Toni Jeričević
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| Born | Toni Jeričević July 17, 1983 |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, Actor, TV host |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Toni Jeričević (born July 17, 1983) is a young Croatian businessman turned actor and TV host who appeared in American and Croatian theatre plays, commercials and national television productions. He is best known as a TV host of the prime time reality sports TV show My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad[1] which was originally produced by Mark Burnett for the U.S. broadcasting network NBC and later franchised to the top Croatian broadcasting television station in Croatia Nova TV.
Early life
Jericevic was born in the Dalmatian coastal city of Zadar, Croatia. He has one younger sister, Karmen. His father, Darko, is a mechanical engineer, and his mother, Anka, is a chemical technician.
Jericevic played basketball for KK Zadar and made the Croatian national basketball team generation '83 while playing with the current prominent names of European basketball such as Roko Ukić, Krešimir Lončar and Damir Rančić.
Given the opportunity, at the age of 17, Jericevic went on to search for athletic and academic opportunities in United States as an exchange student. Jericevic graduated from Ord High School in Ord, Nebraska, earning an athletic and academic scholarship combined for the Midwestern private university Midland University (Midland Lutheran College at a time). Jericevic graduated[2] summa cum laude with a Bachelor's degree in Marketing and Management among top 20 students overall, also earning himself a prestigious Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award as the business student of the generation based on faculty merit, work involved, participation and knowledge.
Career
After graduation Toni Jericevic moved back to Croatia in the summer of 2005. In the city of Zagreb he started out as an extra on television shows such as Zuhra Light Show at Nova TV, had a small appearance in a successful Croatian sitcom Bitange i princeze, and a featuring role in an award winning[3] Ozujsko commercial Buđenje.[4]
At that time Jericevic accepted a serious business opportunity in his hometown Zadar; however, he used his spare time to participate in theatre playing the supporting role of Shah Zaman in the theatre play One Thousand and One Nights[5] produced by the Croatian National Theatre of Zadar that received rave reviews. Also, at that time he participated in a popular television show Fear Factor produced by RTL Televizija Croatia in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
In 2007 Jericevic left a serious business position to live and work in Budapest, Hungary to become a TV host of the national phone-in television game show Nova Lova for Nova TV.[6] After that time he was invited to audition for a grand project My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad [7] and got the part as the leading TV host. During that time Jericevic appeared in a theatre play Tablica Dijeljenja[8] directed by Ivan Leo Lemo in HNK Pula, and went back to hosting phone-in game shows until the beginning of 2010.
In 2012 Jericevic was cast as the main villain in the short movie Unexpected Delivery.[9] He also appeared as criminal inspector in popular television series Ruža Vjetrova [10] on RTL. Currently, he is the owner of an international marketing and animation company.[11]
Theatre
- All In The Timing (2011/02), comedy
- Master Class of Maria Callas (2001/02), drama
- Rhinoceros (2002/03), drama
- You Can't Take It With You (2003/04), comedy
- It's Just A Play (2004/05), comedy
- One Thousand and One Nights (2006/07), drama
- The Liar (2007), comedy
- The Fish Tales (2007), comedy
- The Division Table (2008/09), children play
Television
- Ruža Vjetrova(2012), RTL
- My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad (2008), NovaTV
- Nova Lova[12] (2007–2009), NovaTV
- Bitange i princeze[13] (2005), episode #39, HRT2
- Buđenje - Ožujsko pivo commercial[14] (2006)
- Pazi zid (2008)
- MOL reklam[15] (2009)
- Fear Factor (2007)
Film
- Unexpected Delivery[16] (2012), Your Film Festival
References
- ^ "Moj tata je bolji od tvog tate: Tate, sinovi i kćeri, prijavite se, igre počinju". Dnevnik.hr. 2011-03-14. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
- ^ "Midland Lutheran College graduates". Fremonttribune.com. 2005-05-23. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
- ^ "Noć gutača reklama: Zašto je ovo najbolja reklama u Hrvatskoj - mJutarnji". Jutarnji.hr. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
- ^ "Ozujsko budjenje". YouTube. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
- ^ "Hrvatsko Narodno Kazalište - Zadar". Hnk-zadar.hr. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
- ^ Anđela Nakić (2008-12-27). "Moje vrijeme tek dolazi - Zadarski list". Zadarskilist.hr. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgQAihvh5uk
- ^ "'Tablica dijeljenja' u Puli - mJutarnji". Jutarnji.hr. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
- ^ ""Neočekivana isporuka" čeka svjetsku premijeru". zadarskilist.hr. 2012-04-07. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyGZ7ODv3cI
- ^ "'Toni Jericevic official website'". Bura-TDKA d.o.o. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31NhJBhYIWA
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XesVHmhDaDI
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9OrejS-OYs
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z36hQINuR-Y&playnext=1&list=PL6A8C73461C430A86
- ^ http://vimeo.com/39824235