Vojislav "Voja" Brajović Војислав "Воја" Брајовић |
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Vojislav "Voja" Brajović
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Minister of Culture | |
In office 15 May 2007 – 7 July 2008 |
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Preceded by | Dragan Kojadinović |
Succeeded by | Nebojša Bradić |
Advisor of the President of Serbia for Culture | |
In office 31 July 2008 – 5 April 2012 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Vojislav Brajović 11 May 1949 Belgrade, FPR Yugoslavia |
Nationality | Serbian |
Spouse(s) | Milica Mihajlović |
Occupation | Actor |
Vojislav "Voja" Brajović (Serbian Војислав "Воја" Брајовић; born May 11, 1949 in Belgrade) is a prominent Serbian actor.
He graduated from the Belgrade Faculty of Drama Arts in 1971. He has been member of the Yugoslav Drama Theatre since 1969. He has played in over 30 movies and a number of TV series and dramas. He won almost all relevant domestic theatre awards, including three Sterija awards for acting, an annual award of the Serbian National Theatre in Novi Sad, an annual award of CNP from Podgorica, eight annual awards of the Yugoslav Drama Theatre in Belgrade, etc.
Of all of his roles arguably the best known is Tihi, wisecracking World War II resistance fighter whom he portrayed in cult 1970s TV series Otpisani and Povratak otpisanih.
He served as the Minister of Culture in the Government of Serbia in front of Democratic Party between 2007 and 2008. In July 2008, he was appointed to be an advisor on culture to the President Boris Tadić.
He is married to actress Milica Mihajlović and they have one child. His son from first marriage is Vukota Brajović, an actor as well.
Vojislav Brajović speaks English.