Zdeněk Svěrák (born 28 March 1936) is a Czech actor, humorist and scriptwriter, and one of the most well-known and popular Czech cultural personalities. Since 1968 he has apppeared in 32 films. In 1958, he graduated in Czech language and literature from the Faculty of Education of Charles University in Prague. His work consists of more than 300 musical texts and plays, and he has appeared in 32 feature films. Among his film scripts are Academy Award-winning Kolya (Czech: Kolja) and The Elementary School (Czech: Obecná Škola, nomination for Academy Award), both directed by his son Jan Svěrák as well as My Sweet Little Village (Czech: Vesničko má středisková, nomination for Academy Award). With his close friend Ladislav Smoljak, he created the fictional polymath Jára Cimrman, who was voted The Greatest Czech in 2005, though blocked from winning due to being a fictional character. Zdeněk Svěrák also founded a charity organization, Paraple (English: Umbrella), which focuses on helping paralyzed individuals. Svěrák has won three Magnesia Litera awards for his writing. In 2004 he won the Readers' Choice award for his book Jaké je to asi v čudu. He went on to win the same award in 2012 for the book Nové povídky. His third Readers' Choice award came in 2014 for Po strništi bos. In 1989, he was a member of the jury at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.

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