Lazar Ristovski

Not to be confused with Laza Ristovski, Serbian keyboardist

Lazar Ristovski Portret

Lazar "Laza" Ristovski (pronounced [lâzaːr ristɔ̌v̞skiː], Serbian Cyrillic: Лазар "Лаза" Ристовски ; born on 26 October 1952) is a Serbian actor, director, producer and writer. He has appeared on stage about 4000 times, and starred in over 40 films, TV series and TV dramas, mostly in lead roles.

Biography

He was born on 26 October 1952, in Ravno Selo village near Vrbas, SR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia (modern Serbia). He graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts of the University of Belgrade as an actor.

In 1999-“The White Suit” an auteur film by Ristovski (director, writer, lead actor, and producer) Opening night of “The White Suit” was at the Cannes Film Festival in the Critics Week program. “The White Suit” was the Yugoslav entry for the Oscar Awards in the U.S. Lazar Ristovski is the sole owner of Zillion Film Company - www.zillionfilm.com.

In 2006, he made a cameo appearance in the James Bond film Casino Royale. He played Caruso in the 2004 movie King of Thieves. He starred as Đorđe in the award winning 2009 film St. George Shoots the Dragon".

Cinematography

He Performed "Blacky" in Emir Kusturica´s "Underground"

References

• Official Site
• Lazar Ristovski at the Internet Movie Database