Predrag Miletić, ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг Милетић; born ), is a

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

n film, television, and theatre actor. Since 1981, Predrag Miletić has been a full-time member of the

National Theatre in Belgrade The National Theatre ( sr-cyr, Народно позориште, Narodno pozorište) is a theatre located in Belgrade, Serbia. Founded in the later half of the 19th century, it is located on the Republic Square, at the corner of Vasina and Fra ...

, where he has appeared in more than 50 plays. Since 2014 he is the chairman of the board of the Puppet Theatre "Pinocchio" and since 2015 is the President of the Program Committee of the International Festival of Monodrama and Mime in

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Early life

Predrag Miletić was born in

Niš Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names in other languages) is the third largest city in Serbia and the administrative center of the Nišava District. It is located in southern part of Serbia. , the city proper has a population of 183,164, while ...

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(now

). His mother, Ružica Miletić (née Ilić), was a housewife, and his father,

Lieutenant A lieutenant ( , ; abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations. The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often sub ...

Vladimir Miletić (1919–2010), was a Yugoslav intelligence officer, winner of a number of decorations, including two medals for bravery. Miletić has one sister, Slavica. He is of Serbian ancestry, and Bosnian ancestry on his father's side. As a child, Predrag lived in Niš with her family, and moved to Belgrade in order to study at the

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Education

After finishing high school, he has entered the drama studio at the

National Theatre in Niš The National Theatre ( sr, Народно позориште у Нишу, Narodno Pozorište u Nišu) is a theater located in Sinđelić Square, Niš Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names in other languages) is the third largest city in Serb ...

. After two years in the studio, he has enrolled Faculty of Drama Arts in

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, in the class of professor

Ognjenka Milićević Ognjenka Milićević Lukač ( sr-cyr, Огњенка Милићевић; 26 December 1927 – 23 January 2008) was a Bosnian Serb director, acting professor, and theatre expert. She was a daughter of the prominent publicist and professor Nika Mi ...

, with the assistant Vladimir Jevtović. During the studies had a professional expertise with

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and with Eva Ruth-Ronen from

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in London. Graduated on 22. jun 1981. with performance "I'm selling wrecked Fića, maybe in pieces" by Bratislav Petković.

Career

He was a full-time member of

even before the faculty, from 1972 to 1976. Since 1981, Predrag Miletić has been member of the

, where he has appeared in more than 40 dramas. Also, he has appeared in almost all Serbian series since 1980, and has shot a number of domestic and foreign films. He is the only member of the Serbian National theater who has been employed professionally both in the opera and drama department. He was a member of the "Z Teater", run by actor and director

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, and he participated in the famous

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. His first main role was in

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's ''

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'' as Antoni in

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in Belgrade. He wrote a book about his journey from

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to the Serbian monastery

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by bicycle with his godfather Oliver Njego, solo-singer from National Theater. The book is "''Biciklom do Hilandara''". ("By bicycle to Hilandar") Since 2014, he is the president of the board of Puppet Theatre "Pinocchio", and since 2015, he is the president of the program council of the international

Festival of monodrama and mime Festival of monodrama and mime is a theatre festival dedicated to mimes and monodramas. It is held annually near the end of June or the first week in July in Belgrade, Serbia, and it's traditionally held within the Puppet Theatre "Pinocchio". F ...

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Performances

Predrag Miletić participated in more than 100 plays, TV film and series, movies and operas throughout his career, including:

Movies

Personal life

Predrag married Gordana Miletić (née Krstić) in Niš in May 1979. With her, he has two sons, Vuk and Tadija, both of them working in theater.

References

External links

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Predrag Miletić (www.hollywoodupclose.com)
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miletic, Predrag 1952 births Living people Actors from Niš Serbian male film actors 20th-century Serbian male opera singers Serbian male stage actors Serbian male television actors Serbian autobiographers University of Belgrade Faculty of Dramatic Arts alumni