Momo and Uzeir explained

Momo and Uzeir
Yearsactive: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

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

Alvađ was born in Petrovac na Mlavi. He was a theatre actor that worked in Pula and Varaždin before moving to Sarajevo.

Legacy

The twin skyscrapers of the Sarajevo United Investment and Trading Company, built in 1986, were unofficially named after the duo.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Godišnjica smrti Rejhana Demirdžića. Sutra. 22 August 2012. 4 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150104115537/http://www.sutra.ba/novost/68635/Godisnjica-smrti-Rejhana-Demirdzica-1988. 4 January 2015. dead.
  2. Web site: KOMENTAR MILJENKA JERGOVIĆA Kardinalova pjesma o gastarbajterima, prognanim židovima i Blaženoj Djevici. Jutarnji. 3 September 2013. 4 January 2015.
  3. Web site: Rudi i Rejhan, Momo i Uzeir. Radio Sarajevo. 21 September 2013. 4 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150104124115/http://www.radiosarajevo.ba/novost/126013/miljenko-jergovic-rudi-i-rejhan-momo-i-uzeir. 4 January 2015. dead.
  4. Web site: Glumac kojeg su svi voljeli: 88 godina od rođenja Rejhana Demirdžića. Radio Sarajevo. 2 January 2015. 4 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150104123843/http://radiosarajevo.ba/novost/176262/glumac-kojeg-su-svi-voljeli-88-godina-od-rodenja-rejhana-demirdzica. 4 January 2015. dead.
  5. Web site: Serija koja je ušla u TV historiju: "Karađoz" - pravi bh. dragulj. Dnevni Avaz. 19 September 2014. 4 January 2015.
  6. Web site: 26 godina od smrti Rejhana Demirdžića. Radio Sarajevo. 22 August 2014. 4 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150104123927/http://radiosarajevo.ba/novost/162158/26-godina-od-smrti-rejhana-demirdzica. 4 January 2015. dead.
  7. Web site: Momo i Uzeir, Rudolf i Rejhan. Radio Sarajevo. 8 December 2012. 4 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150104123931/http://www.radiosarajevo.ba/novost/96743/momo-i-uzeir-rudolf-i-rejhan. 4 January 2015. dead.

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