Jiří Zahajský

1939-01-19

Mšeno, Czechoslovakia

Biography

Jiří Zahajský (19 January 1939, Mšeno - 19 July 2007, Prague) was a Czech actor and dabér. He was a member of the Theater in Vinohrady, Theater behind the gate and longtime member of the Prague Drama Club. He played in a number of Czech films of both serious and comedic. Jiri Zahajsky was born in Mšeně near Mělník. As a child, he showed a tendency to acting when he played in the amateur performance of Snow White by Dwarf Dwarf. After the war, the Zahajski family moved to Děčín. As a student, he was playing a very good ensemble of amateurs under the direction of director Hipia. He recognized Zahai's talent and negotiated his studies at E. Burian. Zahajsky then studied at the DAMU and became a member of the Vinohrady Theater (1961-1965). In 1965 Zahajsky became a member of the Theater behind the gate, where he played together with Vladimír Menšík for example in the Maskary of Ostende. In 1972,...