''The Brothers Karamazov'' ( rus, Братья Карамазовы, Brat'ya Karamazovy, ˈbratʲjə kərɐˈmazəvɨ), also translated as ''The Karamazov Brothers'', is the last novel by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. Dostoevsky spent nearly ...

'' and ''

A Midsummer Night's Dream ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a Comedy (drama), comedy play written by William Shakespeare in about 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One s ...

''. He played Ozzak in the sitcom '' Comeback'', starring with Tomáš Matonoha. In 2017, he participated in the reality show '' Tvoje tvář má známý hlas'', the third season of Czech version of '' Your Face Sounds Familiar''. After the 12 weeks, he placed 5th. He returned as the guest judge in the second episode of the fourth season. Starting in 1988, he is the voice of

Bart Simpson Bartholomew Jo-Jo "Bart" Simpson is a character in the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' who is part of the titular family. Bart made his television debut in the short " Good Night" on '' The Tracey Ullman Show'' on Apri ...

on the Czech dub of The Simpsons. Beside his voice role in the Czech ''Simpsons'', he also voiced the Czech-version of Stuart Little in the ''

Stuart Little ''Stuart Little'' is a 1945 American children's novel by E. B. White. It was White's first children's book, and became recognized as a classic in children's literature. ''Stuart Little'' was illustrated by the artist Garth Williams, also his f ...

'' films, Horton the Elephant in ''

Horton Hears a Who! ''Horton Hears a Who!'' is a children's book written and illustrated by Theodor Seuss Geisel under the pen name Dr. Seuss. It was published in 1954 by Random House. This book tells the story of Horton the Elephant and his adventures saving Who ...

'', Reggie in ''

Free Birds ''Free Birds'' is a 2013 American animated Thanksgiving science fiction film, science fiction comedy film directed by Jimmy Hayward, who co-wrote the screenplay with the film's producer Scott Mosier. The film stars the voices of Owen Wilson, Wo ...

'' and

King Louie King Louie is a fictional character introduced in Walt Disney's animated musical film ''The Jungle Book''. He is an orangutan who leads other jungle primates and wants to become more human-like by gaining knowledge of fire from Mowgli. King Lo ...

in live action version of ''

The Jungle Book ''The Jungle Book'' is an 1894 collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, who ...

''.

Selected filmography

*'' Why?'' (1987) *''

'' (1993) *'' The Dance Teacher'' (1995) *''The Manor'' (1999) *''

Přístav ''Přístav'' is a Czech television programme which was broadcast from 2015 to 2017. In Czech language, Czech ''přístav'' means 'port'. The programme was written by various writers and directed by Jana Rezková (2015–2017), Jaromír Polišensk ...

'' (2015–2016, television)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dejdar, Martin 1965 births Living people Czech male film actors Czech male television actors Czech male voice actors People from Vysoké Mýto 20th-century Czech male actors 21st-century Czech male actors Czech Lion Awards winners Academy of Performing Arts in Prague alumni Czech comedians