His father, Vasek Simek, was a Czechoslovakia-born New York theater director and Hollywood character actor whose roles included Soviet premiers, Russian chess players, and ambiguously "foreign" scientists.
His father was a Czechoslovakia-born New York theater director. His father was a Czechoslovakia-Hollywood character actor. Hollywood character actor's roles included Soviet premiers. Hollywood character actor's roles included Russian chess players. Hollywood character actor's roles included ambiguously "foreign" scientists. Vasek Simek was his father.