Krzysztof Marek Kolberger (13 August 1950 – 7 January 2011) was a Polish actor and theatre director. His father's surname was changed from Kohlberger in the 1950s. He had a daughter, actress
Julia Kolberger, with ex-wife
Anna Romantowska
Anna Romantowska (born 16 May 1950) is a Polish film and theatre actress.
She has been married to the Polish actor and director Krzysztof Kolberger
With Kolberger she has a daughter, the Polish actress Julia Kolberger.
In 1974 she graduated fr ...
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Life and career
Krzysztof Kolberger studied at
Warsaw Academy of Dramatic Arts (PWST) and graduated in 1972. He débuted at the Theatre of Silesia. After a period involved in the Upper Silesian National Theatre in Warsaw (Teatr Narodowy w Warszawie), where he starred in such plays as ''
Dziady
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'' (Forefathers' Eve), ''Wacława dzieje'' (The History of Wenceslas) and ''
Wesele
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'' (The Wedding).
He directed a version of ''Krakowiacy i górale'' at the
Wrocław Opera
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History
An ...
House, (which then became known as the Teatr Wielki w Poznaniu or 'Grand Theatre in Poznan'), ''Nędza uszczęśliwiona'' (The Happy Misery) (also at the Grand Theatre in Poznan), "''Żołnierz królowej Madagaskaru'' (Soldier's Queen of Madagascar) (at the Szczecin Opera) and ''Królewna Śnieżka i siedmiu krasnoludków'' (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs).
On 7 April 2005, the eve of the
Funeral of John Paul II, Kolberger read the Pope's testament on
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Television. He was also the narrator and soloist alongside Krystyna Tkacz, Beata Rybotycka and Krzysztof Gosztyła in ''Msza Polskiej'' (Polish Mass).
He was one of the heroes of the book ''Odnaleźć dobro'' (Finding the Good) (by author Marzanna Graff-Oszczepalińska) in which he told in the form of a memoir about his personal encounter with the true good which is present in man. He was known from the roles in ''Romeo and Juliet'', ''Epitafium dla Barbary Radziwiłłówny'' (Epitaph for Barbara Radziwiłłówna), ''Kornblumenblau'' and ''Najdłuższa wojna nowoczesnej Europy'' (The Longest War of Modern Europe).
Latter years and death
Krzysztof Kolberger had for many years suffered from
renal cell carcinoma
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a kidney cancer that originates in the lining of the proximal convoluted tubule, a part of the very small tubes in the kidney that transport primary urine. RCC is the most common type of kidney cancer in adults, resp ...
. He was an honorary president of the Stowarzyszenie Chorych na Raka Nerki (Kidney Cancer Association). He underwent surgery twice, which he said in a significant way changed his approach to life and his career, including the way he acted on stage and the way he directed. This was stated in a book-interview published in 2007 entitled ''Przypadek nie-przypadek. Rozmowa między wierszami księdza Jana Twardowskiego'' (Fri: "The case of non-coincidence. Conversation between the lines of Father Jan Twardowski").
He ultimately died of heart failure.
Awards
* 2007 –
Order of Polonia Restituta
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* 2008 –
Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis
See also
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Polish cinema
The history of cinema in Poland is almost as long as the history of cinematography, and it has universally recognized achievements, even though Polish films tend to be less commercially available than films from several other European nations.
Af ...
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Polish Film Awards
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References
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1950 births
2011 deaths
Polish film actors
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Polish male radio actors
Polish television actors
Polish theatre directors
Polish male film actors
20th-century Polish male actors
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Male actors from Gdańsk
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Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw alumni
Recipients of the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis
Burials at Powązki Cemetery
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