DuÅ¡an KovaÄ ević (Serbian Cyrillic: Ð"ушан Ковачевић,
pronounced [dÇ"ʃan kÉ"vÌžÇŽË tʃɛvÌžitÉ•]; born 12 July 1948) is a
Serbian playwright, scriptwriter, film director and academic best
known for his theatre plays and movie scripts. He also served as the
ambassador of Serbia in Lisbon, Portugal.KovaÄ ević was born in
MrÄ'enovac near Å abac, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia, graduated from a
grammar school in Novi Sad, and received a bachelor's degree in
dramaturgy from the University of Belgrade in 1973. From 1973, he
worked as a dramaturge at TV Beograd for five years. Since 1998, he
has been the Artistic Director of Zvezdara teatar. In 2003 he directed
his first movie, Profesionalac (The Professional).His daughter Lena
KovaÄ ević is a famous jazz singer.KovaÄ ević's prolific work is
well known and popular in Serbia. His comedies have been translated
into 17 languages, but his work didn't become available in English
until the mid-1990s. One of his plays, Balkan Spy was being rehearsed
in Beijing at the time of Tiananmen Square protests, only to be
cancelled by the authorities.
pronounced [dÇ"ʃan kÉ"vÌžÇŽË tʃɛvÌžitÉ•]; born 12 July 1948) is a
Serbian playwright, scriptwriter, film director and academic best
known for his theatre plays and movie scripts. He also served as the
ambassador of Serbia in Lisbon, Portugal.KovaÄ ević was born in
MrÄ'enovac near Å abac, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia, graduated from a
grammar school in Novi Sad, and received a bachelor's degree in
dramaturgy from the University of Belgrade in 1973. From 1973, he
worked as a dramaturge at TV Beograd for five years. Since 1998, he
has been the Artistic Director of Zvezdara teatar. In 2003 he directed
his first movie, Profesionalac (The Professional).His daughter Lena
KovaÄ ević is a famous jazz singer.KovaÄ ević's prolific work is
well known and popular in Serbia. His comedies have been translated
into 17 languages, but his work didn't become available in English
until the mid-1990s. One of his plays, Balkan Spy was being rehearsed
in Beijing at the time of Tiananmen Square protests, only to be
cancelled by the authorities.
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