Andrzej Adam Zaorski (17 December 1942according to other sources, 7 January 1943; Zaorski indicated the date as December and explains that the fact of his birth was registered only in January under an incorrect date – 31 October 2021Zmarł Andrzej Zaorski, aktor i satyryk. Miał 79 lat ) was a Polish actor and cabaret artist, appearing in television, film and theater, as well as on the radio. He was the son of ,at the time of the Polish People's Republic in the 1960s, the deputy minister of culture and art, and the head of Polish cinema the brother of film director Janusz Zaorski, and the father-in-law of satyrist Andrzej Butruk. Biography Zaorski was born in Piaski, Poland. He graduated from the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw in 1964 and made his debut at the theatre on 31 January 1965. He performed at the Warsaw Contemporary Theatre until 1970, then at the Ateneum Theatre, National Theatre, Powszechny Theatre, "On Targówku" theatre and Square theatre, and the U Lopka, Pod Egidą, "Tu 60-tka" and "Kaczuch Show" cabarets. In the 1970s, he participated in productions of regular television programs (including Gallux Show and Studio Gama) and radio (60 minut na godzinę). In 1991, he received the Wiktora award for television personality.
From 1991 to 1993, he created the TV series Polskie Zoo.
In the early 1990s, Zaorski retired from active work in theater and film, though at the end of this decade and in the early 2000s, he starred in several TV series, as well as an amateur director. He suffered a stroke in 2004, causing paralysis and significantly reducing his ability to speak with his almost-synonymous voice. Issued in 2006, he wrote an autobiographical novel, Ręka, noga, mózg na ścianie,współpraca: Katarzyna Ciesielska; in which he described the process of recovery from the stroke.
He was a part of the radio novel W Jezioranach.
Selected filmography
1964: Pięciu .... Staszek 1966: Marysia i Napoleon .... Porajski - Marysia's Friend 1966: Małżeństwo z rozsądku .... Artist 1967: The Night of the Generals .... German Radiotelegraphist (uncredited) 1967: Westerplatte .... Lt. Zdzisław Kręgielski 1967: Stawka większa niż życie .... Romek Górski 1967: Paryż - Warszawa bez wizy 1968: Dynamit in grüner Seide 1968: Ostatni po Bogu .... Martula 1969: Zbrodniarz, który ukradł zbrodnie .... Journalist (voice) 1970: Album polski .... Anna's Friend 1970: Raj na ziemi .... Wiktor Szarówka 1971: Epilog norymberski 1972: Uciec jak najbliżej .... Colleague 1972: Bolesław Śmiały .... Grzegorz, King's knight 1974: Ile jest życia (TV Series) .... Jerzy Janas 1977: Wielka podróż Bolka i Lolka .... Sprawozdawca (voice) 1977: Lalka .... Julian Ochocki 1979: Skradziona kolekcja .... Głazik 1980: Nasze podwórko .... Tomek's father 1985: Baryton .... Ryszard Domagala 1987: The Mother of Kings 1987: Maskarada .... Cabaret Manager 1988: Śmierć Johna L. .... Stefan Nowak 1989: Piłkarski poker .... president of the 'Koks' Wałbrzych football club 1991: Panny i wdowy .... painter Henryk, Maria's husband 2003: Sprawa na dziś (TV Series) .... doorman Maurycy (final appearance)
Dubbing 1969 Zbrodniarz, który ukradł zbrodnię - the voice of a "Polish courier"
Awards Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta in 2012 for outstanding achievements in artistic and creative work, for promoting democratic changes in Poland Złoty Mikrofon – 2006
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