Momo and Uzeir
Momo and Uzeir | |
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 Cover of one of their comedy albums. | |
| Years active | until 1988 |
Momo and Uzeir was a Yugoslav comedy duo made up of Bosniak Rejhan Demirdžić (2 January 1927 – 22 August 1988) and Serbian-born Rudolf "Rudi" Alvađ (17 July 1929 – 21 September 1988).[1] The characters of Momo and Uzeir were created by Nikola Škrba (1922–1995).[2] Their radio comedy show Cik Cak aired on Radio Sarajevo and was popular all over Yugoslavia.[3]
Rejhan Demirdžić[edit]
Demirdžić first began acting in 1943, aged 16, in the play The Mistress of the Inn at the Sarajevo National Theatre.[4] From 1945 to 1955 he was a member of theater ensembles in Šabac, Niš and Užice, before returning to the Sarajevo National Theatre. In 1969 Demirdžić starred in Karađoz (Black-eyed), a sketch comedy television show that he co-wrote with Jurislav Korenić (1915–1974).[5][6] It aired on Televizija Sarajevo until 1971.
Rudi Alvađ[edit]
Alvađ was born in Petrovac na Mlavi. He was a theatre actor that worked in Pula and Varaždin before moving to Sarajevo.
Legacy[edit]
The twin skyscrapers of the Sarajevo United Investment and Trading Company, built in 1986, were unofficially named after the duo.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Godišnjica smrti Rejhana Demirdžića". Sutra. 22 August 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "KOMENTAR MILJENKA JERGOVIĆA Kardinalova pjesma o gastarbajterima, prognanim židovima i Blaženoj Djevici". Jutarnji. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "Rudi i Rejhan, Momo i Uzeir". Radio Sarajevo. 21 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "Glumac kojeg su svi voljeli: 88 godina od rođenja Rejhana Demirdžića". Radio Sarajevo. 2 January 2015. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "Serija koja je ušla u TV historiju: "Karađoz" - pravi bh. dragulj". Dnevni Avaz. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "26 godina od smrti Rejhana Demirdžića". Radio Sarajevo. 22 August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "Momo i Uzeir, Rudolf i Rejhan". Radio Sarajevo. 8 December 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- 1988 deaths
- People from Sarajevo
- Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Muslims
- Bosnia and Herzegovina comedy duos
- Bosnia and Herzegovina comedians
- Bosnia and Herzegovina actors
- Bosnia and Herzegovina people of Serbian descent
- 20th-century comedians
- Radio characters introduced in 1922
- Comedy radio characters
- Male characters in radio