Ljubisa Samardzic Net Worth

Ljubisa Samardzic is a renowned actor, producer, and director from Skoplje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia. He was born into a miner's family and his acting talent was discovered early on, leading to a scholarship with Bojan Stupica. After graduating from the Belgrade Drama Arts Academy and playing a few theater roles, he decided to pursue a career in movies. He quickly became one of the most popular and influential actors in the former Yugoslavia, and in the 1980s he founded his own movie production company with his son Dragan. Despite the UN sanctions against rump Yugoslavia, the company managed to produce several successful movies that were popular in many of the former Yugoslav republics. Ljubisa Samardzic now lives and works in Belgrade, is married, and has two children and two grandchildren.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Producer, Director
Birth Day November 19, 1936
Birth Place  Skoplje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia
Age 84 YEARS OLD
Died On 8 September 2017(2017-09-08) (aged 80)\nBelgrade, Serbia
Birth Sign Sagittarius
Other names Ljubisa Samardjic, Luba Samardy, Ljubisa Samardzic-Smoki
Spouse(s) Mirjana Samardžić (1966–2017)

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

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Biography/Timeline

1948

Samardžić was born in Skopje, the son of an impoverished coal miner born in Krivošije (in Montenegro) and a mother from Kosovo and Metohija. His parents met in Priština. He grew up in the village of Jelašnica near Niška Banja, where his father Dragoljub (d. 1948) also worked in the local mine. He finished gymnasium in Niš.

1960

In the 1960s, he established himself as one of the most recognisable and popular stars of former Yugoslav cinema.

1961

His acting talent was discovered very early and he won a scholarship with respected Director Bojan Stupica. Samardžić was educated at the Belgrade Academy of Arts. After graduation, he obtained a role in Igre na skelama (1961).

1966

He was married to Mirjana Samardžić since 1966. Nicknamed Smoki, he was credited as Ljubisa Samardjic, Luba Samardy, Ljubisa Samardzic-Smoki, and Smoki Samardì. In the 1990s, he and his son, Dragan, founded a film production company. Despite the break-up of Yugoslavia and UN sanctions against Serbia, the company made many popular and commercial successful films.

1980

Samardžić was a member of the Central Committee of Yugoslav Communist Party in late 1980s.

1995

Samardžić received six Golden Arenas at the Pula Film Festival, and numerous awards at Italian film festivals. As a Director, his movies were awarded with the Grand Prix at Montpellier, the Public Award at Palm Springs, and Opera Prima at the Milan Film Festival. In August 1995, he received Life Achievement Award "Pavle Vujisić" for his roles in Yugoslav cinematography.