Hubert Kirił Urbański (born March 23, 1966, in

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) is a Polish actor, journalist and presenter of

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n origin. Urbański studied at Warsaw XIX

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of Warsaw Insurgents ( pl, L.O. im. Powstańców Warszawy), and then at the

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, where he studied Hindi philosophy. He then began studies at the

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in Warsaw. Between 1994 and 1995, Urbański worked at

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and then at

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, where he worked until 1998. He then worked at Radio Tok FM for a year. He began his television career by hosting the ''Antena'' at TVP, and '' Pyramid (Piramida)'' game show on

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. Since 1999, he has been working at

, hosting various shows including ''Dla ciebie wszystko'' and ''

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'', the reality shows ''Jestem Jaki Jestem'' and ''Wyprawa Robinson'', and ''

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''. Urbański is the father of four daughters - Marianna, Krystyna, Stefania and Danuta. His father is

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and his mother is

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Filmography

* ''Bar Atlantic'' (1996) - announcer (voice) * ''Miasteczko'' (2000-2001) - as himself, host of ''

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'' * ''Król przedmieścia'' (2002) - as himself (voice) * ''

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'' (2002-2003) -

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of Kasia and Tomek * ''Vinci'' (2004) - walk-on person: he is the host of the auction, which is one of the most important scenes in the film (this scene was cut out by the director of the film, although it can be seen on the

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version). * ''Czas Honoru'' (2011) - as colonel Mieczysław Skotnicki * ''Ojciec Mateusz'' (2015) - as chef Mikołaj Rębacki * ''Pierwsza Miłość'' (2015) - as businessman Damian Skowronek * ''Na dobre i na złe'' (2016) - as Andrzej * ''Druga Szansa'' (2016) - as Hein

Awards

* 2000 - a ''Wiktor'' award in ''television discovery of the year'' category. * 2000 - the award of the

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magazine in ''discovery of the year''. * 2000 - a ''Telekamery'' award in the plebiscite of readers (category ''game shows and games''). * 2001 - a ''Telekamery'' award in the plebiscite of readers (category ''game shows and games''). * 2006 - 6th place on the ''most popular stars of Polish show-business'' list of ''

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'' magazine. * 2006 - ''Złote Dzioby'' award of Radio WAWA in the ''Event of the Year'' category. * 2006 - 2nd place with Katarzyna Skrzynecka in ''Telekamery'' award's plebiscite in ''Entertainment'' category. * 2007 - 3rd place with Katarzyna Skrzynecka in ''Telekamery'' award's plebiscite in ''Entertainment'' category.

Guest appearances

* On 11 April 2006 he was the guest of ''Duże dzieci'' (''Big children''). * In October 2006 he was the guest of two episodes of ''Rozmowy w toku'' (''Talks on-air''). * On 7 May 2007 he was the guest of '' Szymon Majewski Show'' (episode 57). * On 23 December 2007 he was the guest in ''

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Since 4 May 2007 Hubert Urbański advertises for

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References

External links

Official website of Hubert Urbański
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Urbanski, Hubert 1966 births Living people Polish journalists Polish people of Bulgarian descent Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw alumni Polish television presenters Actors from Warsaw Journalists from Warsaw

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