Emir Hadžihafizbegović | |
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Born |
Tuzla, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia |
20 August 1961
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1982–present |
Spouse(s) | Aida |
Emir Hadžihafizbegović (born 20 August 1961) is a Bosnian film, theater and television actor. He has appeared in over 50 films such as When Father Was Away on Business (1985), Remake (2003), Fuse (2003), Days and Hours (2004), The Border Post (2006), Grbavica (2006), Armin (2007), Death of a Man in the Balkans (2012), These Are the Rules (2014), and Our Everyday Life (2015).
He is also known for his recurring roles on television series Viza za budućnost, Naša mala klinika and Lud, zbunjen, normalan.
Emir Hadžihafizbegović was born on 20 August 1961 in the city Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, while it was a part of Yugoslavia. His parents were Mustafa Hadžihafizbegović (born 1929) and Nizama. He has an older brother named Irfan.
Originally an aspiring sports reporter, Hadžihafizbegović moved to Sarajevo and entered the Academy of Fine Arts Sarajevo in 1982, receiving his diploma in 1986.
He made his film debut as Fahro Zulfikarpašić in the film When Father Was Away on Business (1985), written by Abdulah Sidran and directed by Emir Kusturica. Hadžihafizbegović appeared in two television films and a guest role on a Yugoslav television series before landing the role of a bartender from Bosansko Grahovo in the 1987 film Hajde da se volimo 2 with Bosnian pop star Lepa Brena, as well popular Yugoslav actors Bata Živojinović and Dragomir Bojanić. He revisited his role in Hajde da se volimo 3 (1990).