Czech dancer, mime and actor (1936–2022)
| Jaroslav Čejka | |
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| Born | (1936-07-22)22 July 1936 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | 11 October 2022(2022-10-11) (aged 86) Prague, Czech Republic |
| Nationality | Czech |
Jaroslav Čejka (22 July 1936 – 11 October 2022) was a Czech dancer, mime, comedian and actor.
Life and career
Born in Ostrava, Čejka began his career as a dancer at 17 years old, and starting from the 1960s he was a member of the National Theatre Ballet. He later became popular thanks to television, performing as a mime in comical sketches; his best known performance was the imitation of the hen, that he performed for the first time in a 1977 New Year's Eve TV special. He was also active as a comedy film actor, starring in about two dozen films.
In 2007 Čejka received a Thalia Award for his career. In his later years he lived in a retirement home. Affected by Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, he died on 11 October 2022, at the age of 86.
References
- ^ Herget, Jan (11 October 2022). "Imitátor slepice i známých zpěvaček. Zemřel tanečník a mim Jaroslav Čejka, bylo mu 86 let". iROZHLAS (in Czech). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ Zadražilová, Jitka (11 October 2022). "Zemřel mim Jaroslav Čejka". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 12 October 2022.