David Matásek
David Matásek | |
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| David Matásek with short hair and facial hair, wearing brown jacket and glasses, looking left of camera Matásek in 2017 | |
| Born | 14 February 1963 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Alma mater | Prague Conservatory |
| Occupations | Actor, musician |
| Years active | 1982–present |
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David Matásek (born 14 February 1963) is a Czech actor and musician. He is known for being a stable cast member of the "Poets hexalogy", which includes the 1982 film How the World Is Losing Poets,[1] and as the guitarist in the early 1990s punk bands Orlík and Hagen Baden.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Early life
[edit | edit source]David Matásek was born in Prague in 1963. His father, Petr Matásek, was a theatre set designer, and his mother, Jana Matásková, was a graphic designer. Matásek attended the Prague Conservatory, graduating in 1984.
Acting
[edit | edit source]Matásek's first film appearance was a supporting role in Dušan Klein's How the World Is Losing Poets (1982). He would go on to reprise the character in the latter five parts of the so-called "Poets hexalogy".[1]
Between 1991 and 1995, he was engaged at Prague's National Theatre, and he subsequently worked at Divadlo Komedie. Since 2002, the actor has been a member of the National Theatre again.
Music
[edit | edit source]In 1988, Matásek, who plays guitar, co-founded the oi! punk group Orlík, together with Daniel Landa. The band released two studio albums and broke up in 1991.[2] Matásek later played in Lou Fanánek Hagen's punk band Hagen Baden, until their breakup in 1993.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Matásek's first wife was fellow musician Eva Turnová, who formerly played bass with The Plastic People of the Universe. His second wife, Simona, with whom he has one daughter, is a journalist and playwright. The actor also has a daughter and a son with his third wife, Kateřina.[3] He is currently married, for the fourth time, to fashion blogger Eva Matásková, with whom he has one son.[4]
Between 2012 and 2014, Matásek, along with ninety other people, was criminally prosecuted for alleged bribery in a driving license scam.[5][6]
Discography
[edit | edit source]with Orlík
[edit | edit source]with Hagen Baden
[edit | edit source]Selected filmography
[edit | edit source]Film
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1982 | How the World Is Losing Poets | Kendy | |
| 1985 | How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions | Kendy | |
| 1988 | How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives | Kendy | |
| 1993 | Konec básníků v Čechách | Kendy | |
| 2000 | Loners | Radio owner | |
| 2003 | One Hand Can't Clap | Jan | |
| 2004 | Jak básníci neztrácejí naději | Kendy | |
| 2014 | Three Brothers | King | |
| 2016 | How Poets Wait for a Miracle | Kendy |
Television
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1985 | Rozpaky kuchaře Svatopluka | Waiter Ferda | 4 episodes |
| 1986 | Bylo nás šest | Honza Špaček | 6 episodes |
| 1989 | Fabrik der Offiziere | Fähnrich Andreas | 4 episodes (miniseries) |
| 1996 | Hospoda | Assistant magazine editor | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Three Kings | Frajer | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Zdivočelá země | Dlouhý | 2 episodes |
| Četnické humoresky | Buzek | 1 episode | |
| 2004–05 | Redakce | Viktor Seidl | 39 episodes |
| 2005 | Ulice | Viktor Seidl | 1 episode |
| 2006–07 | Letiště | Karel Halama | 74 episodes |
| 2009–10 | Přešlapy | David Mareš | 39 episodes |
| 2012 | Obchoďák | Ivan Marák | 32 episodes |
| 2013 | PanMáma | Michal Kabeš | 4 episodes |
| 2015 | Znamení koně | Ivan Loukota | 11 episodes |
| 2016–21 | Polda | Michal Bříza | 48 episodes |
References
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External links
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