Branislav LecicBirth Place: Sabac, Serbia, Yugoslavia Date of Birth: August 25, 1955 Heritage: Yugoslavian Famous for: His role in 'Gluvi Barut' (1990) Contact Branislav Lecic | 
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Gluvi Barut
Background: Branislav Lecic is a Serbian actor and politician. He gained fame and acclaim in early 1990s with his portrayal of Milos Radekic in the Yugoslavian war movie “Gluvi barut” (“Silent Gunpowder”, 1990), for which he took home the Best Actor Award at the 1990 Pula Film Festival (the Yugoslavian equivalent of the Academy Awards) and the 1991 Moscow International Film Festival Silver St. George Award. He remains active in Serbian television and movies to present days. Lecic is the founder of the “My Serbia” Movement, and is now the President of the Christian Democratic Party of Serbia. He was the Minister of Culture after October 5th of 2000. On his personal life, Lecic has been married twice. He has two children with his first wife, Ivana Vujadinovic (together from 1994 to 2007), and one child with his current wife Nina Radulovic, whom he married in 2010. Black Belt Childhood and Family: Branislav Lecic was born on August 25, 1955, in Sabac, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He attended the Faculty of Dramatic Arts of the University of Belgrade and graduated in 1978. In 1994, Branislav married Ivana Vujadinovic, but they later divorced in 2007. The marriage produced two children. He married present wife Nina Radulovic in 2010. The couple have one child. Branislav has 3rd degree black belt in Karate. He was also trained in Judo for a brief time. President of DHSS Career: Branislav Lecic made his debut on television when he landed a small part in the Yugoslavian TV film “Ancika Dumas” (1977), directed by Dejan Mijac. The same year, he broke into the big screen with the supporting role of Fikret in the Yugoslavian drama “Special Education,” directed and co-written by Goran Markovic. After completing his formal education at the University of Belgrade in 1978, he co-starred in the made for television film “Ti medjutim stojis na velikoj reci,” opposite Goran Bukilic and Marina Koljubajeva. Lecic became even more busy throughout the 1980s. He appeared in many films such as “Hajduk” (1980, as Kapetan Topolac), “Svetozar Markovic” (1980, as Djura Ljocic), “Kraljevski voz” (1981, as Pantic), “The Promising Boy” (1981, as Karatista), “Piknik u topoli” (1981, as Igor), “Direktan prenos” (1982), “Igmanski mars” (1983), “Crna Marija” (1986, as Zenit), “Dikiy veter” (1986, as Mitar Sekulic), “Oktoberfest” (1987, as Lepi), “Cavka” (1988), “The Battle of Kosovo” (1989, as Bajazit Jildirim), “Masmediologija na Balkanu” (1989), “Seobe” (1989) and “Seobe II” (1989) as well as in television movies like “Ubica” (1984), “Tombola” (1985), “Srebrena lisica” (1985), “Miklosiceve sirene” (1985), “Vrenje” (1986), “Rodoljupci” (1986), “Trgovci i ljubavnici” (1986), “Krizantema” (1987), “Na kraju puta” (1987) and “Rudi” (1988). Lecic also landed roles in several television series such as “ Svetozar Markovic” (1981, as Djura Ljocic), “Baza na Dunavu” (1981, as Maksa Bakan), “Price iz fabrike” (1985, as Ivan Djakovic), “Sivi dom” (1986, as Crni), “Vuk Karadzic” (1987, as Hajduk Veljko), and in the TV miniseries “Ljubavne price” (1985). In 1990, Lecic was cast as Milos Radekic on the Yugoslavian war movie “Gluvi barut” (“Silent Gunpowder”), opposite Mustafa Nadarević. Based on a novel by Branko Ćopić, the film, which was directed and scripted by Bato Čengić, won the Big Golden Arena for Best Film as well as the awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Lecic, Best Film Score and Best Makeup for Goran Bregović and Snježana Tomljenović, respectively, at the 1990 Pula Film Festival (the Yugoslavian version of the Academy Awards). The film was also shown at the 1991 Moscow International Film Festival, where both Lecic and Nadarević took home the Silver St. George Award in the category of Best Actor for their performances. During 1990-1991, Lecic also appeared in other films like the based on play comedy “Balkanska perestrojka” (as Milorad Cvijovic), the Krsto Papicdirected drama “Zivot sa stricem” (as Vinko Maglica), which was nominated for a 1990 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film (Yugoslavia), Bruno Gamulin's mystery film, “Ljeto za sjecanje,” in which he co-starred with Luka Milas and Dora Lipovcan, Rajko Grlic's “Caruga,” starring Ivo Gregurevic, Davor Janjic and Branka Trlin-Matula, and “Moj brat Aleksa,” where he had the leading role of Aleksa Santic. He also appeared in the made for television film “Holivud ili propast” (1991). In 1992, Lecic played the title role on the biographical television series “Aleksa Santic.” He starred in the TV film “ Prvi put s ocem na jutrenje” and portrayed Dragan in the drama film “Bulevar revolucije” (both also 1992). He continued to work on films such as “Tri karte za Holivud” (1993), “Pokvarenjak” (1994, TV), “Ni na nebu ni na zemlji” (1994), “Rodjen kao ratnik” (1994), the Emir Kusturica directed award winning film “Underground” (1995), the epic story of two friends to portray and satirise the history of Yugoslavia since the Second World War, “Sudbina jednog razuma” (1996, TV) and “Balkanska pravila” (1997). He also appeared in episodes of the television series “ Otvorena vrata” (1994-1995, as Doktor Gazivoda) and “ Bila jednom jedna zemlja” (1996, as Mustafa). From 1998 to 2001, he portrayed Ljubomir Starcevic - Ljuba Ris on the comedy/drama series “Porodicno blago,” opposite Mihailo 'Misa' Janketic, Nebojsa Glogovac and Zika Milenkovic. In 2000, Lecic offered a notable turn as Ljubomir Starcevic-Ljuba Ris on the comedy film “Tajna porodicnog blaga,” helmed by Aleksandar Djordjevic. He followed it up with a co-starring role as Milan Aksentijevic in the mystery/thriller movie “Labyrinth” (2002), with Dragan Nikolic and Maja Sabljic, and a big role as Teodor Teja Kraj in Dusan Kovacevic's “The Professional” (2003). Due to his political career, however, Lecic did not appear in another film until 2006's “Sejtanov ratnik,” a comedy film directed by Stevan Filipovic. He resumed his television career by taking roles on the series “Urota” (2007, as Srpski premijer) and “Vratice se rode” (2007-2008, as Pera). He starred as Ranko in the crime series “Pecat” (2008-2009) and with Ana Franic and Danica Maksimovic in the drama series “Zaustavi vreme” (2008). Lecic was cast alongside Miki Manojlovic, Ana Franic and Michael Piccirilli in the Serbian drama/musical film “The Beautiful Blue Danube” (2008), helmed by Darko Bajic and written by Nebojsa Romcevic, co-starred in the French drama film “Human Zoo” (2009), which was directed and written by Rie Rasmussen and starring Rie Rasmussen, Nikola Djuricko and Nick Corey, and portrayed Kapetan Tasic in “St. George Shoots the Dragon” (2009). He was featured in the Moscow International Film Festival award winning film “Montevideo: Taste of a Dream” (2010), directed by Dragan Bjelogrlic and starring Milos Bikovic, Petar Strugar and Nina Jankovic. In 2011, Lecic appeared in “October” segment “ Rodjendan”/”Birthday.” the same year, he also played Nacelnik Akademije in the television series “ ojna akademija.” Lecic is set to play Ucitelj Rajica in the upcoming film “Zmajovini pangalozi” (2013), directed by Slobodan Skerlic. The film will also star Dragan Bjelogrlic and Bojana Maljevic. Lecic is also a very successful stage actor, and has won several prizes for his work. He is one of the founders of several of the most crucial theater groups that influenced theater of the former Yugoslavia. He has been a member of the Yugoslav drama theater since 1980. Apart from acting, Lecic has participated in political life. He was the leader of “Plišana revolucija” (Plush Revolution), during the reign of Slobodan Milošević. Following the triumph of Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS) in the 2000 presidential elections, he became Minister of Culture in the government of the late Zoran Đinđić. Lecic later left Democratic Party (Serbia), following in the footsteps of Čedomir Jovanović, and became one of the founders of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). He, however, quickly left LDP, and formed the “Moja Srbija” (My Serbia) Movement. In 2008, he participated in Serbian elections. In early 2010, Lecic and his party merged into the Christian Democratic Party of Serbia (DHSS). When its founder and long term leader, Vladan Batić, died of throat cancer in December 2010, Lecic was appointed as DHSS party president. Awards: Moscow International Film Festival: Silver St. George, Best Actor, “Gluvi barut,” 1991 Pula Film Festival: Best Actor, “Gluvi barut,” 1990 |
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