Maciej Łagodziński
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Maciej Łagodziński (born 15 August 1984) is a Polish television and voice actor. He is best known for portraying a store salesperson in the advertising of Play cellular network company from 2013 to 2022, and Paweł Lenartowicz in the TVN drama television series Crazy in Love from 2019 to 2021.
Biography
Maciej Łagodziński was born on 15 August 1984, and lives in Piotrków Trybunalski in Łódź Voivodeship, Poland. He has a degree in history, and in 2013, he had graduated from the Faculty of Puppetry Arts of the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Białystok.{{cite web|url=http://www.filmpolski.pl/fp/index.php/11171884|website=filmpolski.pl|language=pl|title=Maciej Łagodziński}}{{cite web|url=https://kobieta.onet.pl/kim-jest-chlopak-z-popularnej-reklamy-z-gwiazdami/095bs0c|title=Kim jest chłopak z popularnej reklamy z gwiazdami|date=19 March 2014|language=pl}} He achieved a nation-wide recognizability, though his appearances in series of commercials of Play cellular network company, aired from 2013 to 2022. There he portrayed a store salesperson together with Barbara Kurdej-Szatan.{{cite web|url=https://www.wirtualnemedia.pl/m/artykul/barbara-kurdej-szatan-maciej-lagodzinski-koniec-reklam-play-damian-kret-kto-to-jest-nowe-podejscie-do-komunikacji-z-klientami|date=27 May 2022|author= Beata Goczał|title=Z reklam Play znikają Barbara Kurdej-Szatan i Maciej Łagodziński. 'Nowe podejście do komunikacji z klientami'}}
In 2016, he was a council member of the Festival of Amateur Theatres for Youth and Adults "Theatre Tribune" in Piotrków Trybunalski.{{cite web|url=https://piotrkowtrybunalski.naszemiasto.pl/zakonczyl-sie-festiwal-amatorskich-teatrow-mlodziezy-i/ar/c13-3909223|website=piotrkowtrybunalski.naszemiasto.pl|language=pl|date=6 November 2016|title=Zakończył się Festiwal Amatorskich Teatrów Młodzieży i Dorosłych "Trybuna Teatru" w Piotrkowie}} In 2017, he appeared in the music video for the song "Stary Człowiek i Może", made for the charity organization Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity.{{cite web|url=https://www.telemagazyn.pl/artykuly/wosp-2017-youtuberzy-i-gwiazdy-wspieraja-wosp-skad-pomysl-na-piosenke-stary-czlowiek-i-moze-wideo-55235.html|website=telemagazyn.pl|title=WOŚP 2017. Youtuberzy i gwiazdy wspierają WOŚP. Skąd pomysł na piosenkę "Stary Człowiek i Może"? [WIDEO]|author=Krzysztof Połaski|date=14 January 2017}}
From 2019 to 2021, he portrayed a gay character of Paweł Lenartowicz in the TVN drama television series Crazy in Love. He did not return in the second season, citing that the presence of his character had been reduced mid-production, and that his homosexuality was heavily censured in already-recorded episodes.{{cite web|url=https://swiatseriali.interia.pl/newsy/seriale/zakochani-po-uszy-1407/news-zakochani-po-uszy-maciej-lagodzinski-odchodzi-z-serialu-mocn,nId,4807174|website=swiatseriali.interia.pl|title='Zakochani po uszy': Maciej Łagodziński odchodzi z serialu! Mocne zarzuty i odpowiedź produkcji|date=21 October 2021}}
Filmography
= Films and television series =
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| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
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| 2014
| Salesperson | Television series; episode: "Kurtka" (no. 145) |
| 2019–2021
| Paweł Lenartowicz | Television series; 287 episodes |
| 2020
| Eurydyka | | Short film |
| 2024
| Michał Seroczyński | Television series; episode: "Konkurencja" (no. 402) |
= Polish-language dubbing =
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| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
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| 2017
| The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad | Background voices | Feature film |
| rowspan=2|2018–2020
| Cheeta | Television series |
| Unikitty!
| Master Frown | Television series |
| 2018–2023
| Todd | Television series; 3 episodes |
Personal life
He identifies himself as non-heterosexual, and is attracted to both men and women. He came out in 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.pomponik.pl/plotki/news-maciej-lagodzinski-dokonal-coming-outu-ale-to-nie-koniec,nId,5682754|website=pomponim.pl|language=pl|title=Maciej Łagodziński dokonał coming outu! Ale to nie koniec|author=Julka Mijał|date=3 December 2021}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10426069/ Maciej Łagodziński] at IMDb
- [http://www.filmpolski.pl/fp/index.php/11171884 Maciej Łagodziński] at FilmPolski.pl (in Polish)
- [https://www.filmweb.pl/person?id=2674736 Maciej Łagodziński] at Filmweb (in Polish)
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Category:Polish male television actors
Category:Polish male voice actors
Category:People from Piotrków Trybunalski
Category:Male actors from Łódź Voivodeship
Category:21st-century Polish male actors
Category:Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw alumni