Leszek Lichota
{{Short description|Polish actor}}
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| birth_date = {{b-da|17 August 1977}}
| birth_place = Wałbrzych, Poland
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| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1999–present
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Leszek Lichota (born 17 August 1977, Wałbrzych, Poland) is a Polish actor, best known for playing Grzegorz in Polish soap opera Na Wspólnej.{{cite news|url=http://film.onet.pl/wiadomosci/leszek-lichota-wroci-na-wspolna,1,4059808,wiadomosc.html|title=Leszek Lichota wróci na Wspólną|last=Bauza|first=Marta|date=February 1, 2008|work=Onet|language=Polish|accessdate=11 May 2011}}
Life and career
In 2002, he graduated from the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw and started performing at the Polish Theatre in Poznań.{{cite news|url=https://wroclaw.naszemiasto.pl/leszek-lichota-najwiecej-doswiadczen-czerpie-z-teatru/ar/c13-3280147 |title=Leszek Lichota: "Najwięcej doświadczeń czerpię z teatru" |access-date=2 May 2020}} He made his theatre debut in the role of Nany Sirbangh in Roman Jaworski's play Hamlet Wtóry. He also appeared on popular TV series such as Na Wspólnej and Prawo Agaty.{{cite news|url=https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Leszek+Lichota-183392 |title=Leszek Lichota |access-date=2 May 2020}} In 2011, he was nominated to the Zbigniew Cybulski Award for his role in a 2010 film Lynch. His other notable roles are featured in Krzysztof Łukaszewicz's 2015 war drama Karbala and in Jan Komasa's 2019 film Corpus Christi.{{cite news|url=https://www.filmpolski.pl/fp/index.php?osoba=1139644 |title=Leszek Lichota |access-date=2 May 2020}}
Personal life
He is married to Ilona Wrońska with whom he has two children: daughter Natasha (born 2006) and son Kajetan (born 2008).{{cite news|url=https://plejada.pl/zdjecia-gwiazd/ilona-wronska-i-leszek-lichota-jak-sie-poznali-historia-zwiazku/5kvhczr |title=MIŁOŚĆ W BLASKU FLESZY: ILONA WROŃSKA I LESZEK LICHOTA. "ŻADNE PAPIERY NIE SĄ POTRZEBNE, BY STWORZYĆ RODZINĘ" |access-date=2 May 2020}} He is a fan and popularizer of snooker.{{cite news|url=https://eurosport.tvn24.pl/eurosport-dla-ciebie,495/okno-na-sport-leszek-lichota-gosciem-eurosportu-znany-aktor-jest-fanem-snookera,1012921.html |title=Leszek Lichota gościem "Okna na sport" |access-date=2 May 2020}}
Films
- 2023: Forgotten Love as Professor Rafal Wilczur/Antoni
- 2022: Hold Tight
- 2019: Corpus Christi as Mayor
- 2015: Karbala
- 2014: Wataha (original production of HBO Poland) as Wiktor Rebrow
- 2009: Generał Nil as "Klemm"
- 2007: Odwróceni as Łukasz Ozga
- 2007: Świadek koronny
- 2006: Apetyt na miłość as Lichota
- 2005: Niania (Polish version of The Nanny as Juliusz Wilczur
- 2005: Dzień dobry kochanie as a priest
- 2005–2007: Egzamin z życia as Jacek Bednarz
- 2004: Caméra Café as a firefighter
- 2003–2008, 2009-: Na Wspólnej as Grzegorz Zięba
- 2003: Cyrano
- 2002–2007: Samo Życie
- 2002: Edward II as Leicester
- 2001: Przedwiośnie as Officer
- 2001: Quo vadis
- 2001: Marszałek Piłsudski
- 2000–2001: Miasteczko
- 1999: Patrzę na ciebie, Marysiu as a student
Polish dubbing
- Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes (2006) – Mister Fantastic
- Danny Phantom (2004–2007)
References
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Category:Polish male film actors
Category:Polish male stage actors
Category:Polish male television actors
Category:People from Wałbrzych
Category:Male actors from Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Category:Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw alumni
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