Boris Milivojević (; born 26 November 1971) is a Serbian actor. Since his debut in 1983, Milivojević has garnered critical and commercial success for his roles in theatre and film. He has had lead roles in high-profile Serbian films, including Munje! (2001), When I Grow Up, I'll Be a Kangaroo (2004), The Red Colored Grey Truck (2005), We Are Not Angels 3: Rock & Roll Strike Back (2006), The Fourth Man (2007), St. George Shoots the Dragon (2009) and Monument to Michael Jackson (2014), and has composed a wide palette of critically acclaimed theatre roles in Hamlet, Timon of Athens, King Lear, Macbeth, Antigone and Noises Off! in theatres in Eastern Europe.
He is a recipient of numerous accolades for his activity in Serbian film, theatre and television, including a Zoran Radmilović Award, two Ardalion Awards, three Serbian Oscars of Popularity, and a Golden Arena for Best Actor nomination.
Biography Milivojević was born in Belgrade to Serbian parents Radiša and Bojana Milivojević. He began his career in 1983 with supporting roles in Mahovina na asfaltu and Idi mi, dođi mi. His first critically defined role was as protagonist Tungi in Zaboravljeni.
During the nineties, he was notable for memorable supporting characters in films including The Black Bomber (1992), Pretty Village, Pretty Flame (1996) and The Dagger (1999). In 2016, he performed in HNK Zagreb as Guildenstern in Hamlet.
He received a Miloš Žutić Award nomination for his Shakespearean interpretation of Edgar in the Branislav Zeremski-directed version of King Lear in 2014, and a Zoran Radmilović Award for his role as Macbeth in Macbeth in 2017. For his portrayal of and Mare in Munje! (2001), he received a Golden Arena for Best Actor nomination.
Milivojević is active within reality television, appearing in the first season of the Serbian version of Your Face Sounds Familiar, where he qualified for the finals and reached 4th place out of 10; and hosting the quiz show Zlatni krug from 2015 to 2018.
He is also prominent within voice work in Serbian movie dubs. He voiced protagonist Jovan Vu in the 2009 Serbian-based animated film Technotise: Edit & I, and has voiced Puss in Boots in the Serbian dub of the Shrek franchise, Mike Wazowski in the Serbian Monsters Inc. films, King Julien in the Serbian Madagascar films, Grand Master Oogway in the Serbian Kung Fu Panda film series and Ed the hyena in the Serbian The Lion King, among other roles. He did not reprise his role as Puss in Boots in the dub of the 2011 Academy Award-nominated spinoff, with the character being voiced by colleague and friend Marko Živić in the sequel feature.
Filmography Film roles Year Title Role Notes1983Mahovina na asfaltuLjubaMinor roleIdi mi, dođi miMišaSupporting role1986Razgovori stariBorkoLead role 1987WaitapuZoran More 1988ZaboravljeniTungi 1992The Black BomberPrkiSupporting role 1996Pretty Village, Pretty FlameAli the Muslim1999The DaggerAdil OsmanovićNožAdisLead roleLjubav, ženidba i udadbaBoris2000Sky HookBolidSupporting roleThe Land of Love, Truth and FreedomBoris2001Munje!MareLead role Natasha Jezdi Supporting role2002 Rođen je Nebojša Don Cameo Lisice Film AndrejLead role2003Svi kamioni crvene bojeMladenBlack GruyaBole2004Goose FeatherEnzo the GipsySupporting roleWhen I Grow Up, I'll Be a KangarooSomiLead role2005The Balkan RouletteSamiThe Red Colored Grey TruckRatko 2006We Are Not Angels 3: Rock & Roll Strike BackVlaho2007The Fourth ManMafijasBlack Gruya and the Stone of WisdomBoleAgi i EmaDraganMinor role2008Bledi mesecNormCameoCitalja za EskobaraPavleSupporting role2009Technotise: Edit & IJovan VuVoice role; lead roleSt. George Shoots the DragonRajko PevacLead role2010VladanBranislavCameo2011The ParadeBornaSupporting role2012ŽenaUkinoMinor role2013Spidi GonsalesSpidiCameo2014Monument to Michael JacksonMarko Lead roleJednakiVojislav 2015AlaskaChapi2016HelenaBoris 2017Psi laju, vetar nosiRazvigor2018WalkerJovicaCameo2019Four RosesBeliLead roleTaxi BluesAstronaut2021Vikend s caletomBambusPost-production
Television roles Year Title Role Notes1986-1987Smešne i druge pričeBrankoSupporting role; 6 episodes1986-198916 puta BojanBojan Lead role; 20 episodes1987Soba 405BocaSupporting role; 3 episodes1988Vuk KaradžićSava KaradžićSupporting role, 15 episodes2002-2005LisiceAndrejLead role2009-2011The Myth of SisyphusHadesLead role; 17 episodes2009-2013Žene sa DedinjaBogiSupporting role; 10 episodes2010-2017Veče sa Ivanom IvanovićemHimselfGuest; 6 episodes2013Tvoje lice zvuči poznatoHimselfMagnificoĐorđe BalaševićTina TurnerElvis PresleyIvica DačićMomčilo BajagićTony CetinskiAna KokićMC HammerŽeljko JoksimovićSeka AleksićMiodrag KostićPaul McCartneyContestant2014-2019Zlatni KrugHimselfHost2017-2019Psi laju, vetar nosiRazvigorLead role, 24 episodes2018–presentŠifra: DespotCifra20 episodes2018-2019BesaMiša15 episodes2019Ujak: Novi HorizontStole3 episodes2019–presentŽigosani u reketuTesa13 episodes2020MočvaraGoran the Bartender3 episodes
Serbian movie voice dubs Year Title Role2002The Lion KingEd2003Finding NemoGillMonsters, Inc.Mike Wazowski2004Shrek 2Puss in BootsThe IncrediblesEdna Mode2005Chicken LittleMayor Turkey LurkeyMadagascarKing JulienThe Jungle BookBagheera Home on the RangeLucky Jack2006CarsMaterThe WildKazar2007Shrek the ThirdPuss in BootsBee MovieMoosebloodThe Simpsons MoviePrincipal SkinnerChief WiggumMoe SzyslakProfessor Frink2008Horton Hears a Who!Horton the ElephantKung Fu PandaGrand Master OogwayMadagascar: Escape 2 AfricaKing Julien2009The Princess and the FrogRay2010Shrek Forever AfterPuss in BootsBeauty and the BeastLe Fou2011Cars 2MaterRangoAmbroseKung Fu Panda 2Grand Master Oogway2012Madagascar 3: Europe's Most WantedKing Julien2013Monsters UniversityMike Wazowski2014The Nut Job 2Surly2016Kung Fu Panda 3Grand Master OogwayZootopiaMr. BigFinding DoryGillThe Angry Birds MovieChuck2017Cars 3MaterThe Nut Job 2Surly2018Incredibles 2Edna Mode2019The Angry Birds Movie 2ChuckHow to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden WorldIvar the Whitless
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