Lazar Ristovski
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Born | Lazar Ristovski October 26, 1952 |
Other names | Laza |
Lazar "Laza" Ristovski (Serbian Cyrillic: Лазар Ристовски, born on 26 October 1952) is a Serbian actor, director, producer and writer of Macedonian descent. 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, part of Vrbas, SR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia (modern Serbia), into a family of Yugoslav colonists, his father being born in Macedonia and his mother in Montenegro. 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) was at the Cannes Film Festival in the Critics Week program.[citation needed] The White Suit was the Yugoslav entry for the Oscar Awards.[citation needed]
Lazar Ristovski is the sole owner of Zillion Film Company[1]
In 2006, he made a small 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".
Ristovski has achieved his "Hollywood dream" by acting in the indie movie Along the Roadside."
Selected filmography
- The Original of the Forgery (1991)
- On the Other Side (2016)
Cinematography
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He Performed "Blacky" in Emir Kusturica's "Underground"
References
- Use dmy dates from August 2011
- 1952 births
- Living people
- People from Vrbas, Serbia
- Serbian male actors
- Serbian film directors
- Serbian film producers
- Serbian film score composers
- Serbian novelists
- University of Belgrade Faculty of Dramatic Arts alumni
- Serbian people of Macedonian descent
- Serbian people of Montenegrin descent
- Serbian people stubs