Andrzej Mleczko (born 5 January 1949) is a Polish

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, mostly known for his

satirical Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of shaming or e ...

activities. He is also connected with

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, book illustrations,

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and

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s. He has worked with Polish and foreign magazines, in which he has published more than 15,000 of his drawings. He graduated from the Faculty of

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of Cracow University of Technology. In 1982 in

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he opened his own art gallery. He also opened his own gallery in 2002 in

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

. In 2001 he co-hosted (with Paweł Pawlik) programme called ''Galeria Andrzeja Mleczki'' (''Gallery of Andrzej Mleczko'') on the radio station

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. In 2003 he took part in ''Moja szkoła w Unii Europejskiej'' (''My school in the

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''), a program promoting integration with the EU. He also received a ''Krakowska Książka Miesiąca'' (''Cracovian Book of the Month'') award in November 2008 for his book ''Seks, mydło i powidło''. He has made appearances in two of

Olaf Lubaszenko Olaf Sergiusz Linde-Lubaszenko (born 6 December 1968)Olaf Lubaszenko
at the Polish Internet Movie Database

's films: ''

Chłopaki nie płaczą ''Boys Don't Cry'' ( pl, Chłopaki nie płaczą) is a Polish movie directed by Olaf Lubaszenko. It was shot between June 9, 1999 and July 14, 1999 on location in Warszawa and Jelenia Góra. The film premiered on February 25, 2000, and has receiv ...

'' (''Boys don't cry'', 2000) and "E=mc²" (2002). He has a daughter, Ewa and a grandson.

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mleczko, Andrzej 1949 births Living people Polish satirists Polish male writers People from Tarnobrzeg Recipients of the Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis Tadeusz Kościuszko University of Technology alumni Polish illustrators Polish cartoonists