Miki Manojlović | |
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Мики Манојловић | |
 Manojlović in Belgrade in April 2014 promoting theR&J project, a staging ofRomeo and Juliet through the prism of theSerbian-Albanian conflict inKosovo with actors fromBelgrade andPriština. | |
| Born | (1950-04-05)5 April 1950 (age 75) |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | Tamara Vučković |
Predrag "Miki" Manojlović (Serbian Cyrillic:Предраг "Мики" Манојловић; born 5 April 1950) is a Serbianactor, famous for his starring roles in some of the most important films ofYugoslav cinema. Since the early 1990s, he successfully branched out into movies made outside the Balkans and became active in productions all over Europe.
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Manojlović grew up in a family of stage actors Ivan Manojlović and Zorka Doknić.[1][2]
After his screen debut in 1970, young Predrag continued to appear in numerous films andTV dramas made in SFR Yugoslavia, some of which, like the 1975 TV seriesGrlom u jagode where he memorably played Miki Rubiroza, achieved cult status.[3]
He is arguably best known for the role of the father inEmir Kusturica's 1985 filmWhen Father Was Away on Business and as a tragicopportunist in 1995'sUnderground (also by Kusturica). He is known for his versatility which helped him make a strong impression both in starring and character roles, as well as dramas and comedies, with his small role in the 1992 hit comedyMi nismo anđeli being an example of the latter. He played the role ofAgostino Tassi in the 1997 filmArtemisia and that of Miki inIrina Palm.
During theNATO bombardments in 1999, Miki said: "Westerners must understand that no one can constrain anybody, that theBalkans need to live their own life with their own multiplicity of cultures, religions, languages. They must understand that they should not worsen the situation with their own frustrations and their ideas which do not function, that the more bombs fall inYugoslavia, the less safety will there be inEurope."[4]
In February 2009, theGovernment of Serbia named him the president of the Serbian Film Center.[5]
Manojlović is married to actressTamara Vučković with whom he has a son Ivan.[6] He has a daughter Čarna Manojlović from a previous marriage.[7]
