{"id":940316,"date":"2026-05-05T23:24:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T23:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/940316\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T23:24:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T23:24:16","slug":"actor-john-malkovich-granted-croatian-citizenship-in-zagreb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/940316\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor John Malkovich granted Croatian citizenship in Zagreb"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"articleDetails list-reset mt0\">\n<li class=\"inline-block mr1\">by <a class=\"articleDetails__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.croatiaweek.com\/author\/admin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">croatiaweek<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"inline-block mr1\">\n                    May 5, 2026\n                <\/li>\n<li class=\"inline-block mr1\">\n                    in<\/p>\n<p>                    <a class=\"articleDetails__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.croatiaweek.com\/category\/entertainment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Entertainment<\/a>                <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-164511\" class=\"size-full wp-image-164511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/john-malkovich-zagreb.jpg\" alt=\"Actor John Malkovich receives Croatian citizenship in Zagreb\" width=\"827\" height=\"478\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-164511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Actor John Malkovich receives Croatian citizenship in Zagreb (Photo: Interior Minister Davor Bo\u017einovi\u0107\/X)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Renowned American actor John Malkovich has officially been granted Croatian citizenship, <\/b><strong>highlighting his Croatian roots and connection with the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The decision was confirmed by Croatia\u2019s Interior Minister Davor Bo\u017einovi\u0107, who shared the news on social media following a formal ceremony. <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">During the event, Malkovich was presented with official documentation confirming his new status as a Croatian citizen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In a brief statement, Bo\u017einovi\u0107 described the occasion as both short and meaningful, welcoming the globally acclaimed actor into his new role as a Croatian national.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Malkovich\u2019s connection to Croatia dates back generations. His great-grandparents emigrated to the United States from the town of Ozalj, located in Karlovac County. <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Over the years, the actor has visited Croatia on multiple occasions, maintaining ties with his heritage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\">Danas smo u kratkoj, ali va\u017enoj ceremoniji, uru\u010dili rje\u0161enje o hrvatskom dr\u017eavljanstvu Johnu Malkovichu. Svjetski poznati glumac, koji je obilje\u017eio kinematografiju brojnim ulogama, preuzeo je novu ulogu i postao hrvatski dr\u017eavljanin. <\/p>\n<p>\u010cestitam i dobrodo\u0161li. \ud83c\udfad \ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MuduIl4y1a\">pic.twitter.com\/MuduIl4y1a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Davor Bo\u017einovi\u0107 (@DavorBozinovic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavorBozinovic\/status\/2051713841541554438?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">Widely regarded as one of the most accomplished actors of his generation, Malkovich has appeared in more than 70 films. His notable roles include performances in The Killing Fields, Empire of the Sun, Dangerous Liaisons, In the Line of Fire, and Being John Malkovich.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In addition to his film work, he is also highly respected for his contributions to theatre. His career has earned him two Academy Award nominations and three Golden Globe nominations, reflecting decades of success in the arts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">During his visit to Zagreb, Malkovich was also received by Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovi\u0107 at Banski dvori. The meeting included discussions on Croatian culture, tourism, sport, and business opportunities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The meeting was attended by Tourism Minister Ton\u010di Glavina and Croatian National Tourist Board director Kristjan Stani\u010di\u0107.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We welcomed John Malkovich in Banski Dvori and together with Minister of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mintsRH?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@mintsRH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonciGlavina?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@TonciGlavina<\/a> and Director of Croatian Tourist Board <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Croatia_hr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Croatia_hr<\/a> Kristjan Stani\u010di\u0107 exchanged the views about \ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf7 culture, tourism, sports and business. John\u2019s long career and his art success is a\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QlVoys3yBt\">pic.twitter.com\/QlVoys3yBt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrej Plenkovi\u0107 (@AndrejPlenkovic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrejPlenkovic\/status\/2051585066334114225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>        \tSign up to receive the Croatia Week Newsletter <\/p>\n<p>    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"by croatiaweek May 5, 2026 in Entertainment Actor John Malkovich receives Croatian citizenship in Zagreb (Photo: Interior Minister&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":940317,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3935],"tags":[77,3943,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-940316","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-movies","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116524553807375701","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/940316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=940316"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/940316\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/940317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=940316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=940316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=940316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}