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Born | (1945-09-14)14 September 1945 (age 79) |
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Website | jaroslavuhlir |
Jaroslav Uhlíř (born 14 September 1945) is a Czech composer and pianist fromPrague.[1] In the early 1970s, he was a member of the rock bands Providence and Faraon, together with bassistKarel Šíp. Later, he composed music for Czechoslovak National Radio, where he metZdeněk Svěrák.[2] With him, Uhlíř released many albums of children's music. He also hosted the television showHitšaráda and laterGalašaráda, where he collaborated with Šíp.[3] In the 1980s, Uhlíř formed the parody group Triky a pověry with Šíp andPetra Janů. Between 1988 and 2017, Uhlíř worked with Zdeněk Svěrák on the children's music television showHodina zpěvu, which spawned a number of operettas, such asO Budulínkovi andO dvanácti měsícčkách. Three of these became the basis of theJan Svěrák filmThree Brothers in 2014.
Uhlíř has composed music for the filmsLong Live Ghosts! (1977),Waiter, Scarper! (1981),S čerty nejsou žerty (1984),Lotrando a Zubejda (1997), among others.[4]