Branko Đurić
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Đurić performing with Bombaj Štampa in Sarajevo in September 2011.
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28 May 1962 Sarajevo, PR Bosnia-Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Residence | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Other names | Đuro/Djuro |
| Occupation | Actor, director, musician |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Spouse(s) | Tanja Ribič |
| Children | son Filip (from first marriage), daughters Zala and Ela |
Branko "Đuro" Đurić (born 28 May 1962) is a Bosnian actor, comedian, director and musician.
Born and raised in Sarajevo, Đurić rose to prominence throughout the former Yugoslavia with the hit comedy series Top lista nadrealista during the 1980s. Đuro became something of an epitome for the Bosnian people, primarily due to his accent and slang. He was also one of the founding members of SCH and the frontman of Sarajevo rock band Bombaj Štampa. In August 1992, several months into the Bosnian War, he fled to Slovenia and remained residing there ever since.
Born to a Serb father and Bosniak mother, his father died when young Branko was only one. When he was fourteen his mother got married to painter Branko Popovac so part of his adolescence was spent with a stepfather who encouraged him to pursue his artistic talents.
From an early age Đurić knew he wanted to be involved with performing arts. To that end in 1981 he applied at the Academy of Performing Arts (ASU), a newly established faculty within the University of Sarajevo, but got rejected. As a result, following the ASU rejection, he enrolled in journalism studies at the University of Sarajevo's Faculty of Philosophy.
He didn't give up on acting, though, getting jobs as an extra at various TV Sarajevo productions. He also continued applying at ASU ahead of each new academic year, and after two more rejections in 1982 and 1983, finally got accepted on his fourth try in 1984. Once accepted at ASU, he quit the journalism studies where he had completed two years.
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