Biography

Being a prominent leading actor on the Serbian musical stage, no wonder Slobodan Stefanovic can be seen dancing, singing, acting - a shining star in the artistic heaven of his native country.

Slobodan was born on August 21, 1977 in the city of Novi Sad. He attended a reputable grammar school in Sremski Karlovci, after which he enrolled in the Drama & Art Academy, under Professor Vida Ognjenovic.

He was launched as a young acting star-to-be even before the end of his studies, when during his 3rd year, he was offered a leading role in the comedy "Svetislav & Mileva", at the Serbian National Theatre in Novi Sad.

His first movie "She's in Love with Red Star" was shot in 2000, after which he started acting in the Belgrade National Theater in "Mileva Einstein".

Around that time, the Terazije Theatre was auditioning for new members and more than two hundred young actors applied. Slobodan successfully passed the audition and became a member of the new young acting crew, which in the history of this theatre is known by the nickname "Misha's babies", led by a firm hand of an experienced director Mihajlo Vukobratovic. Slobodan's career in this theater started in "Grease".

In 2003 he moved from Novi Sad to Belgrade, since the demand for him was getting bigger and bigger in the Terazije Theatre.

Always striving for perfection and being driven to constantly improve himself, in 2009 Slobodan attended the oldest musical school in the USA, "Jacob's Pillow", at the invitation of the director Chat Walker. Chat and Slobodan continued their successful collaboration during the production of "Cabaret".

He has been awarded many prizes at festivals and by his home theatre. Among all of them, stand out prestigious "Zoran Radmilovic" Award for outstanding acting in theatre, the Award for the Best Young Actor at the "Joakim fest" for the performance "The Heroes", awards for performances in "Cabaret", "Grease"; and in particular the Annual Award of the Terazije Theater in 2011, for his roles in the "Producers" and "Zorba the Greek".

- IMDb mini biography by: Slobodan Stefanovic