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Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
Zapasiewicz in 2008
Born	(1934-09-13)13 September 1934 Warsaw, Poland
Died	14 July 2009(2009-07-14) (aged 74) Warsaw, Poland
Occupation(s)	Actor, Director
Years active	1971–2009

Zbigniew Jan Zapasiewicz (13 September 1934 – 14 July 2009) was one of the most prominent post-war Polish actors, as well as a theatre director and pedagogue. In 2001, he received the Polish Academy Award for Best Actor.

Biography

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz was born on 13 September 1934 in Warsaw, Poland. During 1951–1952 he studied chemistry at the Warsaw University of Technology. In 1956 he graduated in acting from the National Academy of Theatre in Warsaw (now Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy). He made his debut in 1955 in the Theatre of New Warsaw.

During 1959–1966 Zapasiewicz was an actor of the Contemporary Theatre. In 1982 he moved to Teatr Powszechny. During 1987–1990 he was a managing director of the Dramatic Theatre. Since 1993 he acted at the Contemporary Theatre.

Zapasiewicz died in Warsaw on 14 July 2009, at the age of 74.

Filmography

References

Inline

1. Bujanowicz, Michał (August 2004). "Zbigniew Zapasiewicz". culture.pl. Instytut Adama Mickiewicza. Retrieved 11 November 2007.

General

• "Zapasiewicz Zbigniew". WIEM Encyklopedia (in Polish). Retrieved 14 November 2007.

External links

• Zbigniew Zapasiewicz at IMDb
• Bujanowicz, Michał (August 2004). "Zbigniew Zapasiewicz". culture.pl. Instytut Adama Mickiewicza.

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