Piotr Fronczewski
Piotr Fronczewski | |
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| Born | 8 June 1946 Łódź, Poland |
| Alma mater | The Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw |
| Occupation | Actor, singer |
| Spouse(s) | Ewa Fronczewska |
| Children | Katarzyna Fronczewska Magdalena Fronczewska |
| Musical career | |
| Also known as | Franek Kimono, Crazy Zdzich, Pan Kimono |
| Genres | Disco, ballad |
| Labels | Arston, Polskie Nagrania Muza, Alcom, Columbia Records, Sony Music Entertainment Poland, Sony BMG Music Entertainment Poland, Vega, Polmark, Polton, Savitor, Brawo, Polskie Radio/Pomaton EMI |
| Associated acts | Jan Pietrzak |
Piotr Fronczewski (born 8 June 1946 in Łódź, Poland), is a Polish actor and singer.
Life and career[]
He was born to a Polish mother, Bogna Duszyńska (1912–2016) and a Polish-Jewish father, Władysław Fronczewski (1900–1969). His father was born as Władysław Finkelstein and changed last name before the outbreak of World War II.
Piotr Fronczewski created a fictional character Franek Kimono he issued a disco LP in 1983 which was meant to be a musical joke but turned out to be a great success. Fronczewski started his acting career playing in the theater. He also performed in cabarets. His daughters – Kasia and Magda Fronczewski were very popular child-singers in late 1980s and early 1990s.
From his TV and movie work, he's probably best known as Pan Kleks (Mr Inkblot), the main character of a series of movies based on books written by Jan Brzechwa and illustrated by Craig Bonner. He also voiced Robert "Bob" Parr/Mr. Incredible in the Polish dub of The Incredibles franchise and Diego in the Polish version of the Ice Age film series.
In 1990, Gustaw Holoubek ranked him among the three greatest Polish dramatic actors post-1965 alongside Andrzej Seweryn and Wojciech Pszoniak.[1]
Selected filmography[]
- 1958 –
- 1972 – Boleslaw Smialy
- 1974 – Ziemia Obiecana as Horn
- 1975 – A Woman's Decision as Jan
- 1976 –
- 1978 – as Fred Kampinos vel Szpicbródka
- 1979 –
- 1980 – The Moth
- 1981 – Znachor as Dobraniecki
- 1982 – as Szczygieł
- 1983 – as Ambroży Kleks
- 1983 –
- 1985 –
- 1987 –
- 1987 –
- 1988 –
- 1989 – as Czesław Wiśniak
- 1989 – A Tale of Adam Mickiewicz's 'Forefathers' Eve'
- 1990 – Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema
- 1995 – Awantura o Basię
- 1998 –
- 1999 –
- 1999 –
- 1999 – Rodzina zastępcza as Jacek Kwiatkowski
- 2001 –
- 2002 – Dzień Świra
- 2004 – The Incredibles (Polish dub)
- 2006 – Rozmowy z katem as Jürgen Stroop
See also[]
- Polish cinema
- Polish Film Awards
References[]
- ^ "PIOTR FRONCZEWSKI skończył 70 lat! Zobacz wszystkie wcielenia Pana Kleks". Retrieved 16 April 2020.
External links[]
- IBFP entry[permanent dead link]
- Piotr Fronczewski at IMDb
- Link to official Franek Kimono project page
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