Sergej Trifunović (Serbian Cyrillic: Сергеј Трифуновић, pronounced [sɛ̌rɡɛːj trifǔːnɔʋitɕ]; born 2 September 1972) is a Serbian actor, comedian, singer, politician and citizen activist.[1]
Sergej Trifunović | |
|---|---|
Сергеј Трифуновић | |
 Trifunović in May 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 September 1972 Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Political party | Movement of Free Citizens (2017–present) |
| Spouse |
Isidora Mijanović (m. 2024) |
| Relatives | Branislav Trifunović (brother) |
| Alma mater | University of Arts in Belgrade |
| Profession | Actor |
In 2014, he founded a charity foundation Podrži život (Support Life), that helps underprivileged children with serious medical conditions get adequate treatment.[2] He was the president of the Movement of Free Citizens from 2019 to 2020.
Early life and education
editSergej was born in Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia to father Tomislav, an actor, and mother Slobodanka, a lawyer. His younger brother, Branislav, is also an actor.[1] His father's career made the family move between cities, thus Sergej's early years were spent in Mostar, Užice, Kruševac and Belgrade.[3]
His father was born in Mali Popović near Jagodina.[4] In 1990, Trifunović enrolled in the Belgrade Faculty of Drama Arts; fellow students included Nataša Ninković, Vojin Ćetković and Nebojša Glogovac.[1]
Political career
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Trifunović participated in protests against authoritarian regimes under Slobodan Milošević and Aleksandar Vučić.[5] During the 2017 presidential election campaign, he endorsed Saša Janković.[6]
The joint report by European Economic and Social Committee and Civic Initiatives noted that Trifunović and his charity foundation have been targets of a smear campaign and false accusations by pro-government media and members of ruling parties since 2018.[7]
On January 26, 2019, Trifunović became the 2nd president of Movement of Free Citizens. After nine months of protests over the rise of political violence and after the unsuccessful conclusion of the negotiation mediated by the University of Belgrade Faculty of Political Sciences and NGOs, Trifunović wrote an open letter to David McAllister, the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, asking him to consider facilitating a cross-party dialogue on media and election conditions.[8] The first round of inter-party European Parliament-mediated dialogue in Serbia took place two months later.[9] In December 2019, following three rounds of dialogue, the EP delegation members announced that conditions for fair and free elections had not been established.[10] On January 20, 2020, the Movement of Free Citizens announced a boycott of the parliamentary elections, however, the decision was later overturned with the Movement of Free Citizens participating in the elections winning 1.58% of the popular vote and failing to pass the census to enter the National Assembly.[11][12]
On 16 June 2020, Sergej Trifunović published and then deleted the video showing him, along with Srbijanka Turajlić, singing a Chetnik song, which was followed by heavy criticism on social networks from the liberal and leftist public in Serbia.[13][14]
On 8 July 2020, at a protest against the government, Trifunović was attacked by the crowd and got his arcade broken.[15] He claims that he was attacked by undercover members of the Security Intelligence Agency, and the members of the Leviathan Movement said that they were there to discredit the protest.[16]
Filmography
editFilms
edit| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Raj | |
| 1995 | Someone Else's America | Lukas |
| 1995 | Premeditated Murder | Krsman Jakšić |
| 1998 | Ljubinko i Desanka | Ljubinko |
| 1998 | The Hornet | Miljaim |
| 1998 | Savior | Goran |
| 1998 | Cabaret Balkan | the hicjaker of the bus |
| 1999 | Ljubavnici | Dragan |
| 2001 | Tri posle ponoći | Raša |
| 2001 | Munje! | Pop |
| 2001 | Treći kanal od sunca | |
| 2002 | Ko čeka dočeka | |
| 2003 | The Professional | silent lunatic |
| 2004 | When I Grow Up, I'll Be a Kangaroo | Braca |
| 2005 | A View from Eiffel Tower | a man with his feet in a laurel |
| 2005 | Ljubav | Vanja Novaković |
| 2006 | Aporija | Zoran |
| 2006 | The Border Post | Ljuba Paunović |
| 2006 | Uslovna sloboda | driver |
| 2006 | All For Free | warehouse worker |
| 2007 | Next | Mr. White |
| 2007 | U ime sina | Tarik |
| 2007 | Maska | Branko Radičević |
| 2008 | War, Inc. | Ooq-Mi-Fay Taqnufmini |
| 2008 | The Tour | Arkan |
| 2009 | Viko | Ivan |
| 2009 | Srpski ožiljci | Beni |
| 2009 | Wait for Me and I Will Not Come | PE teacher |
| 2010 | Montevideo, God Bless You! | Anđelko Komatina |
| 2010 | A Serbian Film | Vukmir |
| 2010 | The Whistleblower | Ivan |
| 2010 | Neke druge priče | Đorđe |
| 2011 | Turneja | leader of Panthers |
| 2011 | Dodir | father |
| 2012 | Zalet | |
| 2012 | Gavran | sailor |
| 2012 | Volim i ja tebe | Semir |
| 2012 | Odbrana i zaštita | Whiskey Smuggler |
| 2013 | Falsifier | Enes |
| 2013 | Mamaroš | policeman |
| 2013 | Dub Play | Boban Kostić Bili |
| 2014 | Little Buddho | Mišo |
| 2014 | Jednaki | |
| 2014 | Po redu nastajanja | Nebojša Mihajlović |
| 2015 | We Will Be the World Champions | Ranko Žeravica |
| 2015 | Bourek | |
| 2016 | Ime: Dobrica, prezime: nepoznato | Mirko |
| 2016 | On the Milky Road | |
| 2016 | The Samurai in Autumn | policeman |
| 2017 | Kozje uši | Električar |
| 2017 | A Balkan Noir | |
| 2018 | Grande Punto | |
| 2018 | Apsurdni eksperiment | |
| 2018 | Volja sinovljeva | Tuđin |
| 2019 | Ajvar | Bane |
| 2024 | Cat's Cry (Mačji krik) |
TV shows
edit- Lisice
- Crni Gruja
- Bitange i princeze
- Sleeper cell
- Neki čudni ljudi
- Na terapiji
- Ono kao ljubav
- Montevideo, Bog te video!
- Andrija i Anđelka
- Crno-bijeli svet
- Prvaci sveta
- Ubice mog oca
- Žigosani u reketu
- Dug moru
- Ujka - novi Horizonti
- Tajne vinove loze
References
edit- ^ a b c Sergej Trifunović profile, imdb.com; accessed 28 October 2016.
- ^ "How Serbia Saves Its Children With Text Messages". balkanist.net. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ Sergej Trifunović interview for Ilustrovana Politika: Ceo život u dva kofera Archived 2011-03-11 at the Wayback Machine, ilustrovana.com, 2003.
- ^ "Biografija: glumac Tomislav Trifunović".
- ^ "Sergej Trifunović". Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Janković Vučiću: Game over". Radio Television of Serbia. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "7th meeting of the EU-Serbia Civil Society Joint Consultative Committee". The Office for Cooperation with Civil Society. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Leader of Serbia's opposition party asks for EP's mediation of cross-party talks in a letter to McAllister". European Western Balkans. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
- ^ "First EP-mediated dialogue in Serbia: Part of the opposition refuses to participate". European Western Balkans. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
- ^ "Conditions for fair elections in Serbia not established after three rounds of dialogue". European Western Balkans. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
- ^ "Trifunović: PSG neće učestvovati na izborima". Danas. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "KONAČNI REZULTATI IZBORA Kako će izgledati sastav budućeg parlamenta". Blic.rs (in Serbian). 7 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ^ "Snimak Sergeja Trifunovića na kojem peva četničku pesmu, osude na mrežama". N1 (in Serbian). 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- ^ "Sergej koji peva četničku pesmu u kafani je sve što ne valja sa srpskom građanskom opozicijom". www.vice.com (in Serbian). 16 June 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- ^ "Sergej Trifunović napadnut na protestu, pukla mu arkada". NOVA portal. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ^ Nedeljnik.rs (2020-07-08). "Sergej Trifunović napadnut na protestu ispred Skupštine: "Pripadnici službe su želeli da bace ljagu na protest"". Nedeljnik. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
Sources
edit- Puls online. "Sergej Trifunović". Lična karta. Puls online.
External links
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