Jozef Pročko
{{Short description|Slovak comedian and politician}}
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| caption = Pročko in 2015
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| office = Member of the National Council
| termstart = 12 May 2020
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|3|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = Halič, Czechoslovakia
| party = Ordinary People and Independent Personalities
| alma_mater = Comenius University
Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava
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| children = 2
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Jozef Pročko (born 13 March 1965){{Cite web|title=Osobný profil Jozef Pročko|url=https://www.aktuality.sk/osobnost/procko-jozef/|website=Aktuality.sk|publisher=Ringier Axel Springier Slovakia|access-date=27 June 2023|language=sk}} is a Slovak comedian and politician. He has served as a Member of the National Council of Slovakia since 2020.
Early life
Pročko was born in Halič on 13 March 1965. He studied physical education at the Comenius University and acting at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, graduating in 1994.{{Cite web|title=Osoby, ktoré získali titul na UK|url=https://absolventi.uniba.sk/searchTop.do|website=Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava|access-date=27 June 2023|language=sk|archive-date=27 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427215912/https://absolventi.uniba.sk/searchTop.do|url-status=dead}}
Career
Pročko was employed by various TV Channels and the New Scene theatre from 1994 until 1996. He was the first host of Koleso Štastia, the Slovak adaptation of Wheel of Fortune.{{Cite web|title=Strategie - Koleso šťastia sa vracia na obrazovky. Moderátorom bude Lukáš Adamec|url=https://strategie.hnonline.sk/news/media/791537-koleso-stastia-sa-vracia-na-obrazovky-moderatorom-bude-lukas-adamec|newspaper=Hospodárske noviny|publisher=Mafra|date=10 July 2016|access-date=27 June 2023|language=sk}} Pročko has been an independent artist since 1996, performing and hosting a variety of comedy shows. He is a four-time winner of the OTO Awards in the entertainer category.{{Cite web |title=Jozef Pročko|url=https://www.obycajniludia.sk/ludia/jozef-procko/|website=OĽANO|access-date=27 June 2023|language=sk}}
Pročko has operated a cultural centre Zbrojnica in Halič since 2000s.{{When|date=September 2024}} He also runs a foundation "Jožo Pročko for Children" which organizes summer camps for children from disadvantaged backgrounds and supports victims of domestic abuse.{{Cite magazine|title=Jožo Pročko: Je choré odfotiť sa s postihnutým dieťaťom, že som mu pomohol|url=https://zivot.pluska.sk/pribehy/procko-chore-fotit-postihnutym|magazine=Plus jeden deň|publisher=News and Media Holding|date=9 May 2017|access-date=27 June 2023|language=sk}} Pročko has been a Member of the National Council since 2020, being elected on OĽANO list.{{Cite web|title=Pročko: Za OĽaNO by som kandidoval znovu, ale chcem mať dosah na výber kandidátov|url=https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/EYXM1Xk/procko-za-olano-by-som-kandidoval-znovu-ale-chcem-mat-dosah-na-vyber-kandidatov/|website=Aktuality.sk|publisher=Ringier Axel Springier Slovakia|date=24 November 2022|access-date=27 June 2023|language=sk}}
Personal life
Pročko is married and has two children. He lives in Bratislava.
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Category:Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2020–2023
Category:20th-century Slovak male actors
Category:Comenius University alumni
Category:Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava alumni
Category:People from Lučenec District
Category:Slovak television presenters
Category:Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2023–2027
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