Jirí Blazek was born on December 16, 1931 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a writer and actor, known for Láska neláskavá (1969), Samorost (1984) and Lev s bílou hrívou (1987). He was married to Milena Vostráková. He died on August 22, 2018 in the Czech Republic.