Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Adio, Roko!


Boris Dvornik died at the age of 69 from a stroke.
He has made more than 40 movies and left an in-erasable mark in ex-Yu television and theatre.
Boris was born in Split in 1939. He started acting at the age of 8. Graduated from the High School of Acting in Novi Sad, after which he enrolled at Zagreb’s Theatre Academy. He gained popularity with his first movie “Deveti krug” that launched him to the top of Yugoslav acting scene. He left his biggest mark in television series ‘Malo misto’, ‘Velo misto’, ‘Roko I Cicibela’ and ‘Kapelski kresovi’. His character Roko is the most popular character in the region, a stubborn Dalmatian who always has a comment and can never keep his mouth shut.
Boris had a special relationship with Bata Zivojinovic. The two Yugoslav acting giants used to be great friends for years, only to have a public fight in the early 1990s. Their feud lasted throughout the decade and it ended only recently.

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