associated_acts death_date death_place birth_place article_title background birth_date image origin name
ivan '' mládek , banjo band , '' dýza boys 9 may 2011 prague , czech republic jaroměř , protectorate of bohemia and moravia ivo pešák
 solo_singer 7 september 1944 ivo pešák.jpg czech republic ivo pešák
ivo pešák

ivo pešák -lrb- 7 september 1944 -- 9 may 2011 -rrb- was a czech singer , dancer , and comic performer .
he is perhaps best known for his work with ivan mládek , in the latter 's `` banjo band '' , and particularly for his high-spirited performance in the viral video phenomenon , `` jožin z bažin '' .
pešák was born at jaroměř , then in the protectorate of bohemia and moravia .
he was a member of the rock 'n' roll revival band known as the `` rockec ivo pesaka '' .
he died in prague from complications following a bypass surgery .
in pešák 's later years , he was in a group named dýza boys and he starred in a number of czech films and television series .
