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Goran Visnjic (Croatian: Goran Višnjić, pronounced /'ʋiʃ.ɲiʨ/ ('VISH-nyich'), on September 9, 1972) is a Croatian actor who has appeared in American films and television productions. He is best known for his role as Dr. Luka Kovač in the hit television series ER. Now credited as Goran Visnjic in his English-language work, he adopted the simplified spelling of his name when he came to the United States in the late '90s, believing it would be more accessible to American audiences [1] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 276 KB) Summary Promo image of Goran ViÅ¡njić as Dr. Luka KovaÄ in ER taken from [1]. The copyright holder is NBC Entertainment. ...
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Information Gender Male Occupation Attending Physician (1999-2005, 2007-), Chief of Emergency Medicine (2005 - 2007) Spouse(s) Abby Lockhart (wife) Danijela (wife, deceased) Children Jasna (daughter, with Danijela; deceased), Marko (son, with Danijela; deceased), Joseph (Joe) (son, with Abby Lockhart) Relatives Josip (father), unnamed brother Religion Roman Catholic Portrayed by...
ER is an Emmy-winning American serial medical drama created by novelist Michael Crichton and set primarily in the emergency room of fictional County General Hospital in Cook County, Chicago, Illinois. ...
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[edit] Early life Visnjic was born in the Dalmatian coastal city of Šibenik, Yugoslavia, now Croatia. He has one older brother, Joško. His father, Željko Višnjić, was a bus driver, and his mother, Milka, worked in a food market. He appeared in plays throughout his childhood and made his screen debut at age 16 in the controversial Yugoslavian film Braća po materi (1988), playing a young Croatian extremist. Dalmatia, highlighted, on a map of Croatia. ...
Å ibenik Å ibenik (German: Sibenning, Italian: Sebenico) is an historic town in Croatia, population 51,553 (2001). ...
Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in the Latin alphabet, ЈугоÑлавија in Cyrillic; English: South Slavia, or literary The Land of South Slavs) describes three political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ...
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As Yugoslavia began to dissolve, Visnjic was serving a year-long tour of duty with the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA). He left the JNA and returned to Šibenik, where he joined the nascent Croatian Army in defending his hometown against JNA-supported Krajina Serbs. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was a Balkan state that existed from 1945 to 1992. ...
The Yugoslav Peoples Army (YPA) (Serbo-Croatian: Jugoslovenska narodna armija or Jugoslavenska narodna armija; Serbian and Macedonian: ЈугоÑловенÑка народна армија—JHA; Macedonian and Serbian Latin forms: Jugoslovenska narodna armija; Croatian and Bosnian: Jugoslavenska narodna armija—JNA; Slovene: Jugoslovanska ljudska armada—JLA) was the military force of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. ...
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After leaving the Croatian Army he moved to Zagreb to study at the Academy of Dramatic Arts. Location of Zagreb within Croatia Coordinates: , Country RC diocese 1094 Free royal city 1242 Unified 1850 Government - Mayor Milan Bandić Area [1] - Total 641. ...
The University of Zagreb (Croatian SveuÄiliÅ¡te u Zagrebu, Latin Universitas Studiorum Zagrabiensis) is the oldest Croatian university in continuous operation and also the oldest university in southeastern Europe. ...
[edit] Career Visnjic was the youngest actor to be chosen for the title role in Shakespeare's Hamlet at the Dubrovnik Summer Theatre Festival in Croatia. Originally cast as Laertes, and understudy to Hamlet, he took over the role when the star dropped out of the production shortly before the first performance. Visnjic portrayed the doomed prince for seven years from 1994 to 2000, winning several Orlando Awards (the equivalent of the Tony Award). During an episode of ER, Luka demonstrated his expertise in the part of Hamlet, by reciting an excerpt from the "To be or not to be" soliloquy in Croatian. In the same episode, he demonstrated his skill in another Shakespeare-related hobby by fencing with Noah Wyle's character, Dr. John Carter. Shakespeare redirects here. ...
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Prior to ER, Visnjic had small speaking roles in films such as The Peacemaker, Committed and Practical Magic. In 1998 he also appeared in Madonna's music video "The Power of Goodbye", and had a cameo in the movie Rounders. But it was Visnjic's break-out role as Risto, the Bosnian driver in Welcome to Sarajevo that lead then-producer Jack Orman to offer him the role of the then unnamed doctor who would replace the departing George Clooney on ER. Visnjic joined ER in the sixth season in late 1999, and assumed the lead in Season 12. [2] The Peacemaker is a 1997 thriller and action movie starring George Clooney and Nicole Kidman. ...
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Since joining ER, Visnjic has co-starred in the movie The Deep End, voice-acted in Ice Age, and starred in Posljednja volja and Doctor Sleep. More recently, he starred in the television mini-series Spartacus and the Croatian movie and television series Duga mračna noć. He appeared with Jennifer Garner in the movie Elektra. During the summer of 2005, Visnjic was one of four finalists for the role of James Bond, eventually losing out to British actor Daniel Craig. Recently, Visnjic appeared in UNKLE's music video for the song "Burn My Shadow", released in May 2007. Visnjic recently completed filming the motion picture Helen in Vancouver with Ashley Judd, playing Judd's character's husband David. [3] Visnjic also will appear alongside Carla Gugino in a segment of the upcoming film New York, I Love You, an anthology set in New York. Visnjic's segment was directed by Andrei Zvyagintsev. [4] In his next project, Visnjic will play Mr. Darcy in the upcoming theatrical film Jane Austen Handheld, a reimagined version of the Jane Austen classic "Pride and Prejudice" told from the perspective of a documentary film crew. [5] The Deep End was a film released in 2001 which stars Tilda Swinton, Goran Visnjic and Jonathan Tucker. ...
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Posljednja volja or The Last Will is a 2001 Croatian film. ...
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[edit] Personal life Visnjic is married to Croatian sculptor Ivana Vrdoljak, the daughter of filmmaker Antun Vrdoljak. They reside in Los Angeles, and maintain a home and a boat on the island of Hvar, in Croatia. In April 2007, the couple adopted a baby boy, named Tin after Croatian poet Tin Ujević. Visnjic has also acknowledged paternity of a daughter, Lana. Antun Vrdoljak (b. ...
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Hvar (Croatia) For the acronym, see HVAR. Hvar (Lesina in Italian) is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, located off the Dalmatian coast. ...
Tin Ujević (July 5, 1891 – November 12, 1955) is considered to be one of the greatest Croatian poets of all times. ...
Visnjic has been active in the American and European animal rights movements, and appeared in photographs alongside his dog Bugsy in PETA's first Eastern European anti-fur campaign. He is currently a representative for both the International Fund for Animal Welfare and a Animal Friends Croatia, as well as providing assistance to a number of small animal-rescue organizations in southern California. He has also supported a number of medical institutions in Croatia through the donation of money or equipment. Peta can refer to: Peta (prefix), a prefix meaning times 1015 in the International System of Units People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), an animal-rights organization People Eating Tasty Animals, a parody of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Peta, Greece, a town in the prefecture...
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[edit] Awards Visnjic was named People magazine's Sexiest Import in 1999 and "One of TV's Sexiest Men" in the June 5 – June 11, 2005 TV Guide. He was ranked #18 in Croatian-based monthly film magazine Hollywood in Best Croatian Male Movie Stars of All Time list in November 2005. He was also named as the Best Croatian actor in 2004 according to the votes of the visitors of internet magazines, for his role in the movie Duga mračna noć, according to the votes of Croatian newspaper Večernji list is the 156th day of the year (157th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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[edit] Filmography 15 acclaimed directors, each direct a segment about Love and Romance set in New York City. ...
Elektra is a 2005 action movie directed by Rob Bowman. ...
Spartacus is a 2004 television adaptation of the Howard Fast novel, made by USA Network Pictures and distributed by USA Cable Entertainment LLC and Universal Home Entertainment. ...
Doctor Sleep aka Close Your Eyes (USA), Hypnotic (International: English title) is a 2002 film directed by Nick Willing based on the book of the same name written by Madison Smartt Bell. ...
This article is about the film. ...
Posljednja volja or The Last Will is a 2001 Croatian film. ...
The Deep End was a film released in 2001 which stars Tilda Swinton, Goran Visnjic and Jonathan Tucker. ...
Committeds Cast Committed is a sitcom on NBC. Cast members Main characters Nate Solomon – Josh Cooke Marni Fliss – Jennifer Finnigan Bowie James – Darius McCrary Tess – Tammy Lynn Michaels Clown – Tom Poston Other characters Todd – RonReaco Lee Episodes Spoiler warning: 1. ...
ER is an Emmy-winning American serial medical drama created by novelist Michael Crichton and set primarily in the emergency room of fictional County General Hospital in Cook County, Chicago, Illinois. ...
Practical Magic is a 1998 family fantasy film directed by Griffin Dunne and starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman as witches who carry on a family legacy of witchcraft and tragedy. ...
Rounders is a 1998 film about the underground world of high-stakes poker. ...
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Welcome to Sarajevo is a British war movie from 1997. ...
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