Momo and Uzeir was a Yugoslav comedy duo made up of Bosniak Rejhan Demirdžić (2 January 1927 – 22 August 1988) and

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n-born Rudolf "Rudi" Alvađ (17 July 1929 – 21 September 1988). The characters of Momo and Uzeir were created by Nikola Škrba (1922–1995). Their radio comedy show ''Cik Cak'' aired on

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and was popular all over Yugoslavia.

Rejhan Demirdžić

Demirdžić first began acting in 1943, aged 16, in the play ''

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'' at the

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. From 1945 to 1955 he was a member of theater ensembles in

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and

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, before returning to the Sarajevo National Theatre. In 1969 Demirdžić starred in ''Karađoz'' (''Black-eyed''), a sketch comedy television show that he co-wrote with Jurislav Korenić (1915–1974). It aired on

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until 1971.

Rudi Alvađ

Alvađ was born in

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. He was a theatre actor that worked in Pula and Varaždin before moving to Sarajevo.

Legacy

The twin skyscrapers of the Sarajevo United Investment and Trading Company, built in 1986, were unofficially named after the duo.

References

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