Jan Budař (born 31 July 1977) is a Czech actor, director, singer, composer and script writer.
Biography
Budař was born in Frýdlant near Liberec.[1] He graduated from the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts (JAMU) in Brno in 2000.[2] He started his career in Brno's theatres under the tutelage of theatre director Vladimír Morávek. This creative partnership led to their first film, Boredom in Brno. Budař also co-authored the script and composed the music. The comedy was awarded five Czech Lions in 2003, including Best Male Actor for Jan Budař's performance. Budař went on to roles in Marek Najbrt's debut Champions and Jan Hřebejk's Up and down, the Czech entry for the Academy Awards, which won several awards at the Czech Lion Awards 2005. Morávek and Budař created their second film, Hrubeš and Mareš best friends: come rain or shine.
Budař also sings with a band called the Eliščin Band, and makes short films, documentaries and videos. In March 2005, Budař won the Czech Lion award for "Best Supporting Actor" in Champions. In February 2005, Budař went to Berlin to represent Czech cinematography at the Berlinale 2005 Film Festival.
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Selected filmography
1997: Četnické humoresky (TV series)
1998: Stůj, nebo se netrefím! – Soldier
1998: Winter '89 – Thomas
1999: Urlaub auf Leben und Tod – Eine Familie hält zusammen (TV series)
2000: Rasistické historky (TV series)
2000: Český Robinson (TV Series)
2001: Otec neznámý aneb Cesta do hlubin duše výstrojního náčelníka (TV movie) – Soldier
2003: Trilobit Award by FITES (Film and Television Association), Prague, Czech Republic
2003: Boredom in Brno – Best Male Actor
2003: Boredom in Brno – Best script (co-authored with Vladimír Morávek)
2004: The Alfréd Radok Award (Ceny Alfréda Radoka) Best Actor for Mr. Stavrogin in The Devils (The Alfréd Radok Award in collaboration with the Aura–Pont agency and the magazine Svět a Divadlo (The World and Theatre) for achievements in Czech theatre
2004: Mistři (Champions) – Czech Lion – Best Supporting Actor
2005: Studio Hamburg Shooting Stars Award
2007: Václav – Czech Lion – Best Supporting Actor
2011: Novoměstský hrnec smíchu Festival (Nové Město nad Metují) – Best Male Actor – Czech Made Man[11]
Budař has composed over 50 songs in Czech, English and Spanish. He has also composed music for the films Boredom in Brno and Hrubeš and Mareš and for over 20 theatre performances.
With his band Eliščin Band, Budař released four albums.
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2013 The fairy tales 'Největší Tajemství Leoplda Bumbáce'. The book is published with a fairy tale of Antonín Dočekal in Mladá fronta .
2017 Princ Mamánek
