Momo and Uzeir was a Yugoslav comedy duo made up of Bosniak Rejhan
Demirdžić (2 January 1927 â€" 22 August 1988) and Serbian-born
Rudolf "Rudi" AlvaÄ' (17 July 1929 â€" 21 September 1988). The
characters of Momo and Uzeir were created by Nikola Å krba
(1922â€"1995). Their radio comedy show Cik Cak aired on Radio Sarajevo
and was popular all over Yugoslavia.Demirdžić first began acting in
1943, aged 16, in the play The Mistress of the Inn at the Sarajevo
National Theatre. From 1945 to 1955 he was a member of theater
ensembles in Šabac, Niš and Užice, before returning to the Sarajevo
National Theatre. In 1969 Demirdžić starred in KaraÄ'oz
(Black-eyed), a sketch comedy television show that he co-wrote with
Jurislav Korenić (1915â€"1974). It aired on Televizija Sarajevo until
1971.AlvaÄ' was born in Petrovac na Mlavi. He was a theatre actor that
worked in Pula and Varaždin before moving to Sarajevo.The twin
skyscrapers of the Sarajevo United Investment and Trading Company,
built in 1986, were unofficially named after the duo.
Demirdžić (2 January 1927 â€" 22 August 1988) and Serbian-born
Rudolf "Rudi" AlvaÄ' (17 July 1929 â€" 21 September 1988). The
characters of Momo and Uzeir were created by Nikola Å krba
(1922â€"1995). Their radio comedy show Cik Cak aired on Radio Sarajevo
and was popular all over Yugoslavia.Demirdžić first began acting in
1943, aged 16, in the play The Mistress of the Inn at the Sarajevo
National Theatre. From 1945 to 1955 he was a member of theater
ensembles in Šabac, Niš and Užice, before returning to the Sarajevo
National Theatre. In 1969 Demirdžić starred in KaraÄ'oz
(Black-eyed), a sketch comedy television show that he co-wrote with
Jurislav Korenić (1915â€"1974). It aired on Televizija Sarajevo until
1971.AlvaÄ' was born in Petrovac na Mlavi. He was a theatre actor that
worked in Pula and Varaždin before moving to Sarajevo.The twin
skyscrapers of the Sarajevo United Investment and Trading Company,
built in 1986, were unofficially named after the duo.
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