ANDREJ HRYC (BOUCHAL)
Andrej Hryc belongs among the most frequently cast Slovak actors and he often appears also in Czech cinematography. Apart from being a much sought after actor, he is also a successful entrepreneur and manager. After graduating from the University of Performing Arts in Bratislava in 1971, he joined the State Theatre in Košice. In 1981, he became a member of the New Scene Theatre in Bratislava and later also its managing director for some time. Following the Velvet Revolution in 1989, he temporarily entered politics and, above all, he threw himself into business. He founded the immensely successful Twist radio station, which he managed until 2004. Despite all his activities, Andrej has never neglected his career as an actor, he played in more than 50 films, he portrayed countless television and theatre roles and he also devotes his efforts to the radio and dubbing. His filmography includes such pictures as Tisícročná včela I and II (The Bee Millennium, by Juraj Jakubisko, 1983), Utekajme, už ide! (Run, He Is Coming!, by Dušan Rapoš, 1986), Pehavý Max a strašidlá (Freckled Max and the Spooks, by Juraj Jakubisko, 1987), Sedím na konári a je mi dobre (Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself, by Juraj Jakubisko, 1989), Kamarád do deště I and II (A Bad Weather Friend, by Jaroslav Soukup, 1988 and 1992), Na krásnom modrom Dunaji (On the Beautiful Blue Danube, by Štefan Semjan, 1994), or Rivers of Babylon (by Vladimír Balco, 1998), for which he was nominated for the Czech Lion. Andrej Hryc and Juraj Herz have been long-time friends, Andy appeared in a number of Juraj Herz's films, for example, in the comedy Sladké starosti (Sweet Troubles, 1984) or the fairy tale Císařovy nové šaty (The Emperor's New Clothes, 1994), in the parable Pasáž (Passage, 1996), or in the TV series Černí baroni (Black Barons, 2003). At present, Andy Hryc plays one of the characters in the never-ending TV Nova series Ulice (Street) and he also appears in musicals. He lives in Prague and he travels to his native city Bratislava only on business.