240px, Handprint & autograph of Z. Buczkowski in Stars Avenue in Międzyzdroje Zbigniew Buczkowski (born 20 March 1951 in

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) is a Polish film actor and entertainer.

Biography

He is a son of Marian Buczkowski, a pilot at LOT Polish Airlines who died in a

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in 1951. He lived next door to a film studio where his neighbor worked as a film extra. With her help at the age of twelve he gained his first appearance as an extra in a film. In 1970 he graduated from the Technical School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering in Warsaw. By chance

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cast him in his film ''Dziewczyny do wzięcia'' in 1972. After being cast in the film, Buczkowski decided to drop his profession and devote himself to acting. He attempted to get into an acting school, but was unsuccessful. On 17 December 1983 he made his debut on the stage of the Comedy Theatre in Warsaw, in the play ''Koniec ery menelików'' directed by

and written by Andrzej Kondratiuk (as a scientist and violinist Stasio). In 1986 he passed his exams as an extra. Zbigniew_Buczkowski

He gained notoriety through his appearances on '' Dom'', '' Graczykowie'' and '' Święta wojna''. In 2014, he published his autobiography entitled ''"Pisz pan książkę!" ''

Personal life

He has two brothers. Since 1981 he has been married to Jolanta. They have a daughter, Małgorzata (an economist) and a son Michał (a lawyer). He lives in

Piaseczno Piaseczno is a town in east-central Poland with 47,660 inhabitants. It is situated in the Masovian Voivodeship, within the Warsaw metropolitan area, just south of Warsaw, approximately south of its center. It is a popular residential area and ...

. On 7 October 2010 he was fined six thousand zlotys by the District Court in Suwałki for fraudulently obtaining a certificate of completion of a driving training course.

Awards

* 2003 – Imprinting his hand on the Promenade of Stars during the VIII Festival of Stars in Międzyzdroje * 2004 – ''Crystal Pomegranate'' for winning the Best Comedy Actor Audience Choice award at the Eighth Comedy Film Festival in

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* 2009 – Monidło Award for Best Actor (non-professional) awarded during the festival of John Himilsbach in

Mińsk Mazowiecki Mińsk Mazowiecki () "''Masovian Minsk''") is a town in eastern Poland with 40,999 inhabitants (2020). It is situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999) and is a part of the Warsaw Agglomeration. It is the capital of Mińsk County. Locate ...

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