Rene Medvešek (born 21 June 1963) is a
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
n film and theatre actor and director.
He was born in
Velika Gorica
Velika Gorica () is the largest and most populous city in Zagreb County, Croatia. According to the 2011 census, the city itself has a population of 31,341, and the municipality has a population of 63,517 inhabitants.
Velika Gorica is the centre ...
.
He has appeared in more than 10 films and several television series. To the international audience he is probably best known for playing the role of Serbian terrorist Vlado Mirić in the 1997 action film ''
The Peacemaker''.
Medvešek was the stand-in presenter for
Oliver Mlakar
Oliver Mlakar (born 1 July 1935) is a Croatian television presenter. Best known for hosting game shows, he was one of the most popular television personalities in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, SFR Yugoslavia and later Croatia.
Biograp ...
in the
1990 Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest 1990 was the 35th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 5 May 1990 in the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (RTV ...
staged that year in
Zagreb
Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the ...
, when the latter quit over comments made about his age at the time. However Mlakar went on to present the show.
Filmography
References
External links
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Croatian male film actors
Croatian male television actors
1963 births
Living people
People from Velika Gorica
Golden Arena winners
20th-century Croatian male actors
Andrija Buvina Award winners
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