Karel Štědrý
Karel Štědrý (born April 10, 1937 in Prague ; † November 7, 2017 there ) was a Czech singer, actor and presenter.
Life
Karel Štědrý, who graduated from the former railway college with a degree in civil engineering in 1960 without having ever practiced this profession, played after 1953 at the age of sixteen in the group of his brother Ivan Štědrý and other amateur bands. After meeting Jiří Suchý and Jiří Šlitr in 1958, he first appeared with them at the Reduta Theater and in 1959 was one of the founding members of the Semafor Theater with both of them .
During his time at Semafor he appeared in plays Člověk z půdy , Zuzana je zase sama doma , Taková ztráta krve and in others. He also recorded some hits, albeit not as a solo singer, but together with other singers, such as Takový je život and Kaňonem takhle k večeru . In 1962 Štědrý switched to the Rokoko Theater , where he stayed until 1972 and attracted attention as both a singer and an actor. After 1960 he also took on roles in several successful films, which he continued after 1972 when he left Rococo. He also moderated some music shows on television.
successes
Karel Štědrý's appearances in plays, film roles, productions on television and also recordings of songs each comprise several dozen dates. The most famous roles and songs are listed here as a selection:
- Stage appearances
- Člověk z půdy (Semafor)
- Zuzana je sama doma (Semafor)
- Zuzana je zase sama doma (Semafor)
- Taková ztráta krve (Semafor)
- Čekání na slávu (Rococo)
- Filmography
- 1960: Sedmý continent
- 1963: Oliver Twist
- 1964: Kdyby tisíc Klarinetů
- 1967: Ta naše písnička česká
- TV productions (moderation)
- Vysílá studio A (1964)
- Písničky na zítra (1964)
- Píseň per Rudolfa III. (1967)
- Cabaret U dobré pohody (1975)
- Songs
- Mám malý stan (with Waldemar Matuška)
- Potkal potkan potkana (with Jiří Suchý)
- Kaňonem takhle k večeru (with Jiří Suchým)
- To všechno odnes čas (with Waldemar Matuška)
- Miluj mne nebo mne opusť (with Karel Gott)
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Karel Štědrý in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Karel Štědrý , biography on ČSFD / Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze, online at: www.csfd.cz/
- ↑ a b Karel Štědrý , biography of the Semafor Theater, online at: www.semafor.cz / ... ( Memento from September 25, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Karel Štědrý , discography, online at: zateckecountry.cz ...
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Štědrý, Karel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech singer, actor and presenter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | 7th November 2017 |
| Place of death | Prague |