Ivo Gregurević (Croatian pronunciation: [ivo gr̩egur̩eʋitɕ]; 7
October 1952 â€" 1 January 2019) was a Croatian film, theatre and
television actor. Throughout over a quarter of a century, Gregurević
played rural bullies and arrogant nouveau riche and became one of
Croatia's best known and most lauded character actors.Born in the
village of Donja Mahala, Ivo was the child of Marko and Jela
Gregurević. He graduated from the Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Art, and
has worked in over 90 movies and television programs since the late
1970s; in particular, he acted in almost all of Croatian movies after
gaining independence in 1991. He also had few starring roles, best
known being in 1991 film Čaruga. Croatian film director Snježana
Tribuson has stated that she had intentionally cast Gregurević in
almost all of her movies.Besides movie roles, he made the successful
appearances in popular Croatian TV series, Velo misto, playing the
Netjak, and Marko KosmiÄ ki in Odmori se, zaslužio si. He has won two
Croatian Actors' Association Awards for Å okica (1998) and Duga
mraÄ na noć (2006). In 2005 he was ranked second in the
Croatian-based film magazine Hollywood in the "Best Croatian Male
Movie Stars of All Time" list.
October 1952 â€" 1 January 2019) was a Croatian film, theatre and
television actor. Throughout over a quarter of a century, Gregurević
played rural bullies and arrogant nouveau riche and became one of
Croatia's best known and most lauded character actors.Born in the
village of Donja Mahala, Ivo was the child of Marko and Jela
Gregurević. He graduated from the Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Art, and
has worked in over 90 movies and television programs since the late
1970s; in particular, he acted in almost all of Croatian movies after
gaining independence in 1991. He also had few starring roles, best
known being in 1991 film Čaruga. Croatian film director Snježana
Tribuson has stated that she had intentionally cast Gregurević in
almost all of her movies.Besides movie roles, he made the successful
appearances in popular Croatian TV series, Velo misto, playing the
Netjak, and Marko KosmiÄ ki in Odmori se, zaslužio si. He has won two
Croatian Actors' Association Awards for Å okica (1998) and Duga
mraÄ na noć (2006). In 2005 he was ranked second in the
Croatian-based film magazine Hollywood in the "Best Croatian Male
Movie Stars of All Time" list.
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