Ivo Gregurević


Ivo Gregurević was a Croatian film, stage and television actor. Throughout over a quarter of a century, Gregurević played rural bullies and arrogant nouveau riche and became one of Croatia's best known and most lauded character actors.

Biography

Born in the village of Donja Mahala, Ivo was the child of Marko and Jela Gregurević. He graduated from the Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Art, and has worked in over 90 movies and television programs since the late 1970s; in particular, he acted in almost all of Croatian movies after gaining independence in 1991. He also had few starring roles, best known being in 1991 film Čaruga. Croatian film director Snježana Tribuson has stated that she had intentionally cast Gregurević in almost all of her movies.
Besides movie roles, he made the successful appearances in popular Croatian TV series, Velo misto, playing the Netjak, and Marko Kosmički in Odmori se, zaslužio si. He has won two Croatian Actors' Association Awards for Šokica and Duga mračna noć. In 2005 he was ranked second in the Croatian-based film magazine Hollywood in the "Best Croatian Male Movie Stars of All Time" list.

Personal life

Gregurević had been in a relationship with Croatian actress Dubravka Ostojić, with whom he had a son Marko, born in 1978. Following their divorce, Gregurević reported he has been in a relationship with the actress Dolores Lambaša. Last years, he was in the relationship with, to media unknown woman, who works as an inspector in the Croatian Ministry of the Interior.
Gregurević was found dead in his own home in Zagreb on 2 January 2019, but he died the day before, aged 66. He was buried at Karaula Cemetery in his hometown of Donja Mahala, on 8 January.

Performances

Films

Television

Music videos

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Awards and nominations

Golden Arena Award
YearNominated workAwardResult
1998The Three Men of Melita ŽganjerGolden Arena for Best Supporting Actor
1999MadonnaGolden Arena for Best Actor
2002Fine Dead GirlsGolden Arena for Best Actor
2005What Iva RecordedGolden Arena for Best Actor
2014The ReaperGolden Arena for Best Actor

Nagrada Fabijan Šovagović
YearGroupAwardResult
2015Lifetime achievement award for contributions in Croatian filmYearly award

Vladimir Nazor Award
YearGroupAwardResult
1998Film artYearly award