Václav Vydra (actor, 1956)
Václav Vydra (born January 7, 1956 in Prague ) is a Czech actor and voice actor .
Life
Václav Vydra is the son of the two actors Václav Vydra and Dana Medřická . His grandfather was the actor Václav Vydra . After graduating from high school, he successfully completed an acting training at the Prague Conservatory in 1977 . Afterwards he stood on several theatrical stages and played at the theater of Kladno and the theater of Mladá Boleslav . From 1979 to 1994 he was a member of the ensemble at Městská divadla pražská and since 1995 a permanent member of the Divadlo na Vinohradech , the theater where his mother played.
Already during his student days Vydra played regularly in Czech films. In 1973 he played a small supporting role in the family film Die Kirmes ist da, and in 1975 he played a supporting role in the crime thriller Motif for a Murder . Since then he has played in over 100 film and television productions, including international films such as Kaspar Hauser and Die Legende von Pinocchio . At the same time, he lent his voice as a voice actor for the dubbing of international feature films. In 1994 he spoke the character of Marsellus Wallace played by Ving Rhames in Pulp Fiction . Since 2005 he has also lent his voice to the giraffe Melman, originally spoken by David Schwimmer in the films Madagascar , Madagascar 2 and Madagascar 3: Escape through Europe .
Vydra was in a relationship with actress Dana Homolová for over nine years and married her until 1983. In his second marriage, he has since been married to the actress Jana Boušková .
Filmography (selection)
- 1973: The fair is here (Přijela k nám pouť)
- 1975: Motive for a murder (Motive pro vraždu)
- 1982: Have a nice weekend (Zelená vlna)
- 1985: It's not good to play with the devil (S čerty nejsou žerty)
- 1988: What kind of soldier is that (Copak je to za vojáka ...)
- 1993: Kaspar Hauser
- 1996: Die Legende von Pinocchio (The Adventures of Pinocchio)
- 2002: The Princess with Big Feet (Nevěsta s velkýma nohama)
- 2017: The poor devil and happiness (Nejlepší přítel)
Web links
- Václav Vydra in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Václav Vydra in the German dubbing index
- Official website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Podraz and Dany Homolové: Vydra od ní zdrhnul k Bouškové na Štědrý the! , ahaonline.cz , September 20, 2012, accessed on January 29, 2016.
- ↑ Věra Keilová: Jana Boušková a Václav Vydra: Máme se za odměnu , novinky.cz , August 15, 2010, accessed on January 29, 2016.
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SURNAME | Vydra, Vaclav |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech actor and voice actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1956 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |