- Boris Dvornik
Boris Dvornik (
April 16 1939 –March 24 2008 ) was aCroatia n actor.Born in
Split to the family of acarpenter , Boris Dvornik discovered acting talent at an early age, while performing in children's plays. After studying to become an electrician, he began to pursue a full-time acting career. He studied at the National Acting School inNovi Sad ,Serbia and later enrolled at the Drama Arts Academy of theUniversity of Zagreb .As a freshman, he was cast in the starring role of the 1960
Holocaust drama "The Ninth Circle ". A year later, he showed his versatility by appearing in the popular comedy "Martin u oblacima". This established Boris Dvornik as a big star of former Yugoslav cinema, comparable toLjubiša Samardžić ,Milena Dravić and Velimir "Bata" Živojinović (with whom he later developed a close friendship).The zenith of Dvornik's popularity came in the 1970s with the role of Roko Prč in the cult series "Naše malo misto". In the 1980s, after receiving acclaim as of one of the most renowned and prolific actors of the former Yugoslavia, Boris Dvornik mostly worked with the Croatian National Theatre in his native city of Split.
Over the years Dvornik developed a close friendship with
Antun Vrdoljak . He talked him into getting involved in politics and in the 1992 elections Dvornik, as candidate of HDZ, was elected in the Split constituency. He soon realised that he had not got a taste for politics and resigned his seat one month later.In more recent years, Dvornik's career was affected by aftermath of a stroke and
alcoholism , which manifested in a series of incidents, the most notorious being assault on a poll observer during the 2005 presidential elections.Dvornik's two sons -
Dino Dvornik andDean Dvornik - were both renowned pop musicians.Boris Dvornik suffered a heart attack and died in the city he was born in, Split, on March 24 2008, aged 68. [ [http://vijesti.hrt.hr/content/view/43073/10/ Preminuo Boris Dvornik] hr icon]
Dino died 7 September 2008, aged 44.
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