Tivadar Farkasházy (nickname "Teddy") (born 15 December 1945 in
Budapest,
Hungary) is a
Hungarian humorist
A humorist (American) or humourist (British spelling) is an intellectual who uses humor, or wit, in writing or public speaking, but is not an artist who seeks only to elicit laughs. Humorists are distinct from comedians, who are show business ...
,
author, and
journalist.
Biography
He graduated at
Corvinus University of Budapest majoring in economical planning/mathematics in 1969, and earned his doctoral title. He was one of the Hungarian investment bank's economists from 1969 to 1972, after that he was a journalist at a university magazine, titled "Közgazdász" ("Economist"). From 1973 he was the director of the "Vidám Színpad", later the director of the "Mikroszkóp Színpad". In 1974 he was the winner of
Magyar Rádió's first humourfestival. From 1975 he was the editor of the Rádiókabaré. From 1989 he is owner, editor, and frequent contributor to the satirical political biweekly ''Hócipő'' (Overshoe). 14 of his books have been published.
He was jailed for one night (26/27 March 2007), rather than paying a traffic fine.
Personal life
His hobbies are
soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
and
chess. He owns a holiday house in
Balatonszárszó. His favorite composer is
Richard Wagner
Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most op ...
. He is an avid fan of the races. His favourite horse is the Hungarian horse
Overdose. Farkasházy wrote a book about this horse. His two favourite paintings were painted by
Frans Hals
Frans Hals the Elder (, , ; – 26 August 1666) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, chiefly of individual and group portraits and of genre works, who lived and worked in Haarlem.
Hals played an important role in the evolution of 17th-century group ...
. He likes to drink Hungarian red wine and especially the palinka.
Family
He is married. His wife, Noémi Benedek (nickname "Mimi", after the
La bohème's Mimi) is a violin-maker master (and her father is a violin-maker master too). He's got children and he's got a grandson and a granddaughter (they are twins). He is famous because of his big family (based on his stories, which he says in the Heti Hetes, he has many family members). His family members are
Lippo Hertzka
Lippo Hertzka ( hu, Hertzka Lipót, 19 November 1904 – 14 March 1951) was a Hungarian football player and manager of Jewish descent. He played for Essener Turnerbund, MTK Budapest and Real Sociedad. After retiring, he coached seven teams, inc ...
,
Móric Farkasházi Fischer[http://veszprem.hir6.hu/cikk/19218/080924_felavattak_a_gyaralapito_fischer_mor_szobrat_herenden ] and many others.
Appearances in Heti Hetes
He is one of the permanent members of the weekly show "Heti Hetes" (Hungarian version of
7 Tage, 7 Köpfe). He sits on the seventh place. He was in the first Heti Hetes in 1999. He's best known for his long stories. He is one of the most popular members in this show. The other members often joke about his stories, because (based on his stories) he was in so many places and many different events.
Awards
* Winner of the
Magyar Rádió's first humourfestival (1974)
*
Karinthy-ring (1986)
*
Opus-prize (1991)
* Hungarian
Pulitzer Prize
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(1992)
*
Maecenas-prize (1993)
* Collective (Hungarian)
Pulitzer Prize
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(2000)
Books
* Overdose - a veretlen 11 (2008) �
The book's website* Bobby visszatér avagy a Fischer-rejtély (2008) �
The book's website* 32 figura - a sakk regénye (2007) �
The book's website* Zsokékrul – a lóverseny regénye (2006) �
The book's website* Ír Úr – avagy búcsú a kabarétól (2004) �
The book's website* A kék mauritius (2002) �
The book's website* Fülig Jimmy kiadott és kiadatlan levelei (2002)
* Hét és fél (2001)
* Hetedik (2000)
* Fülig Jimmy kiadatlan levelei (1998)
* Atlasszal Hócipőben (1995)
* Nem Értem (1994)
* Tévések végjátéka (1989)
* Mitisír a hogyishívják (1988)
* 22 Bolond a Rádiókabaréból (1987)
External links
YouTube videosabout his appearances in Heti Hetes.
YouTube videosabout his appearances in Heti Hetes (this isn't the same link as the one above!).
Farkasházy's website
Sources and notes
This page is (partly) translated from the Hungarian Wikipedia article.
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1945 births
Living people
Hungarian journalists
Hungarian comedians
Hungarian television personalities
Corvinus University of Budapest alumni
Writers from Budapest
Hungarian people of Jewish descent