David Matásek

David Matásek
David Matásek with short hair and facial hair, wearing brown jacket and glasses, looking left of camera
Matásek in 2017
Born (1963-02-14) 14 February 1963 (age 61)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Alma materPrague Conservatory
Occupation(s)Actor, musician
Years active1982–present
Known for
Spouses

David Matásek (born 14 February 1963) is a Czech actor and musician. He is known for being a stable cast member of the "Poets hexalogy", which includes the 1982 film How the World Is Losing Poets,[1] and as the guitarist in the early 1990s punk bands Orlík and Hagen Baden.

Biography

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Early life

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David Matásek was born in Prague in 1963. His father, Petr Matásek, was a theatre set designer, and his mother, Jana Matásková, was a graphic designer. Matásek attended the Prague Conservatory, graduating in 1984.

Acting

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Matásek's first film appearance was a supporting role in Dušan Klein's How the World Is Losing Poets (1982). He would go on to reprise the character in the latter five parts of the so-called "Poets hexalogy".[1]

Between 1991 and 1995, he was engaged at Prague's National Theatre, and he subsequently worked at Divadlo Komedie. Since 2002, the actor has been a member of the National Theatre again.

Music

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In 1988, Matásek, who plays guitar, co-founded the oi! punk group Orlík, together with Daniel Landa. The band released two studio albums and broke up in 1991.[2] Matásek later played in Lou Fanánek Hagen's punk band Hagen Baden, until their breakup in 1993.

Personal life

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Matásek's first wife was fellow musician Eva Turnová, who formerly played bass with The Plastic People of the Universe. His second wife, Simona, with whom he has one daughter, is a journalist and playwright. The actor also has a daughter and a son with his third wife, Kateřina.[3] He is currently married, for the fourth time, to fashion blogger Eva Matásková, with whom he has one son.[4]

Between 2012 and 2014, Matásek, along with ninety other people, was criminally prosecuted for alleged bribery in a driving license scam.[5][6]

Discography

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with Orlík

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  • Oi! (1990)[7]
  • Demise (1991)[8]

with Hagen Baden

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  • Hagen Baden (1992)[9]
  • Ahoj kluci (1993)[10]

Selected filmography

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Film

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List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Notes
1982 How the World Is Losing Poets Kendy
1985 How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions Kendy
1988 How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives Kendy
1993 Konec básníků v Čechách Kendy
2000 Loners Radio owner
2003 One Hand Can't Clap Jan
2004 Jak básníci neztrácejí naději Kendy
2014 Three Brothers King
2016 How Poets Wait for a Miracle Kendy

Television

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List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Notes
1985 Rozpaky kuchaře Svatopluka Waiter Ferda 4 episodes
1986 Bylo nás šest Honza Špaček 6 episodes
1989 Fabrik der Offiziere Fähnrich Andreas 4 episodes (miniseries)
1996 Hospoda Assistant magazine editor 1 episode
1998 Three Kings Frajer 1 episode
2001 Zdivočelá země Dlouhý 2 episodes
Četnické humoresky Buzek 1 episode
2004–05 Redakce Viktor Seidl 39 episodes
2005 Ulice Viktor Seidl 1 episode
2006–07 Letiště Karel Halama 74 episodes
2009–10 Přešlapy David Mareš 39 episodes
2012 Obchoďák Ivan Marák 32 episodes
2013 PanMáma Michal Kabeš 4 episodes
2015 Znamení koně Ivan Loukota 11 episodes
2016–21 Polda Michal Bříza 48 episodes

References

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  1. ^ a b "Život je kompromis – básnická hexalogie" [Life Is a Compromise – Poets Hexalogy]. filmovyprehled.cz (in Czech). 13 April 2016. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Orlík – Čech". csfd.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 28 November 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Už se nechci nikomu líbit, říká herec David Matásek" [I Don't Want Anyone to Like Me Anymore, Says Actor David Matásek]. idnes.cz (in Czech). 30 September 2010. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Čtyři svatby stačí, drahoušku! David Matásek do toho znovu praštil, vzal si o 25 let mladší přítelkyni" [Four Weddings Are Enough, Darling! David Matásek Hits the Jackpot Again, with a Girlfriend 25 Years His Junior]. extra.cz (in Czech). 27 April 2019. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Herci Matásek a Dolanský jdou k soudu kvůli falešným řidičákům" [Actors Matásek and Dolanský Go to Court for Fake Driver's Licenses]. novinky.cz (in Czech). 4 February 2014. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Stíhání herců Matáska a Dolanského bylo zastaveno" [The Prosecution of Actors Matásek and Dolanský Stops]. tyden.cz (in Czech). 6 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Orlík – Oi!". discogs.com. 1990. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Orlík – Demise". discogs.com. 1991. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Lou Fanánek, Hagen Baden – Hagen Baden". discogs.com. 1992. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Lou Fanánek, Hagen Baden – Ahoj Kluci". discogs.com. 1993. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
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