{{Short description|Czech actor, singer, composer, and writer (born 1957)}} {{BLP sources|date=February 2010}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Marek Eben | image = Marek Eben.jpg | caption = Marek Eben at 42nd KV IFF | image_size = | alt = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Marek Eben | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1957|12|18}} | death_date = | origin= {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Prague, Czechoslovakia | occupation = Actor, singer, composer, writer, television host | instrument = | genre = Rock, Folk, Jazz | years_active = | label = | associated_acts = <!-- Still disputed --> | website = [https://www.bratriebenove.cz/ www.bratriebenove.cz] }} '''Marek Eben''' (born 18 December 1957) is a Czech actor, singer, composer, writer and television host.

==Career== Eben studied music and drama at the Prague Conservatory.<ref name="Interview">{{cite web|first=Coilin|last=O'Connor|date=1 March 2005|url=https://english.radio.cz/marek-eben-czech-republics-mr-nice-8096379 |title=Marek Eben – the Czech Republic's "Mr. Nice"|work=Radio Prague|access-date=14 April 2011}}</ref> His father, Petr Eben, and his uncle Ilja Hurník were both composers. With his brothers Kryštof and David, he formed a band "Bratři Ebenové" (Eben Brothers) in 1984, with Marek as the writer, composer and singer.

Eben has won a number of awards for his work as a TV presenter. His presenting work includes the Czech version of ''Dancing with the Stars'', and the long-running Czech Television talk show ''Na plovárně'' ("At the swimming-pool"), in which he interviews international celebrities. He also participates in the organization of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. He is openly Christian, and is known for his polite interviewing style.<ref name="Interview" />

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