György Gát (born 5 February 1947, in

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) (sometimes credited as George Gat) is a Hungarian

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and

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. He is also a regular

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at ELTE University in Budapest.

Biography

Gat's first hit was the crime-comedy

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" (1984–1989). "Linda" starred his wife

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. It was during the

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of "Linda" that Gát became Hungary's first independent

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- a position that at the time the

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did not acknowledge. He subsequently created series "Angyalbőrben" (1990–1991), "Familia Kft." (1991–1997), "TV a város szélén" (1998), "SztárVár" (2005) and the

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"Szerencsi fel!" (2004). In 2008 he co-wrote and co-directed a

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to animated movie

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, called "A Kis Vuk" (in English:

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References

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