Josef Zíma — Movies & TV Shows

Biography

Josef Zíma is a Czech actor , singer and moderator. Apart from pop music, he is known as the singer of a brass band . He is often referred to as the unruly king of Czech brass band music . He is married to the actress Eva Klepáčová . After studying in Prague , he studied acting , he also privately taught singing . From 1948 to 1951 he was a member of the Conservatoire 's Folk Ensemble, and since 1950 he sang in solo with the Jaroslav Ježek Orchestra . After completing his studies he gained his first actor engagement in Benesov near Prague , where he worked in the years 1953-1955 . From 1955 to 1957 he served in the Army. After military service he entered the Theater of Satire (today's ABC Theater at the U Nováků palace). In 1958 he sang 'Blues for you', it was the first record on which the first song was released by Jiří Suchý as the author. In 1959 he caused an accident . The singer and chanterist Judita Čeřovská , Alena Pánková, himself and director Jiří Jungwirth, who was later died in the hospital, were seriously injured. From 1962 to 1992 , so for 30 years, he was engaged in the Prague Chamber Theater (which was a theater that belonged to a group of theaters belongin…