Jaroslav Čejka Explained

Jaroslav Čejka
Birth Date:22 July 1936
Death Place:Prague, Czech Republic
Nationality:Czech

Jaroslav Čejka (22 July 1936 – 11 October 2022) was a Czech dancer, mime, comedian and actor.

Life and career

Born in Ostrava, Čejka began his career as a dancer at 17 years old, and starting from the 1960s he was a member of the National Theatre Ballet.[1] [2] He later became popular thanks to television, performing as a mime in comical sketches; his best known performance was the imitation of the hen, that he performed for the first time in a 1977 New Year's Eve TV special. He was also active as a comedy film actor, starring in about two dozen films.

In 2007 Čejka received a Thalia Award for his career. In his later years he lived in a retirement home. Affected by Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, he died on 11 October 2022, at the age of 86.

Notes and References

  1. News: Herget . Jan . Imitátor slepice i známých zpěvaček. Zemřel tanečník a mim Jaroslav Čejka, bylo mu 86 let . 12 October 2022 . iROZHLAS. 11 October 2022 . cs.
  2. News: Zadražilová . Jitka . Zemřel mim Jaroslav Čejka. 12 October 2022 . . 11 October 2022 . cs.