Ranko Zidarić (born 1 February 1965) is a Croatian actor and screenwriter.
Biography
Born in
Zagreb
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to a father Krešimir (1933–1998), who was also an actor, and a mother Danica "Seka" Zidarić (d. 2018), Ranko graduated at the
Academy of Dramatic Art at the
University of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb ( hr, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, ; la, Universitas Studiorum Zagrabiensis) is the largest Croatian university and the oldest continuously operating university in the area covering Central Europe south of Vienna and all of ...
in 1990.
He voiced
Buzz Lightyear
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in the Croatian-language dub of the ''
Toy Story
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'' franchise and Makunga in ''
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa''.
In 2012, on behalf of the "Sova Zone" project, he starred, co-written and co-produced the
sitcom
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''Špica'', with Gavella colleague
Filip Šovagović
Filip Šovagović (born 13 September 1966) is a Croatian actor, film director, comedian, playwright and journalist. At first known simply as the son of renowned actor Fabijan Šovagović, he has established himself as one of the most prolific Cr ...
.
Personal life
In 1994, Zidarić married Croatian film director
Saša Broz, a granddaughter of the
President of Yugoslavia
The president of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, or the president of the Republic for short, was the head of state of that country from 14 January 1953 to 4 May 1980. Josip Broz Tito was the only person to occupy the office. Tito ...
Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz ( sh-Cyrl, Јосип Броз, ; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito (; sh-Cyrl, Тито, links=no, ), was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and statesman, serving in various positions from 1943 until his deat ...
. They have a daughter Sara, and got divorced in 2000.
In 2007, Zidarić married his second wife Ivana Uhlik, with whom he has a daughter Zora.
Filmography
References
External links
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1965 births
Living people
Croatian male actors
Croatian screenwriters
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