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Andreja Pejic was born on 28 August 1991 in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She is an actress, known for The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018), Habit (2021) and The Other Me (2022).

Mirsad Tuka was born on 19 June 1965 in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Underground (1995), Remake (2003) and Crna hronika (2004). He was married to Nerma Tuka. He died on 11 July 2023 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Emir Hadzihafisbegovic was born on 20th of August 1961 in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He graduated acting at the Academy of performing arts in Sarajevo in 1986. From 1989 to 1992 he worked at the Folk theater in Tuzla. The war years he spent (1991 - 1995) in the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH) and Croatian Defence Council (HVO). In 1996 he started to work at the National Theater of Sarajevo. Achieved more than 80 roles in theater and on TV. He is working as the theatre, television and film actor.

From 1998 to 2005 he was a professor of acting at the Academy of drama arts in Tuzla and from 2007 to 2011 he was a Minister of Sport and Culture of Sarajevo Canton. He is a member of Bosniak nationalist Party of Democratic Action (SDA). He lives in Sarajevo and Tuzla, he is married and has 2 children.

Selma Alispahic is one of the most prominent actresses in Bosnia Herzegovina and the region of Balkans. She also lived and worked in London and performed at the Royal National Theatre, Complicite theatre, Young Vic theatre. For her work she received many national and international awards. She teaches Acting to actors, film directors, opera singers and game developers.

Jasmin Mekic was born on 9 February 1980 in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is an actor, known for Tribes of Europa (2021), Crna hronika (2004) and Sjene proslosti (2024).

Fahreta Zivojinovic (née Jahic), known by her stage name Lepa Brena, is a Yugoslav and Bosnian pop-folk singer, actress and businesswoman. She is the best-selling female recording artist from the former Yugoslavia. Lepa Brena grew up in Brcko, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and has lived in Belgrade, Serbia since 1980, where she started her career. Lepa Brena is considered to be a symbol of the former Yugoslavia, due to the fact that she was one of the last popular acts to emerge before the breakup of Yugoslavia. She has described herself as being "Yugo-nostalgic". Along with her husband, Slobodan Zivojinovic and friend, Sasa Popovic, Brena co-founded and co-owns Grand Production, the biggest record label and production company in the Balkans. In 2019, they decided to sell Grand Production for EUR30 million.

Senada Nurkic is a Bosnian reality TV star and singer. She was born on 9th March 1991 in Tuzla. From a young age, Senada wanted to become famous and sang wherever she appeared. She was auditioned for the music show "Zvezda mozes biti ti" but she did not go to another round. In 2015 she appeared twice in the reality TV show "Parovi". In 2018, she became a participant in the reality TV show "Zadruga".

Davor Janjic was born on 18 November 1969 in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Outsider (1997), Zivot sa stricem (1988) and Charuga (1991). He died on 28 November 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia.

Senad Halilbasic was born on 18 September 1988 in Tuzla, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Yugoslavia. He is a writer and producer, known for 7500 (2019), Souls (2022) and Abschlag (2009).

Amar Selimovic was born on 15 January 1982 in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is an actor, known for The Ascent (2011), Yearning for Karim (2010) and Fearing in Sarajevo (2019). He has been married to Adisa Vatres Selimovic since June 2014. They have two children.

Daniela Dakich is an actress born in Tuzla, former Yugoslavia, now Bosnia. She grew up in Belgrade, Serbia. She is Serbian, with Montenegrin and Italian ancestry. She started acting at the age of 3 and was a former child TV star in Yugoslavia. She got her acting training in the theatre. She graduated from Drama Youth School and later, Acting Conservatory for young adults, both in the class of a famous acting teacher Tomislav Krstic. Daniela was also opera trained for 8 years in the class of Maida Softic, with whom she toured former Yugoslavia as a member of a famous choir. Daniela toured former Yugoslavian countries with acting children troop "Omladinski". She performed in over 700 theatre shows. At the age of three she was bitten by acting bug watching movies by Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Marx Brothers, Laurel and Hardy, Western and silent movies, Looney Tunes. She started imitating these characters. She would write sketches and poems and perform them at the school competitions, where she was found by acting teacher Tomislav Krstic. She enjoys work in the film industry, theatre and TV equally. She often does voice over for Microsoft products. As I child she was very athletic. She has a blue belt in karate. She often does her martial arts scenes in the movies by herself. She is an expert for stage combat and often applies this experience in her acting work. She use to compete in running: 600 meters and 800 meters and was a school champion. She was the youngest volleyball captain for a school team and she was in a school basketball team as well as rifle shooting team. She is an avid swimmer and a tennis player. She came to USA to pursue her acting career. She finished HB Studio Conservatory Acting Program with Ed Morehouse, Austin Pendleton, Carol Rosenfeld, Aleksey Burago, Fred Timm, Victor Slezak, Karen Ludwig and Carol Goodheart. She studied with Anne Bogart at Siti Company. She finished UCB Improv Training in New York. She's been working all the time since the day she came to New York, which felt like her long lost home. She has been working off Broadway, and people like Michael Parva, Directors Company, Invictus Theatre, Tovah Feldshuh, Ian Morgan an The New Group, Catherine Filloux, Laura Esterman, Rasa Alan Kazlas, Austin Pendleton, Aleksey Burago, Florenzia Lozano, Dan Gordon, Russell Brand, Beth Stern, Bob Giraldi. Her inspiration and people that she would love to work with are: Meryl Streep, Helen Mirren, Russell Crowe, Clint Eastwood, Robert Downey Jr, Johnny Depp, Stephen Spielberg and James Cameron.

Fuad Tabucic was born on 28 July 1976 in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for Idealan posao (2020), Infiltration (2019) and Kleveta (2012).

Igor Skvarica (born August 26 in Tuzla) is a Bosnian actor. He has performed in film, television, theatre and radio. He played in a several short, feature films and TV series. In 2015, he was cast as a guest star in the last season of the Sean Bean starring TV series Legends (2014).

He first appeared on a movie screen in Goran Vojnovic's feature Chefurs Raus and went on to achieve notable roles in several awarded films, including Faruk Loncarevic's With Mom, Iglika Triffonova's The Prosecutor the Defender the Father and His Son, Ermin Bravo's Breath etc.

His theatre work includes appearances in "Stones in His Pockets" (Marie Jones), "Animal farm" (George Orwell), "The Lower Depths" (Maxim Gorky), "A Streetcar Named Desire" (Tennessee Williams) etc.

Skvarica achieved international recognition by appearing in the American TV show Legends (Fox21/TNT) while his popularity in the ex-Yu region stems from his role in the Bosnian sitcom Hilmija's Tavern (Fist).

Sabrina Noack was born in 1966 in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Talking Dolls (2017), Pecat (2008) and Kill Me Today, Tomorrow I'm Sick! (2018).

Midhat Kusljugic was born on 30 January 1964 in Tuzla, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Yugoslavia. He is an actor and writer, known for Vi ste dobro, a kako smo mi? (2016), Body Complete (2012) and Tata i zetovi (2006).

Adnan Omerovic was born on 2 September 1980 in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He is an actor and writer, known for The Happiest Man in the World (2022), Tu pa tam (2004) and Papagajka (2016).

Denijal Hasanovic was born in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Denijal is a writer and director, known for Catalina (2017), List (2001) and Z odzysku (2006).

Fedja Zahirovich was born on the 3rd of January, 1994 in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Yugoslav wars.

As a child, he was fascinated with both music and acting, which led him to study not only guitar at the music school but also acting at the Academy of Drama Arts in Tuzla as the youngest and one of the most promising students. Consequently, in 2016, Fedja graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Acting for Film, TV, Theatre and Radio.

With almost 10 years of professional experience, he is now a versatile actor known for the international feature film "The Final Barrier" (2016), Croatian TV series "Crno-bijeli Svijet" (2020-2021) and Italian-Bosnian feature film "Summer Dew" (2020).

Now, based in Dublin, he's pursuing his international career goals both in acting and producing.

More information is available on his official website: www.fedjazah.com

Drazen Pavlovic was born on 9 April 1990 in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is an actor, known for Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020), Tender (2022) and Sweet Dreams (2016).

Meliha Fakic was born on 4 February 1967 in Tuzla, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Dar Mar (2020), Viza za buducnost (2002) and Whichever Way the Ball Bounces (2014).

Armin Catic was born on 11 March 1976 in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He is an actor and producer, known for Sveta obitelj (2023), Vi ste dobro, a kako smo mi? (2016) and Crna hronika (2004).

Amir Hadzic was born on 9 May 1994 in Brijesnica Mala, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is a director and writer, known for Kodnas & Usvijetu (2017), Brejk'n Njuz (2016) and Razgovor (2016). He has been married to Hany Hadzic since 5 April 2014. They have one child.

Otto Englander was born on 17 February 1906 in Tuzla, Bosnia. He was a writer and production manager, known for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), Dumbo (1941) and Pinocchio (1940). He was married to Erna. He died on 13 October 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Ivana Perkunic Mesalic was born on 7 November 1979 in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Montevideo: Taste of a Dream (2010), Montevideo, Bog te video! (2012) and Efekat leptira (2023).

Branko Ilic was born on 22 November 1977 in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for Move On (2012), In the Name of Father and Son (1999) and Borders, Raindrops (2018).