Ljubomir Kerekeš is a Croatia

Croatia

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n theatre, television and film actor.

Kerekeš began acting in 1980 in his hometown of Varaždin

Varaždin

Varaždin is a city in north Croatia, north of Zagreb on the highway A4. The total population is 47,055, with 38,746 on of the city settlement itself . The centre of Varaždin county is located near the Drava river, at...

 and between 1982 and 1996 was a member of the theatre ensemble at the Croatian National Theatre in Varaždin. In 1996 he moved to the Kerempuh theatre in Zagreb

Zagreb

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 and in 1998 moved again to the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, where he has been working ever since.

Apart from theatre, Kerekeš also appeared in a number of Croatian TV series and feature films, and is best known in the country for his role of major Aleksa in the hugely popular 1996 black comedy film How the War Started on My Island

How the War Started on My Island

How the War Started on My Island is a 1996 Croatian black comedy film directed by Vinko Brešan and starring Vlatko Dulić, Ljubomir Kerekeš, Ivan Brkić, Predrag Vušović, Ivica Vidović, Božidar Orešković and Matija Prskalo...

. He also appeared alongside Richard Gere

Richard Gere

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 in the 2007 American action-thriller The Hunting Party

The Hunting Party (2007 film)

The Hunting Party is a 2007 American action-adventure-thriller film starring Richard Gere, Terrence Howard, Diane Kruger and Jesse Eisenberg. The working title for this film was Spring Break in Bosnia before being changed to The Hunting Party during post-production...

.

Selected filmography

• How the War Started on My Island
  How the War Started on My Island
  How the War Started on My Island is a 1996 Croatian black comedy film directed by Vinko Brešan and starring Vlatko Dulić, Ljubomir Kerekeš, Ivan Brkić, Predrag Vušović, Ivica Vidović, Božidar Orešković and Matija Prskalo...
  
  (Kako je počeo rat na mom otoku, 1996)
• The Three Men of Melita Žganjer
  The Three Men of Melita Zganjer
  The Three Men of Melita Zganjer is a 1998 award-winning Croatian film directed by Snježana Tribuson, who also wrote the screenplay for the film.-Synopsis:...
  
  (Tri muškarca Melite Žganjer, 1998)
• Madonna
  Madonna (1999 film)
  Madonna is a Croatian film directed by Neven Hitrec and starring Ljubomir Kerekeš, Lucija Šerbedžija and Ivo Gregurević. It was released in 1999....
  
  (Bogorodica, 1999)
• The Last Will (Posljednja volja, 2001)
• Sleep Sweet, My Darling
  Sleep Sweet, My Darling
  Sleep Sweet, My Darling is a Croatian comedy film directed by Neven Hitrec. It was released in 2005.-Cast:* Ljubomir Kerekes - Darko Skrinjar* Ivan Glowatzky - Tomica* Ines Bojanic - Tonka* Alan Malnar - Tomica* Franka Kos - Janja Bartolic...
  
  (Snivaj, zlato moje,2005)
• Libertas
  Libertas (film)
  Libertas is a 2006 Croatian-Italian co-production film directed by Veljko Bulajić. It is a biographical film about the 16th-century playwright Marin Držić and his conflict with authorities of the Republic of Ragusa....
  
  (2006)
• The Hunting Party
  The Hunting Party (2007 film)
  The Hunting Party is a 2007 American action-adventure-thriller film starring Richard Gere, Terrence Howard, Diane Kruger and Jesse Eisenberg. The working title for this film was Spring Break in Bosnia before being changed to The Hunting Party during post-production...
  
  (2007)
• Will Not End Here
  Will Not End Here
  Will Not End Here is a Croatian film directed by Vinko Brešan. It was released in 2008....
  
  (Nije kraj, 2008)

External links

• Ljubomir Kerekeš profile at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb website