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Jiří Suchý

Czech actor and writer (born 1931)

Jiří Suchý (born 1 October 1931) is a Czech comedian, poet, lyricist, prolific songwriter and occasional film-maker and prose writer. Plenty of his songs have become extremely popular within several successive generations.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Jiří Suchý (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Oct 1, 1931.¹

About

Currently he is the owner of the theatre Semafor in Prague where he has performed for several decades and which he helped to establish in 1959. He used to write and perform within an artistic couple with Jiří Šlitr, together they wrote the jazz opera A Walk Worthwhile. After the death of Šlitr in December 1969, Suchy formed a new duo with the actress Jitka Molavcová.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jiří Suchý, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Divadlo Na zábradlíFounder²⁵
SemaforFounder²⁶

Career

Occupation: stage actor, graphic artist, Liedermacher, actor, director, playwright, songwriter, lyricist.⁵

Date not recordedFounded Semafor³
Date not recordedFounded Divadlo Na zábradlí⁴

Personal life

BornOct 1, 1931, Plzeň^{6 7}
CitizenshipCzech Republic, Czechoslovakia⁸
ResidencePrague⁹
SpousesBěla Suchá Until 1985¹⁰; Markéta Suchá 2006 to 2013^{10 11}

Awards

2024Annual award ACFK^{12 23}
2023Thalia Awards^{12 22}
2021Silver Medal of the President of the Senate^{12 21}
2018honorary citizen of Klatovy^{12 20}
2016honorary citizen of Prague^{12 19}
2013Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 1st class^{12 18}
2011Hall of Fame of the Plzeň Region^{12 17}
2011honorary doctor of the Palacký University Olomouc¹²
2006honorary citizen of Prague 6^{12 16}
2001honorary citizen of Plzeň^{12 15}

More awards (3)

1998Čestná medaile T. G. Masaryka^{12 14}
1995Czech Medal of Merit, 2nd class^{12 13}
Date not recordedhonorary doctorate¹²

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WikidataJiří Suchý: Founded Semafor, on Wikidata
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WikidataJiří Suchý: IMDb, on Wikidata
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Wikimedia CommonsJiří Suchý photo by Angelo Purgert, CC BY-SA 4.0