Denis Avdić

Denis Avdić
Born (1982-01-31) January 31, 1982 (age 42)
Gračanica/BiH, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySlovenian
Occupation(s)Radio personality, TV personality

Denis Avdić (born 31 January 1982) is a Slovenian comedian, former police officer and radio host, most known for impersonating politicians in Slovenia, including Janez Janša and Zoran Janković.[1]

Life

He was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina and relocated to Slovenia at age 10 to live with his father. Prior to this he was raised by his grandmother and his aunt, after his mother left him when she remarried.[1][2][3] After finishing school, he worked as a policeman during the day and as a radio host during the night.

Work

He is most known for his impersonations of Slovenian politicians published both on radio and on YouTube. In 2010, he called Jadranka Kosor, at the time the Prime minister of Croatia, pretending to be Janez Janša and talked to her while impersonating him.[4]

Awards

In 2010, 2011 and 2012, he received the Slovenian popular media Viktor Award for the radio personality of the year.

References

  1. ^ a b Denis Avdić znova na pohodu, Dnevnik, 28 December 2010.
  2. ^ Mama ga je zapustila. Denis: Morala bi me že prej, Dnevnik, 28 December 2010.
  3. ^ Sivka, Alenka (2010) Denis Avdić - življenjska zgodba! Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine, Stop Magazine, Ljubljana.
  4. ^ Avdič phoned Kosor pretending to be Janez Janša Archived 2013-04-18 at archive.today, Jana Magazine, October 2010.