Július Satinský (20 August 1941 in

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– 29 December 2002 in Bratislava) was a Slovak actor, comedian, singer, showman and writer. He is mostly remembered in Slovakia as a member of the legendary comedian duo

Milan Lasica Milan Lasica (; 3 February 1940 – 18 July 2021) was a popular Slovak comedian, actor, singer, writer, lyricist and satirist. Active from 1961 to his death, he was known from his double act with Július Satinský and their collaboration with ...

- Július Satinský, however his scope of interest was wide. He died on 29 December 2002 due to colon cancer.

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Life

He studied

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theory at the

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(VŠMU). He started his acting career alongside

in 1959, with whom he formed a comic duo. They performed in the ''Divadlo na Korze'' theatre (presentl
''Astorka Korzo 90´''
until the late 1960s. After 1968 (see

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), the duo was partly banned from working in the Slovak part of

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and performed for two years in a

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in the

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city of

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. Between 1972 and 1978, Satinský was a member of the musical ensemble of the Nová scéna theatre and between 1978 and 1980 he was a member of the drama company of this theatre and of the Korzo 90 theatre in Bratislava. When they were allowed to appear on stage again in 1982, they moved to the newly established ''Štúdio S'' theatre, of which Lasica was director. Satinský was not only known as an actor and comedian but also as a radio and TV host, a lecturer who travelled around Slovakia to discuss questions about democracy and

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s. Along with Milan Lasica he sang on several music albums, the most successful being '' Bolo nás jedenásť (There used to be eleven of us)'' with music by

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. On 2 January 2002, he received the state award

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of the First Class for his lifetime contribution to Slovak art and support for civil society.

Major works

Sketches: *''Večery pre dvoch'' (''Evenings for two'') *''Soirée'' *''Ktosi je za dverami'' (''Somebody is behind the door'') Films: *'' S tebou mě baví svět'' film in Czech(''I enjoy the world with you'') *'' Vesničko má středisková'' film in Czech(''

My Sweet Little Village ''My Sweet Little Village'' () is a 1985 Czechoslovak film directed by Jiří Menzel. In 1987 it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Plot The film's main storyline follows the life of Otík, a young man with menta ...

'') *''Utekajme, už ide'' film in Slovak(''Let's run, he is coming'') Humorous feuilletons: *''Moji milí Slováci'' (''My dear Slovaks'', 1992) Dramatic works: *''Náš priateľ René o-author Milan Lasica' (Our friend René) *''Deň Radosti o-author Milan Lasica' (A Day of fun) Prose: *''Nečakanie na Godota o-author Milan Lasica' (Not waiting for Godot) *''Čučoriedkáreň'' (Blueberries factory) *''Rozprávky Uja Klobásu'' (Stories of Mr. Sausage)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Satinsky, Julius 1941 births 2002 deaths Male actors from Bratislava Writers from Bratislava Slovak dramatists and playwrights Recipients of Medal of Merit (Czech Republic) Recipients of the Pribina Cross Slovak comedians 20th-century dramatists and playwrights 20th-century comedians Slovak male television actors Slovak male film actors Slovak male stage actors Deaths from colorectal cancer Slovak pop singers Slovak comedy musicians

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