Jan Balzer was born on January 11, 1941 in Prague, Protektorát Cechy a Morava [now Czech Republic]. He is a production manager and producer, known for
Kafka (1991),
Jára Cimrman lezící, spící (1983) and
Prague Duet (1998). He has been married to
Eliska Balzerová since 1974. They have two children.