Marian Opania

Marian Opania
Born	(1943-02-01) 1 February 1943 (age 81) Puławy, Poland
Alma mater	The Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer
Years active	1965-present
Musical career
Genres	Pop
Labels	Agencja Artystyczna MTJ

Marian Opania (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmarjan ɔˈpaɲa], born 1 February 1943) is a Polish film actor and singer. He has appeared in more than 50 films since 1965.

Biography

He was born on 1 February 1943 in Puławy as the second son of Julian and Jadwiga. His father was a forester and an infantry officer in the Polish Army, he died in the Warsaw Uprising.^[1]

In the years 1964–1971 he performed at the Classic Theater in Warsaw, then at the Studio Theater (1971–1977), the Kwadrat Theater (1978) and the Komedia Theater (1979–1981). Since 1981, he has been an actor at the Ateneum Theatre in Warsaw.^[2]

In 2015, he recorded an album with songs by Leonard Cohen and Jaromir Nohavica — Opania Cohen Nohavica.^[3]

Married to Anna, with whom they met in 1960.^[4]

Awards

• Zbigniew Cybulski Award (1970)
• Meritorious Activist of Culture (1988)
• Order of Polonia Restituta (2003)^[5][6]
• Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis (2009).^[7]

Selected discography

• Fascynacje (2013)^[8]

Selected filmography

• Pearl in the Crown (1972)
• Man of Iron (1981)
• Dreszcze (1981)
• Hero of the Year (1987)
• Chopin: Desire for Love (2002)

References

1. "Powstańcze Biogramy - Julian Opania". www.1944.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
2. "Marian Opania | Życie i twórczość | Artysta". Culture.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
3. "Marian Opania: Cohen i Nohavica to zbliżone światy". PolskieRadio.pl. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
4. "Marian Opania już 60 lat świętuje z żoną tę rocznicę. I nie chodzi o datę ślubu". Fakt24.pl (in Polish). 21 September 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
5. "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 18 lutego 2003 r. o nadaniu orderów". isap.sejm.gov.pl. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
6. "Odznaczenia dla zasłużonych pracowników Teatru Ateneum / Rok 2003 / Archiwum / Prezydent RP Lech Kaczyński". 27 March 2010. Archived from the original on 27 March 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
7. Glorie dla przedstawicieli świata rozrywki MKiDN - 2009 (in Polish), retrieved 11 March 2022
8. "MTJ: Marian Opania: album 'Fascynacje'". Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

External links

• Marian Opania at IMDb