Žarko Laušević (Serbian Cyrillic: Жарко Лаушевић;
Serbian pronunciation: [Ê'ÇŽË rkÉ" lâuʃɛʋitÉ•]) (born 19 January)
is a Serbian actor. Considered[who?] to be one of the most talented
actors of his generation, he became a leading actor early in his
career. By the age of 33, he was a major star across the former
Yugoslavia on both stage and screen, displaying a wide range of
dramatic skills.In July 1993, Laušević entered into a quarrel with a
group of local youths, together with his brother. This escalated into
a fist fight, culminating in Laušević firing multiple rounds from
his handgun, killing two of the youths and seriously wounding one.
Sentenced by a Montenegrin (republic) court to prison initially, his
conviction was overturned by the Yugoslav (appellate) court on the
grounds that the first-instance court had improperly dismissed
Laušević's self-defense argument, and the punishment was drastically
reduced. Laušević served 4 years and 7 months in prison before his
release. But he faced further legal battles. There were appeals by the
Montenegrin prosecution, numerous retrials and inconsistent, ad hoc
rulings by the Montenegrin court system. In 2001, the prison sentence
was reinstated to 13 years by the Montenegrin courts.In the late
1990s, Laušević left Yugoslavia for the United States. It is
speculated that the move was made due to possible revenge by families
of the deceased. He lived in the United States for two decades,
returning to Serbia in 2014.Laušević was born on 19 January 1960, in
Cetinje, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia. He fell in love with theater
and acting in his early teens, and got his first TV role at the age of
eighteen. In 1982, immediately upon graduating from the University of
Belgrade’s Academy of Theatrical Arts, he was cast in his first lead
film role. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, he received mostly lead
roles in 25 movies, 17 TV shows and numerous theatrical productions
all across Yugoslavia. During this period, he became one of
Yugoslavia's most popular movie and theatrical actors. Although young,
handsome and very charismatic, it was his dramatic skills and range as
an actor that propelled him to fame across the former Yugoslavia.
Serbian pronunciation: [Ê'ÇŽË rkÉ" lâuʃɛʋitÉ•]) (born 19 January)
is a Serbian actor. Considered[who?] to be one of the most talented
actors of his generation, he became a leading actor early in his
career. By the age of 33, he was a major star across the former
Yugoslavia on both stage and screen, displaying a wide range of
dramatic skills.In July 1993, Laušević entered into a quarrel with a
group of local youths, together with his brother. This escalated into
a fist fight, culminating in Laušević firing multiple rounds from
his handgun, killing two of the youths and seriously wounding one.
Sentenced by a Montenegrin (republic) court to prison initially, his
conviction was overturned by the Yugoslav (appellate) court on the
grounds that the first-instance court had improperly dismissed
Laušević's self-defense argument, and the punishment was drastically
reduced. Laušević served 4 years and 7 months in prison before his
release. But he faced further legal battles. There were appeals by the
Montenegrin prosecution, numerous retrials and inconsistent, ad hoc
rulings by the Montenegrin court system. In 2001, the prison sentence
was reinstated to 13 years by the Montenegrin courts.In the late
1990s, Laušević left Yugoslavia for the United States. It is
speculated that the move was made due to possible revenge by families
of the deceased. He lived in the United States for two decades,
returning to Serbia in 2014.Laušević was born on 19 January 1960, in
Cetinje, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia. He fell in love with theater
and acting in his early teens, and got his first TV role at the age of
eighteen. In 1982, immediately upon graduating from the University of
Belgrade’s Academy of Theatrical Arts, he was cast in his first lead
film role. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, he received mostly lead
roles in 25 movies, 17 TV shows and numerous theatrical productions
all across Yugoslavia. During this period, he became one of
Yugoslavia's most popular movie and theatrical actors. Although young,
handsome and very charismatic, it was his dramatic skills and range as
an actor that propelled him to fame across the former Yugoslavia.
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