Jan Kraus was born on 15 August 1953 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor and writer, known for Mestecko aneb Sláva vítezum, cest porazeným (2003), Cerní baroni (1992) and Jeste vetsí blbec, nez jsme doufali (1994). He has been married to Ivana Chýlková since 2010. He was previously married to Jana Krausová.