Tarik Filipović (born 11 March 1972) is a Bosnian-Croatian television presenter and actor. He has appeared in over 800 theatre plays since his debut in 1985. He has also been in many films and TV dramas produced throughout the areas of former

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. He presents quiz shows '' Tko želi biti milijunaš?'' (Croatia's ''

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'') on

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, and used to present ''Potjera'' (Croatia's '' The Chase'') on HRT1. In 2001, Filipović starred in '' Behind Enemy Lines'' as a Serbian soldier.

Personal life

Born in a

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family in Zenica, Filipović went to Zagreb at the young stage of his life. Filipović is married to Lejla Šehović with whom he has one son, Arman. He is the stepfather to her son Dino Majoli form her previous marriage to Dado Majoli. He is also a supporter of

NK Čelik Zenica Nogometni klub Čelik Zenica () is a professional football club based in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name ''Čelik'' means ''Steel'' in Bosnian, and it symbolizes the strength and power of the club in an industrial city well known for s ...

. Along Čelik he also supports

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Filmography

Film

Television

As television host

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Filipovic, Tarik Living people 1972 births 20th-century Croatian male actors Croatian male film actors Croatian male stage actors People from Zenica Bosniaks of Croatia Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatian game show hosts Bosnia and Herzegovina male actors 21st-century Croatian male actors Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate actors in Croatia