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- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Rade Serbedzija was born in Bunic (Korenica) in 1946. Graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb. Still a student, he started to play the leading roles in films and theater productions. He is remembered as an outstanding Peer Gynt, Don Juan, Georgij, Melkior, Oedipus, Hamlet, Leon and Richard III. He wrote and published four books of poetry and released four albums, as well as directed 12 plays (Balade Petrice Kerempuha, Kazu da je sova nekad bila pekareva kci, Judita, Hrvatski slavuj...). He shot more than seventy films (Rdece klasje (1970), Zadah tela (1983), Hajka (1977), Vecernja zvona (1986), Bravo maestro (1978), Variola Vera (1982), Una (1984), Usijanje (1979), Life Is Beautiful (1985), Cyclops (1982), Povratak (1979), Horvatov izbor (1985), Dreaming the Rose (1986), Kontesa Dora (1993)...), and starred in leading roles of several TV-series (Sam covjek, U registraturi (1974), Prosjaci i sinovi (1971), Bombaski proces (1977), Nikola Tesla (1977), Putovanje u Vucjak (1986)...). He joined Vanessa Redgrave to found a theater that produced plays such as Brecht in exile, Liberation of Skopje, Smoke, Opera Sarajevo. He took part in many charity and peace initiatives. After a world famous film Before the Rain (1994) where he played the leading role, he was cast in films by prominent directors of the world (P. Noyce, J. Woo, S. Kubrick, F. Rossi...), in films such as The Saint (1997) (P. Noyce), The Truce (1997) (F. Rossi), Prague Duet (1998), Broken English (1996), Eyes Wide Shut (1999) (S. Kubrick), Polish Wedding (1998), Stigmata (1999), Mighty Joe Young (1998), The Sweet Sounds of Life (1999), Open Sea (1999), Mission: Impossible II (2000), Space Cowboys (2000), Snatch (2000), and in South Pacific (2001), Hermano (2007), Quicksand (2003), currently in post-production. He starred alongside Val Kilmer, Elisabeth Shue, John Turturro, Tom Cruise, Glenn Close. He lives in London.- IMDb mini biography by: Ulyss
- Rade Serbedzija became internationally famous mainly for his supporting roles in Hollywood films in the 1990s. His film career has been long both in his home country and elsewhere.
Serbedzija was born in the village of Bunic, located between Korenica and Licki Osik in Lika. In 1969, he graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts of the University of Zagreb and then worked as a Theatre actor in the Theatre "Gavella" and at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb.- IMDb mini biography by: kommissar
- SpousesLenka Udovicki(June 30, 1991 - present) (3 children)Ivanka Cerovac(? - 1987) (divorced, 2 children)
- Children
- Is fluent in Italian.
- He was a professor of Acting at Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, Serbia.
- His neighbor in America is Benicio Del Toro.
- Was in the famous M&M's Super Bowl commercial as a Head Russian Mafia going to cut up and serve the Yellow M&M (voiced by J.K. Simmons) on Ice Cream to his men and family.
- Often plays Russians.
- [on Eyes Wide Shut (1999)] I had three scenes in the film originally and Kubrick cut one beautiful scene with Tom and me - very nice dialogue, I remember - where Tom was trying his costume and mask. It was the next scene after his daughter left the room, and they were in another room in front of mirrors, and he was dressed in his costume and trying his mask. I forgot the lines but I think they were talking about his daughter. It was a really good scene. I think Kubrick cut it because he didn't want to show Tom in his mask and cloak before the orgy.
- [on Eyes Wide Shut (1999)] I met Stanley Kubrick at the beginning of the shooting. He was an unusual and wonderful human being. He didn't hold the auditions himself......they made the tapes for him and he chose the best ones. My agent got a call for my audition for a part in the film. I made that; after that he got another call and was told that I now needed to do another audition for a bigger part in the film. And I made that one too, and I got that part. I met him at the beginning of the shooting and while we shook hands he asked me, "Do you know who Pirc was?" I said, "Do you mean Vasja Pirc?" He said, "Yes." I said, "He was a great Solvenian chess player." He said, "Yes. Please begin." I asked, "Begin what?" He said, "Start the first move." He wanted us to play "blind chess". And then I remembered something and I said, "No, you need to begin first." He asked, "Why?" I said, "Beause Vasja Pirc was known as the defender." The Pirc Defence - he really liked me saying that! That was our first meeting. He was wonderful. A perfectionist, but really profound. He reminded me very much of Zivojin Pavlovic. Kubrick was very serious as a person, full of inner peace and wisdom.
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