Michal Pešek
Michal Pešek (born May 4, 1959 in Prague ; † May 7, 2012 there ) was a Czech actor , presenter and local politician .
Life
After studying acting at the Prague Conservatory in Prague, Pešek started playing at the State Theater in 1980 and later at the Ostrava City Theaters . During this time he also had one of his first television appearances in the series The Fairy Tale Bride . In his homeland, one of his most famous roles was that of the young detective Jirí Otradovec in the 1982-1986 television series Malý pitaval z velkého mesta . From 1984 to 1990 he was part of the Divadlo na Vinohradech ensemble in Prague. He then worked until 1993 as a presenter at various radio stations in Prague, such as TV Nova .
He then switched to politics and business, among other things he was an advisor to the Czech Finance Minister Ivo Svoboda . Most recently he lived in the Netherlands.
Pešek died of lung cancer at the age of 53.
Filmography ( selection )
- 1978: The Death of the Fly (Smrt mouchy)
- 1979: The Fairytale Bride (Arabela)
- 1980: Meeting in July ( Setkání v cervenci )
- 1981: The Secret of the Empty Urn ( Neco je ve vzduchu )
- 1982–1986: District administration of the "K" Prague (Malý pitaval z velkého mesta) (TV series, 15 episodes)
- 1983: Help, I'm not a murderer ( Od vrazdy jenom krok ke lzi )
- 1985: The Sugar House ( Cukrová bouda )
- 1989: The Train of Childhood and Hope ( Vlak detství a nadeje ), TV series
- 1991: The last butterfly ( Poslední motýl )
- 2007: ... and it gets worse (... a bude hur)
Theater roles
- 2007: Duck with Oranges (Kachna na pomerančích) - (Palace Theater Prague)
Web links
- Michal Pešek in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Pešek at ČSFD.cz Česko-Slovenská ?? filmová databáze (Czech). Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ↑ a b c d Died actor Pešek, a familiar face from the series “Maly pitaval z velkého mesta” In: iDNES.cz on May 8, 2012. At kultura.idnes.cz (Czech). Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ↑ Duck with oranges , comedy about a marriage crisis at kulturniportal.cz. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Pešek, Michal |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech actor, presenter and local politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 4th 1959 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
DATE OF DEATH | May 7, 2012 |
Place of death | Prague |