Žarko Laušević

Žarko Laušević ( sr-cyr, Жарко Лаушевић; ) (born 19 January 1960) is a Serbian actor. He became a leading actor early in his career. By the age of 33, he was a major star across the former Yugoslavia on both stage and screen.

Early years

Laušević was born on 19 January 1960, in Cetinje, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia. He got his first TV role at the age of eighteen. In 1982, immediately upon graduating from the University of Belgrade’s Academy of Theatrical Arts, he was cast in his first lead film role. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, he received mostly lead roles in 25 movies, 17 TV shows and numerous theatrical productions across Yugoslavia. During this period, he became one of Yugoslavia's most popular movie and theatrical actors. He won the 1987 Golden Arena award for the film ''Oficir s ružom'' (''The Officer with a Rose'').

Shooting incident and legal troubles

In July 1993, Laušević entered into a quarrel with a group of local youths, together with his brother. This escalated into a fist fight, culminating in Laušević firing multiple rounds from his handgun, killing two of the youths and seriously wounding one. Sentenced by a Montenegrin (republic) court to prison initially, his conviction was overturned by the Yugoslav (appellate) court on the grounds that the first-instance court had improperly dismissed Laušević's self-defense argument, and the punishment was drastically reduced. Laušević served 4 years and 7 months in prison before his release. But he faced further legal battles. There were appeals by the Montenegrin prosecution, numerous retrials and inconsistent, ad hoc rulings by the Montenegrin court system. In 2001, the prison sentence was reinstated to 13 years by the Montenegrin courts.

In the late 1990s, Laušević left Yugoslavia for the United States. It is speculated that the move was made due to possible revenge by families of the deceased. He lived in the United States for two decades, returning to Serbia in 2014.

On December 29, 2011, Serbian president Boris Tadic gave Laušević amnesty from further charges regarding the 1993 double murder.

On February 1, 2012, Serbian deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dačić granted Laušević Serbian citizenship and passport.

Filmography

*Aleksandar od Jugoslavije (2021) TV Series .... Nicholas I of Montenegro
*Princ Rastko Srpski (2018) .... Stefan Nemanja
*Volja sinovljeva (2018) .... Nikola
*Senke nad Balkanom (2017) .... Princ Djordje P. Karadjordjevic
*Smrdljiva bajka (2015) .... Moma
* Nož (1999) .... Alija Osmanović/Ilija Jugović
*Ranjena zemlja (1999)
*Rođen kao ratnik (1994) .... Gibon
*Kaži zašto me ostavi (1993) .... Peđa
*Bolje od bekstva (1993)
*Preci i potomci (1992) .... Narrator
* Crni bombarder (1992) .... Šmajser
*Montenegro (1991) (V)
* Original falsifikata (1991) .... Stojan
*Stela (1990) .... Mato Herceg
*Baal (1990) (TV) .... Ekart
*Zaboravljeni (1990) TV Series .... Aca 'Vena'
*Kolubarska bitka (1990) (TV) .... Aleksa Dačić
*Početni udarac (1990)
*Atoški vrtovi - preobrazenje (1989) .... Sava slikar
*Boj na Kosovu (1989) .... Miloš Obilić
*Songlines (1989) (V) .... (video 'For a Million')
*Braća po materi (1988) .... Braco Gavran
*Camino del sur, El (1988) .... Moritz
*The Fortunate Pilgrim" (1988) (mini) TV Series .... Guido
*Vuk Karadžić .... Knez Mihailo Obrenović (4 episodes, 1988)
**Putovanje (1988) TV Episode .... Knez Mihailo Obrenović
**Vučići (1988) TV Episode .... Knez Mihailo Obrenović
**Bratimstvo (1988) TV Episode .... Knez Mihailo Obrenović
**Dobri hodi Crnoj Gori (1988) TV Episode .... Knez Mihailo Obrenović
*Ranjenik (1988) (TV)
*Leto (1988) (TV)
*Oktoberfest (1987) .... Skobi
*Pod ruševinama (1987) (TV)
*Dogodilo se na današnji dan (1987) .... Bajra
*Rimski Dan (1987) (TV) .... Sekst Propercije
*Oficir s ružom (1987) .... Petar Horvat
*Lepota poroka (1986) .... Mladić s cigaretom
*Dobrovoljci (1986) .... Sportista
*Šmeker (1986) .... Šmeker
*Svečana obaveza (1986) (TV) .... Zoran Hadžikostić
*Jagode u grlu (1985) .... Lale
*Jedna polovina dana (1985) (TV)
*Lazar (1984) .... Lazar
*Sivi dom (1984) TV Series .... Šilja
*Ne tako davno (1984) (mini) TV Series .... Srle 'Samac'
*Oštrica brijača (1984) (TV)
*Igmanski mars (1983) .... Miljan
*Mrtvi se ne vraćaju (1983) (mini) TV Series
*Dani AVNOJ-a (1983) (mini) TV Series
*Hasanaginica (1983/I) (TV) .... Hasanaga
*Podijum-Žarko Laušević (1983) (TV) .... Glumac
*Ruski Umetnički eksperiment (1982) (TV) .... Tjomkin
*Savamala (1982) .... Vinko Sarić
*13. jul (1982) .... Janko 'Kvisling'
*Progon (1982) .... Mirko
*Direktan prenos (1982) .... Fantom
*M.V. (1978) (TV) .... Vojin Vukelić

References

External links

*
Žarko Laušević se vraća u Srbiju?
MTS Mondo, February 6, 2009

''NIN'', 4 November 1999

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Living people
1960 births
Serbian male actors
People from Cetinje
Serbs of Montenegro
Golden Arena winners
Zoran Radmilović Award winners