Jiří Krampol

Jiří Krampol (born 11 July 1938) is a Czech actor, comedian and TV presenter. He is best known as a Czech voice actor of Jean-Paul Belmondo and Louis de Funès, and is the recipient of the František FIlipovský Award for lifetime contribution to Czech voice acting.

Biography

Jiří Krampol was born on 11 July 1938 in Buštěhrad, when his parents were there visiting friends. However, his family lived in the Vinohrady district of Prague at the time. His father worked in a managerial position at Bata Company. After his father fell ill, the family moved to a small apartment in Prague- Žižkov in . His childhood in what was then a poor neighbourhood was an inspiration for his later creative work. He lived with his mother in Žižkov until he was thirty.

Krampol began studying acting because of his platonic love for actress Milena Dvorská. He graduated at the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague in 1962. He briefly worked at the Divadlo na Fidlovačce theatre. From 1962 to 1971, he was employed in the Theatre on the Balustrade. From 1972 to 1979, he played in the Ateliér Theatre, but then he returned to the Theatre on the Balustrade. In 1983–1990, he played at the Semafor theatre, where he formed an author's duo with comedian Miloslav Šimek. Together they founded Jiří Grossmann Theatre (today known as Palace Theatre). In the mid-1990s they broke up and Krampol became a solo entertainer.

In , Krampol married the radio presenter Jana Fořtová, but the marriage failed. He lived with his second wife Hana in Okoř, and after her death he moved back to Prague. Krampol was physically fit and athletic, actively engaged in weightlifting until the age of 70. This was reflected in the type of film roles he got.

In addition to his acting and comedy activities, Krampol is known as a voice actor. He dubbed Jean-Paul Belmondo in Czech in thirty films and earned the nickname "Czech Belmondo". He also regularly dubbed Louis de Funès, after his previous voice actor František Filipovský died. Krampol has worked as a TV presenter and is also engaged in amateur painting and writing autobiographical books.

Film career

Krampol's film career includes dozens of roles, mostly minor. He debuted in the film ''Tři přání'' in 1958. He considers his most memorable role to be in the TV series '' Synové a dcery Jakuba skláře''. His filmography includes:
*'' Sokolovo'' (1974)
*'' Thirty Cases of Major Zeman'' (TV series; 1975)
*'' Tam, kde hnízdí čápi'' (1975)
*'' Operation Daybreak'' (1975)
*'' Parta hic'' (1976)
*'' Návštěvníci'' (TV series; 1983)
*'' Malý pitaval z velkého města'' (TV series; 1983–1986)
*'' Synové a dcery Jakuba skláře'' (TV series; 1986)
*'' Forbidden Dreams'' (1986)
*'' Chlapci a chlapi'' (1988)
*'' Andělská tvář'' (2002)

Honours

Krampol is the recipient of the František Filipovský Award for lifetime contribution to Czech voice acting. In 2018, he was awarded by the Czech Republic's Medal of Merit (First Class) for services to the state in the field of culture.

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1938 births
Living people
People from Buštěhrad
Czech male film actors
Czech male television actors
Czech male voice actors
Czech television talk show hosts
Czech comedians
Academy of Performing Arts in Prague alumni
Recipients of Medal of Merit (Czech Republic)