Matjaz Juren

Matjaz Juren - Zaza was born in Maribor, Slovenia. Shortly after his birth the family moved to Ljubljana, the nation's capital. He started acting at the age of 12, when he was given a small part in Ljubljana City Theatre' s production of Romulus the Great, a play by Friderich Durrenmatt. Later on he continued to be involved with theatre, most notably playing the role of Cleant in Ljubljana's Dance theatre (PTL) version of Moliere's Tartuffe, in 2007. After his temporary departure from theatre, he starred in a number of independent short films, finally gaining recognition with the independent short film, Bititsch (2009) in which he played the role of an ex-military Nazi sociopath who, above else, craves pizza. Matjaz Juren - Zaza is studying Lee Strasberg's Method acting in Ljubljana's actors studio and participating in national improvisational theatre Th Impro League with his ensemble, the Jedi Govno.