Dimitrije Banjac

Dimitrije Banjac
Димитрије Бањац
Banjac in 2013
Born (1976-07-06) 6 July 1976 (age 48)
Novi Sad, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • screenwriter
Years active2008–present
Comedy career
Medium
  • Film
  • television
  • YouTube
  • theatre
Subject(s)

Dimitrije Banjac (Serbian Cyrillic: Димитрије Бањац; born 6 July 1976) is a Serbian actor, comedian and screenwriter. Together with Nikola Škorić and Dejan Ćirjaković he is the creator and actor of several popular Serbian television show programs, including Noćna smena, Velika Srbija, Srbi u svemiru, Pravi fudbal and Državni posao. Audiences in Serbia know him best for his roles as Professor Kišprdilov in Noćna smena and Đorđe Čvarkov in Državni posao.[1][2]

Early life

Banjac was born in Novi Sad. He has a degree in engineering.

Career

Early work: 2008–2011

Banjac started working on television as a sports journalist.

He later started making sketches for the television series Noćna smena, in which he also starred, as Kišprdilov.

Državni posao: 2012

In 2012 Banjac, alongside Nikola Škorić and Dejan Ćirjaković created Državni posao (The Government Job), which aired on RTV Vojvodina.

The show was a massive success and is currently one of the most watched shows in the Balkans.

Continued success: 2013–2016

Banjac, Škorić and Ćirjaković continued to collaborate, and in 2013 they created Velika Srbija and Srbi u Svemiru. Both shows aired on RTV Vojvodina and were, unlike their previous work, met with a mixed reception from critics and audiences.

2017–present

In 2017, Banjac, along with Nikola Škorić, appeared in Haris Planinčić's 0007, reprising his role as Đorđe Čvarkov from Državni posao. He continued to collaborate with Planinčić, appearing in Boldt, playing Rile.

Personal life

Banjac is married and has two children.[3]

He is also an avid comic book collector, stating his favorite comic book is Alan Ford.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2017 0007 Đorđe Čvarkov / Čađ
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2018 Boldt Suljo Ruvić
Srebrni Metak Đorđe Čvarkov / Čađ Also executive producer

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Noćna smena Kišprdilov 12 episodes
2012–present Državni posao Đorđe Čvarkov Also writer; 1880 episodes
2013 Velika Srbija Various characters 5 episodes
Srbi u Svemiru Todorović 39 episodes

References

  1. ^ Velika Srbija at b92.net (in Serbian)
  2. ^ Državni posao Archived April 16, 2013, at archive.today at 24sata.rs (in Serbian)
  3. ^ "Dimitrije Banjac, biografija | Sinemanija". sinemanija.com (in Bosnian). March 14, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2018.

External sources