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Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic |
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5th June 1933 |
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Koracica, Serbia, Yugoslavia |
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Velimir Bata Živojinović (Велимир Бата Живојиновић) (b. June 5th, 1933), is a Serbian actor.
Živojinović was born in Koracica in Serbia, under the Kosmaj mountain. He discovered acting talent at the age of 15, while working as stage hand in Academy Theatre in Belgrade. After finishing acting schools in Užice and Novi Sad, he tried to enroll in Drama Academy in Belgrade and succeeded in third attempt.
Velimir Živojinović prefered acting in theatre to acting on screen, but his screen debut in 1955 film Pesma sa Kumbare was the beginning of the incredibly prolific film career. Živojinović, who would soon become better known by his nickname "Bata", arguably played more film roles than any other actor in the history of former Yugoslavia and the mere size of his filmography is not likely to be matched in near future.
Bata Živojinović's filmography was not only huge, but very versatile. He played heroes, villains and easily switched between starring and supporting roles. In 1960s he already established himself as one of the biggest stars of former Yugoslav cinema, but the zenith of his popularity came with WW2-themed action films in 1970s. Of those the best known was Valter brani Sarajevo (Valter defends Sarajevo) (Валтер Брани Сарајево), which gained major success in China. Živojinović is still one of the favourite actors in China.
In 1980s Živojinović self-parodied his image of macho action hero in a series of light-hearted comedies.
Since 1991, he is active on the Serbian political scene as a member of SPS, Socialist Party of Serbia.
He was also known for his close friendship with Croatian actor Boris Dvornik. In 1991 Živojinović and Dvornik renounced each other in the series of open letters, which was gesture often seen as symbolic break-up of Yugoslavia. In 2004 it was reported that two men tried to reconcile.
External link
- Bata Živojinović at the Internet Movie Database
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