Biography

As a result of being a dedicated Czech language teacher, Mr. Svìrák had little time for his creative writing. However, he soon opted to write articles for magazines, short stories for the youth, and TV screenplays. He also worked in the Czechoslavakian Radio on an entertainment program. In 1966, Mr Svìrák co-founded "The Theater of Jára Cimrman", a theater dedicated to the research of life and death of the newly discovered Czech genius. The theater exist to the present day, having produced twelve plays about this fictitious hero that many believe in his existence. Since his first breakthrough into the entertainment business in the sixties Zdenìk Svìrák wrote numerous screenplays, an appeared many times on both, the silver and the TV screens.

I corrected all spelling mistakes, which Mr. Sverák will greatly appreciate, since he was, after all, a language teacher.. As a result of being a dedicated Czech language teacher, Mr. Sverák had little time for his creative writing. So he opted to write articles for magazines, short stories for children, and TV screenplays. He also worked at the Czechoslovak Radio, on an entertainment program. In 1966, Mr Sverák co-founded "The Theater of Jára Cimrman", a theater dedicated to the research of life and death of the newly discovered Czech genius. The theater exist to the present day, having produced twelve plays about this fictitious hero, which some believe does really exist. Since his first breakthrough into the entertainment business in the sixties, Zdenek Sverák wrote numerous screenplays, and has appeared many times in films and TV productions. In addition, he has authored some children's books. His latest work has been producing music for children, in which he sings the songs he composed for them.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Ceska Diana