Rene Bitorajac

Rene Bitorajac
Born (1972-03-02) 2 March 1972 (age 52)
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
OccupationActor
Years active1981–present
SpouseAna Bitorajac

Rene Bitorajac (pronounced [reněː bitorǎːjat͡s]; born 2 March 1972) is a Croatian actor. He has appeared in several Croatian and Bosnian films since the 1980s. Most notably, he starred in the 2001 Academy Award-winning Bosnian film No Man's Land.[1] He is also known for starring in popular Croatian television sitcoms Bitange i princeze (2005–2010) and Naša mala klinika (2004–2007).

Bitorajac won Golden Arena Awards for Best Actor for his portrayals of sociopathic football hooligan Krpa in the 2009 film Metastases,[2] and Dr. Babić in the 2012 film Cannibal Vegetarian. His role in the latter earned him the Vladimir Nazor Award and the Paris Mediteraneo Gran Prix, among other accolades.

Bitorajac also worked prominently in Croatian-language versions of animated features. He provided voice acting for Syndrome in The Incredibles, Buck in Home on the Range (both 2004), Ham in Space Chimps (2008), Gru in the Despicable Me franchise (2010-present), and Red in The Angry Birds Movie (2016) complete with its 2019 sequel.[3][4]

Selected filmography

Year Title Original title Director
1981 Visitors from the Galaxy Gosti iz galaksije Dušan Vukotić
1996 How the War Started on My Island Kako je počeo rat na mom otoku Vinko Brešan
2001 No Man's Land Ničija zemlja Danis Tanović
2003 Witnesses Svjedoci Vinko Brešan
Cheese and Jam Kajmak in marmelada Branko Đurić
2004 Long Dark Night Duga mračna noć Antun Vrdoljak
2009 Metastases Metastaze Branko Schmidt
2012 Vegetarian Cannibal Ljudožder vegetarijanac Branko Schmidt
2016 ZG80 ZG80 Igor Šeregi

References

  1. ^ "No Man's Land (2001)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Festival igranog filma u Puli - Žiri za Metastaze, kritika za kenjca, publika za anđele" (in Croatian). Pula Film Festival. Archived from the original on 18 May 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  3. ^ Disney International Dubbings Croatian Ljubomir Krekes/Leon Luchev
  4. ^ "Majstori Sinhronizacije: Ko se krije iza Duška Dugouška, Šilje, Popaja, Sunđera Boba? (Foto) (Video)". www.telegraf.rs. 30 June 2013.