Roman Vojtek (born 14 April 1972) is a Czech actor, television presenter, and singer.
Life and career
Early life and education
Vojtek, born in
Vsetín
Vsetín () is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants.
Originally a small town, Vsetín has become an important centre of industrial, economic, cultural and sports life during the 20th century.
Administ ...
in the former Czechoslovakia, had to take care of himself from the age of fourteen due to the death of his parents. While studying musical theatre at
JAMU
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in Brno, he worked as an actor at
Brno City Theatre
Brno City Theatre (Czech: Městské divadlo Brno, further in text MdB) is a repertoire theatre in Brno, Czech Republic, that focuses on dramatic and music production, mainly musical theatre. The building of the theatre is located on Lidická st ...
. After graduating, he went to Prague, where got a job at
Musical Theatre Karlín.
Acting and singing work
Vojtek has continued to perform in theatre, most recently at
Dům U Hybernů. He has also appeared in a number of television productions and films.
In 2006, he took part in the first installment of the reality dance show ''
StarDance''.
In 2016, he participated in the reality show ''
Tvoje tvář má známý hlas
''Tvoje tvář má známý hlas'' is a Czech reality singing series that is aired on Nova. It is both based on the Endemol format ''Your Face Sounds Familiar'' and an adaptation of the Spanish ''"Tu cara me suena."'' The show was first broadcast ...
'', the Czech version of ''
Your Face Sounds Familiar
''Your Face Sounds Familiar'' ( Spanish: ''Tu cara me suena'') is a Spanish interactive reality television franchise series where celebrity contestants impersonate singers. The format, similar to Dutch television series ''Soundmixshow'', was ...
''.
Personal life
In 2009, he married longtime girlfriend Tereza Janoušová, with whom he has two children: Edia (born 2009) and Benedikt (born 2015).
He is currently married to actress and singer
Petra Vojtková, with whom he has a son, Nathaniel (born 2020).
Selected filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1972 births
Living people
Czech male television actors
Czech male film actors
People from Vsetín
21st-century Czech male actors
Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts alumni
Czech male stage actors
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