Tivadar Farkasházy


Tivadar Farkasházy is a Hungarian humorist, author, and journalist.

Biography

He graduated at Corvinus University of Budapest majoring in economical planning/mathematics in 1969, and earned his doctoral title. He was one of the Hungarian investment bank's economists from 1969 to 1972, after that he was a journalist at a university magazine, titled "Közgazdász". From 1973 he was the director of the "Vidám Színpad", later the director of the "Mikroszkóp Színpad". In 1974 he was the winner of Magyar Rádió's first humourfestival. From 1975 he was the editor of the Rádiókabaré. From 1989 he is owner, editor, and frequent contributor to the satirical political biweekly Hócipő. 14 of his books have been published.
He was jailed for one night, rather than paying a traffic fine.

Personal life

His hobbies are soccer and chess. He owns a holiday house in Balatonszárszó. His favorite composer is Richard Wagner. He is an avid fan of the races. His favourite horse is the Hungarian horse Overdose. Farkasházy wrote a book about this horse. His two favourite paintings were painted by Frans Hals. He likes to drink Hungarian red wine and especially the palinka.

Family

He is married. His wife, Noémi Benedek is a violin-maker master. He's got children and he's got a grandson and a granddaughter. He is famous because of his big family. His family members are Lippo Hertzka, Móric Farkasházi Fischer and many others.

Appearances in Heti Hetes

He is one of the permanent members of the weekly show "Heti Hetes". He sits on the seventh place. He was in the first Heti Hetes in 1999. He's best known for his long stories. He is one of the most popular members in this show. The other members often joke about his stories, because he was in so many places and many different events.

Awards