Vojislav "Voja" Brajović ( sr-Cyrl, Војислав "Воја" Брајовић; born 11 May 1949) is a Serbian

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

Career

Brajović graduated from the Belgrade Faculty of Drama Arts in 1971. He has been member of the

Yugoslav Drama Theatre Yugoslav Drama Theatre ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Југословенско драмско позориште, Jugoslovensko dramsko pozorište; abbr. JDP or ''Jugodrp'') is a theatre located in Belgrade, Serbia. It was founded in 1947 as the representati ...

since 1969. He has been the recipient of many domestic theatre awards, including three Sterija awards for acting, an annual award of the

Serbian National Theatre The Serbian National Theatre ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српско народно позориште, Srpsko narodno pozorište), located in Novi Sad, is one of the major theatres of Serbia. History The Serbian National Theatre was founded in 1861 durin ...

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; #Name, see below for other names) is the List of cities in Serbia, second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pannoni ...

, an annual award of CNP from Podgorica, and eight annual awards of the Yugoslav Drama Theatre in Belgrade. He is best known for his portrayal of Tihi, the wisecracking

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resistance fighter in the cult 1970s TV series ''

Otpisani ''Otpisani'' (Serbian Cyrillic: Отписани, ) is a Yugoslav drama TV series, produced by Radio Television Belgrade and first aired in 1974. The series follows the lives of young partisans during the Second World War in occupied Belgrade. I ...

'' and ''

Povratak otpisanih ''Povratak otpisanih'' (Serbian Cyrillic: Повратак отписаних, ) is a 1978 Yugoslav TV series, sequel of the 1974 TV series ''Otpisani''. ''Povratak otpisanih'' continues the storyline from the first part, following the undergroun ...

''.

Political career

He served as the Minister of Culture in the

Government of Serbia The government of Serbia ( sr-cyrl, Влада Србије, Vlada Srbije), formally the Government of the Republic of Serbia ( sr-cyrl, Влада Републике Србије, Vlada Republike Srbije), commonly abbreviated to Serbian Governme ...

for the Democratic Party between 2007 and 2008. In July 2008, he was appointed to be an advisor on culture to the President

Boris Tadić Boris Tadić, (born 15 January 1958) is a Serbian politician who served as the president of Serbia from 2004 to 2012. Born in Sarajevo, he graduated from the University of Belgrade with a degree in psychology. He later worked as a journalist ...

Personal life

He is married to actress

Milica Mihajlović Milica ( sr-Cyrl, Милица; pronounced 'Millitsa') is a feminine name popular in Balkan countries. It is a diminutive form of the given name Mila, meaning 'kind', 'dear' or 'sweet'. The name was used for a number of queens and princesses, incl ...

and they have one child. His son from the first marriage is Vukota Brajović, an actor as well. His daughter also from the first marriage is well-known actress Iskra Brajović. His youngest son from the second marriage to actress

is Relja Brajović, the singer and lead guitarist of the hardcore band Majak. Vojislav Brajović speaks

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Selected filmography

Film

Television

Serbian dubs

References

External links

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Government of Serbia
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