Adaś Miauczyński is a fictional character created by
Marek Koterski
Marek Koterski (born 3 June 1942) is a Polish Film director, film and theatre director, screenwriter, actor, and playwright.
In 1972, he graduated in directing from the Łódź Film School. Initially, he made documentaries, but in 1984, he gai ...
. He has featured in a series of films and stage works as well as a musical. Adaś (in two films, he is presented as Michał Miauczyński) is a Polish man whose first name, Adaś, is a diminutive form of Adam, while Miauczyński is a wordplay derived from "meow", a sound produced by cats. He is a vulgar, neurotic, and frustrated intellectual who either lives alone or with his ex-wife, and sometimes with his children.
The character has appeared in nine feature films: ''
Dom wariatów
Dom or DOM may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Dom (given name), including fictional characters
* Dom (surname)
* Dom La Nena (born 1989), stage name of Brazilian-born cellist, singer and songwriter Dominique Pinto
* Dom people, an et ...
'' (1984), ''
Życie wewnętrzne'' (1987), ''
Porno'' (1989), ''
Nothing Funny'' (1995), ''
Ajlawju'' (1999), ''
Day of the Wacko
A day is the time period of a full rotation of the Earth with respect to the Sun. On average, this is 24 hours (86,400 seconds). As a day passes at a given location it experiences morning, afternoon, evening, and night. This daily cycle driv ...
'' (2002), ''
We're All Christs
''We're All Christs'' (''Wszyscy jesteśmy Chrystusami'') is a 2006 Polish comedy-drama film directed by Marek Koterski. It is the seventh in a nine-part series of films about the character Adaś Miauczyński, created by Koterski. Each story s ...
'' (2006), ''
Baby są jakieś inne'' (2011), and ''
7 uczuć'' (2018). Each story showcases a different aspect or era of his life, often with little continuity between them. He has been portrayed by different actors, both on stage and onscreen.
In 2017, a musical about Miauczyński, based on ''Day of the Wacko'', was released.
Film series
* ''Dom wariatów'' – portrayed by
Marek Kondrat
Marek Tadeusz Kondrat (born 18 October 1950) is a Polish film, television and theatre actor, film director, screenwriter and entrepreneur. He is regarded as one of the most popular and successful Polish actors of his generation. He gained nation ...
(1984)
* ''Życie wewnętrzne'' – portrayed by Wojciech Wysocki (1987)
* ''Porno'' – portrayed by
Zbigniew Rola (1989)
* ''
Nothing Funny'' – portrayed by
Cezary Pazura
Cezary Andrzej Pazura (born 13 June 1962 in Tomaszów Mazowiecki) is a Polish actor known for his comedy roles in movies such as ''Kiler'', ''Chłopaki nie płaczą (film), Chłopaki nie płaczą'', ''Kariera Nikosia Dyzmy'' and the sitcom ''13 ...
/Franciszek Barciś (1995)
* ''Ajlawju'' – portrayed by Cezary Pazura (1999)
* ''
Day of the Wacko
A day is the time period of a full rotation of the Earth with respect to the Sun. On average, this is 24 hours (86,400 seconds). As a day passes at a given location it experiences morning, afternoon, evening, and night. This daily cycle driv ...
'' – portrayed by Marek Kondrat (2002)
* ''
We're All Christs
''We're All Christs'' (''Wszyscy jesteśmy Chrystusami'') is a 2006 Polish comedy-drama film directed by Marek Koterski. It is the seventh in a nine-part series of films about the character Adaś Miauczyński, created by Koterski. Each story s ...
'' – portrayed by
Andrzej Chyra
Andrzej Chyra (, born 27 August 1964) is a Polish actor and theatre director. He is a member of the Polish Film Academy and the European Film Academy. In 2006, he received the Polish Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Feliks Fal ...
/ Marek Kondrat (2006)
* ''Baby są jakieś inne'' – portrayed by
Adam Woronowicz
Adam Woronowicz (; born 25 December 1973) is a Polish character actor. He has appeared in more than 90 films since 1995. He received seven Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nominations, winning once for the 2010 drama film, ''The Chr ...
(2011)
* ''7 uczuć'' – portrayed by
Michał Koterski
Michał Koterski, also known as Misiek Koterski (born 29 December 1979 in Kraków) is a Polish actor, TV presenter and stand-up comedian. Son of director Marek Koterski and Iwona Ciesielska.
Biography
He is known for the roles in the films of h ...
(2018)
Gallery
Marek Koterski.JPG, Marek Koterski is the creator of Adaś Miauczyński
Marek Kondrat4.jpg, Marek Kondrat portrayed Adaś in three films
Wojciech Wysocki2.jpg, Wojciech Wysocki portrayed Adaś in ''Życie wewnętrzne''
Pazura Cezary.JPG, Cezary Pazura portrayed Adaś in two films
Andrzej Chyra.jpg, Andrzej Chyra portrayed Adaś in ''We're All Christs''
Adam Woronowicz.jpg, Adam Woronowicz portrayed Adaś in ''Baby są jakieś inne''
Michał Koterski 2.jpg, Michał Koterski portrayed Adaś in ''7 uczuć''
Krzysztof Kowalewski (2018).jpg, Krzysztof Kowalewski portrayed Adaś onstage in ''Życie wewnętrzne''
Opania gala vip 2021.jpg, Bartosz Opania portrayed Adaś onstage in ''Dom wariatów''
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miauczyński, Adaś
Fictional alcohol abusers
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Male characters in film
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Film characters introduced in 1984