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Robert Ugrina (born 1974 in Zagreb) is a Croatian actor and comedian.

Robert Ugrina
Born	Robert Ugrina 1974 Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Croatian
Citizenship	Croatia
Occupation	Actor

He is best known for his roles in the popular comedy series Bumerang (2005-2006), Zakon! (2009) and Ko te šiša (2016-2020). He has appeared in Sleep Sweet, My Darling, What Is a Man Without a Moustache? (both 2005), Metastases (2009), Josef (2011), Vegetarian Cannibal (2012) and Lavina (2017).[1]

He is also known for an extensive stage and voice-acting career.[2] He has provided voice-work for over a hundred animated feature films[3][4] and Eugene Krabs in the Croatian-language version of SpongeBob SquarePants.[5]

Career

He graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts of the University of Zagreb.[6]

He conceived his successful comedic career on television initially for his role as Drago in Bumerang (2005-2006). After that stint, he appeared as in the memorable supporting role of Medo Bruno on Bitange i princeze.[7]

His perhaps best-known role is the abused sidekick of Inspector Zdravko Maček (played by Stojan Matavulj) Mateo Ćirić in the controversial series Zakon! (2009) by Ivan Goran Vitez. While it was short-lived, the series has now garnered a cult following. From 2016 to 2020, he portrayed Joža, a lazy mechanic and husband of hairdresser Lili (played by Jadranka Đokić) in the commercially successful Aldo Tardozzi comedy Ko te šiša.[8][9]

He also appeared in Zabranjena ljubav, Naša mala klinika, Bibin svijet, Stipe u gostima and Najbolje godine.

He has worked actively on film, performing as a leading man in Sleep Sweet, My Darling, Otac (both 2005) Metastases (2009) and Lavina (2017) and a character actor in What Is a Man Without a Moustache? (2005), Play Me a Love Song (2007), Will Not End Here (2008), Josef (2011) and Vegetarian Cannibal (2012).[10] Lavina, screened at the 2017 Pula Film Festival, seen Ugrina star in a leading female role and gained him a Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actress nomination.[11][12]

Ugrina has starred in plays in various theatres in Zagreb, Split, Požega, Varaždin and Virovitica.[2] He has starred in plays including Vjenčani list, Radio Tesla, Brak iz računa and Sve o muškarcima.

Filmography

Television

TV series

Year	Title	Role
2005	Zabranjena ljubav	Domagoj Nola
2005	Odmori se, zaslužio si: Božićni specijal	Security Guard
2005	Balkan Inc.	Brother II
2005-2006	Bumerang	Drago
2007	Bibin svijet	Robi
2007-2008	Dobre namjere	Inspector
2007-2008	Bitange i princeze	Medo Brundo
2008	Zauvijek susjedi	Suhi Ivan
2009	Stipe u gostima	Žac
2009	Zakon!	Mateo Ćirić
2010	Stipe u gostima	Joža
2011	Najbolje godine	Hotel owner
2011	Provodi i sprovodi	Briški
2011	Stipe u gostima	Doorman
2013	Odmori se, zaslužio si	Crni
2014-2015	Kud puklo da puklo	Vjeko
2015	Počivali u miru	Kićo
2015	Crno-bijeli svijet	Pajzlek
2020	Dar mar	Petar Brkljača

Film

Film

Year	Title	Role
1999	Sunčana strana subote
1999	Četverored	General Herenčić
2000	Celestial Body	Croatian soldier
2001	The Miroslav Holding Co.	Collector
2005	Sleep Sweet, My Darling	Ladović #2
2005	What Is a Man Without a Moustache?	Miljenko
2005	Otac
2007	Play Me a Love Song	Godfather
2008	Will Not End Here	Police officer
2009	Metastases	Kizo
2011	Blurs	Tramvajac
2011	Josef	Berket
2012	Vegetarian Cannibal	Dr. Soldo
2012	Zagorski specijalitet	Joža
2012	Hives	Driver in the bus
2012	Inspector Martin and the Gang of Snails	Franjo

Voice-over roles

Film

Year	Title	Role
2004	The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie	Mr. Krabs
2006	The Wild	Samson
	Ice Age: The Meltdown	Cholly
	Happy Feet	Narrator, Leopard Seal, Trev
	The Ant Bully	Glow Worm
	Arthur and the Invisibles	Prince Darkos
	Hoodwinked!	Dolph
	The Ugly Duckling and Me!	Frank
	Antz	General Mandible
	Barnyard	Ben
	Over the Hedge	Vincent
2007	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Michelangelo and killer
	Donkey Xote	Sancho Panza
	Igor	Dr. Glickenstein
	Ratatouille	Horst
2008	Horton Hears a Who!	Vlad Vladikoff
	Dragon Hunters	Lord Arnold
	The Tale of Despereaux	Gregory
	The Jungle Book 2	Dizzy
	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	Moto Moto
2009	The Princess and the Frog	James
	Monsters vs. Aliens	General Warren R. Monger
	Up	Gama
	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	Officer Earl
2010	Marmaduke	Bosco
	Tangled	Hook Hand Thug
	Fantasia 2000	Penn and Teller
	How to Train Your Dragon	Stoick the Vast
2011	Cars 2	Grem
	Rio	Rafael
	The Smurfs	Grouchy Smurf
	Rango	Señor Flan
	Gnomeo and Juliet	Tybalt
	Puss in Boots	Raoul
2012	Hotel Transylvania	Murray the Mummy
	Rise of the Guardians	Nicolas St. North
2013	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2	Officer Earl
	The Smurfs 2	Grouchy Smurf
	Planes	Chug
2014	Planes: Fire and Rescue
	How to Train Your Dragon 2	Stoick the Vast
	The Boxtrolls	Mr. Gristle
	Rio 2	Rafael
2015	Hotel Transylvania 2	Murray the Mummy
	Minions	Walter Nelson Jr.
	Mune: Guardian of the Moon	Mox
2016	The Angry Birds Movie	Judge Peckinpah
	Sing	Bears
	The Jungle Book	Dizzy
2018	Hotel Transylvania 3	Murray the Mummy
2019	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	Stoick the Vast
2020	Dolittle	King Rassouli

References

External links

• Robert Ugrina at IMDb

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