Jiří Lábus

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Jiří Lábus
Karlovy Vary (2009)
Born (1950-01-26) 26 January 1950 (age 74)
OccupationActor
Years active1977–present

Jiří Lábus (born 26 January 1950, in

Czech actor. His brother is the Czech architect Ladislav Lábus.[1]

In 1973, he graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and joined the theatre Studio Ypsilon, where he remains employed to this day. He also appeared several times as guest actor in other theatres (National Theatre, Theatre Viola, Theatre Ungelt).

He performed several roles in both television and film. He gained popularity in Germany for his role of evil wizard Rumburak in the TV series

Sid in Ice Age
.

Together with Oldřich Kaiser, he performed as a comedy duo "Kaiser a Lábus",[3] which, in particular, took part in the TV comedy shows Ruská ruleta (Russian Roulette, 1994) and Možná přijde i kouzelník ("Perhaps a Magician Will Come Too", 1982[4]).

Selected performances

  • 2005 – The referee in Ivánek, my friend (Ivánku, kamaráde. Based on wiretrapped phone calls, revealing bribery in Czech soccer)
  • 2003 – Edgar in Play Strindberg by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Divadlo Ungelt, winner of an unofficial poll organized by portal i-divadlo
  • 1996 – Antoine Boneau in Tete de Meduse by
    Thálie Award
  • 1991 – Casanova in Mozart in Prague
  • Kecal in The Bartered Bride
  • Celestin in Mam'zelle Nitouche

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Jiří Lábus: Celý život se odvíjí od dětství, pokud je hezké, je krásný i celý život - Novinky.cz".
  2. ^ "Arabela - Postavy I. série: Rumburak" (in Czech). Czech Television. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  3. ^ Kaiser a Lábus webpage
  4. ^ Možná přijde i kouzelník

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