Jiří Korn, born May 17, 1949, in Prague, Czech Republic, is a singer-songwriter and actor. He started his music career with the rock band Rebels in 1967, which disbanded in 1970 after releasing Šípková Růženka. In the early 1970s, Korn joined Olympic and began his solo career with the album LP 01 and hit single "Yvetta" (1972). He placed third in the Zlatý slavík music poll in 1977. Korn established Krach, a performing arts agency, in 1990 and played Monsieur Thénardier in the Czech production of Les Misérables at Prague's Vinohrady Theatre in 1992, winning a Thalia Award for his performance. He also starred in musicals like Dracula, The Count of Monte Cristo (2000), Golem (2006), Carmen (2008), and Jesus Christ Superstar (2010). Korn acted in films such as Honza málem králem and television shows including Anděl s ďáblem v těle, 2Bobule, and Expozitura.
