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, and as the guitarist in the early 1990s punk bands Orlík and Hagen Baden.
Biography Early life 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 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".
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 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. Matásek later played in Lou Fanánek Hagen's punk band Hagen Baden, until their breakup in 1993.
Personal life 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. He is currently married, for the fourth time, to fashion blogger Eva Matásková, with whom he has one son.
Between 2012 and 2014, Matásek, along with ninety other people, was criminally prosecuted for alleged bribery in a driving license scam.
Discography with Orlík Oi! (1990) Demise (1991)
with Hagen Baden Hagen Baden (1992) Ahoj kluci (1993)
Selected filmography
Film + Year Title Role Notes1982How the World Is Losing PoetsKendy1985How Poets Are Losing Their IllusionsKendy1988How Poets Are Enjoying Their LivesKendy1993Konec básníků v ČecháchKendy2000LonersRadio owner2003One Hand Can't ClapJan2004Jak básníci neztrácejí nadějiKendy2014Three BrothersKing2016How Poets Wait for a MiracleKendy
Television + Year Title Role Notes1985Rozpaky kuchaře SvatoplukaWaiter Ferda4 episodes1986Bylo nás šestHonza Špaček6 episodes1989Fabrik der OffiziereFähnrich Andreas4 episodes (miniseries)1996HospodaAssistant magazine editor1 episode1998Three KingsFrajer1 episode 2001Zdivočelá zeměDlouhý2 episodesČetnické humoreskyBuzek1 episode2004–05RedakceViktor Seidl39 episodes2005UliceViktor Seidl1 episode2006–07LetištěKarel Halama74 episodes2009–10PřešlapyDavid Mareš39 episodes2012ObchoďákIvan Marák32 episodes2013PanMámaMichal Kabeš4 episodes2015Znamení koněIvan Loukota11 episodes2016–21PoldaMichal Bříza48 episodes
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