Ivo Pešák

Ivo Pešák
Background information
Born 7 September 1944
Jaroměř, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Origin Czech Republic
Died 9 May 2011(2011-05-09) (aged 66)
Prague, Czech Republic
Associated acts Ivan Mládek, Banjo Band,
Dýza Boys

Ivo Pešák (7 September 1944 – 9 May 2011[1] [2]) was a Czech singer, dancer, and comic performer. He is perhaps best known for his work with Ivan Mládek, in the latter's Banjo Band, and particularly for his high-spirited performance in the viral video phenomenon, Jožin z Bažin.[3]

Pešák was born at Jaroměř, then in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. He was a member of the rock'n'roll revival band known as the Rockec Ivo Pesaka.[4] He died in Prague from complications following a bypass surgery.[1]

In Pešák's later years, he was in a group named Dýza Boys and he starred in a number of Czech films and television series.

References

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  2. Clarinetist and singer Ivo Pěšák dies at age 66
  3. ABC News "Zeitgeist," by Ned Potter (December 10th, 2008 - retrieved on May 2, 2009).
  4. Newswrecker "Dyza Boys Videos," (retrieved on May 2nd, 2009).
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