Michael Hofbauer (6 January 1964, Prague – 10 January 2013) was a Czech film actor who gained popularity mainly in children's roles. He became popular as Otík in the TV series and films featuring the character of Pan Tau and as Osvald in the film Lucie, postrach ulice. [1] [2] From 1989, he worked in a theatre as a lighting technician while also playing a few minor roles. [3] He suffered from cancer of the neck. In 2006, he underwent surgery, and then he underwent radiation therapy. [4] He died of cancer in 2013.
Prague is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, the 14th largest city in the European Union and the historical capital of Bohemia. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of 2.6 million. The city has a temperate climate, with warm summers and chilly winters.
The Czechs or the Czech people, are a West Slavic ethnic group and a nation native to the Czech Republic in Central Europe, who share a common ancestry, culture, history, and Czech language.
Pan Tau is a character created for a children's television series. There were 33 episodes in 4 series made by the Czechoslovak Television (ČST) in co-operation with Barrandov Studios and the West German TV network Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR). A pilot film was shot in 1966, 33 episodes were made from 1969 until 1978. The project ended with a feature film in 1988.
