Hubert Urbanski
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Hubert Kirył Urbański is a Polish
actor, journalist and presenter of TVN
.
Urbański studied at Warsaw XIX lyceum of Warsaw Insurgents , and then at the University of Warsaw
, where he studied Hindi philosophy. He then began studies at the Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy
in Warsaw.
Between 1994 and 1995, Urbański worked at Radio ZET
and then at Radio Kolor
, where he worked until 1998. He then worked at Radio Tok FM for a year. He began his television career by hosting the Antena at TVP
, and the Piramida (The $25,000 Pyramid) game show on Polsat
. Since 1999, he has been working at TVN
, hosting various shows including Dla ciebie wszystko and Taniec z Gwiazdami
, the reality shows Jestem Jaki Jestem and Wyprawa Robinson, and the game show Milionerzy
.
Urbański is the father of three daughters - Marianna, Krystyna and Stefania. His mother is Bulgarian
.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
actor, journalist and presenter of TVN
TVN (Poland)
TVN is a major Polish commercial television network. The broadcaster was co-founded by Polish businessmen Mariusz Walter and Jan Wejchert. The network launched on October 3, 1997. TVN belongs to the TVN S.A...
.
Urbański studied at Warsaw XIX lyceum of Warsaw Insurgents , and then at the University of Warsaw
University of Warsaw
The University of Warsaw is the largest university in Poland and one of the most prestigious, ranked as best Polish university in 2010 and 2011...
, where he studied Hindi philosophy. He then began studies at the Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy
Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy
Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy is a public higher education institution in Warsaw, Poland. It's focus is on the theatre arts.It was originally founded in Łódź in 1946, and moved to Warsaw in 1949. It continues the tradition of the National Institute of Theatre Arts founded in Łódź...
in Warsaw.
Between 1994 and 1995, Urbański worked at Radio ZET
Radio Zet
Radio ZET – Polish commercial radio station. The current owner of the station is Eurozet. The editor-in-chief of Radio ZET is Mateusz Kirstein. The Radio started broadcasting on 28 September 1990, being the first private radio station in Warsaw.-History:...
and then at Radio Kolor
Radio Kolor
Radio KOLOR 103 FM – radio station from Warsaw, which is broadcast at 103 FM frequency.It was founded in 1992 by Krzysztof Materna and Wojciech Mann. It was playing music of 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. In 2007 the station changed its format and now it is the only station which broadcasts black music....
, where he worked until 1998. He then worked at Radio Tok FM for a year. He began his television career by hosting the Antena at TVP
Telewizja Polska
Telewizja Polska Spółka Akcyjna is Poland's public broadcasting corporation...
, and the Piramida (The $25,000 Pyramid) game show on Polsat
Polsat
Polsat is Poland's second biggest television channel, founded on December 5, 1992 and owned by Zygmunt Solorz-Żak.Polsat belongs to the Polsat Group , which also owns other channels:*Polsat HD*Polsat 2 International*Polsat News*TV Biznes...
. Since 1999, he has been working at TVN
TVN (Poland)
TVN is a major Polish commercial television network. The broadcaster was co-founded by Polish businessmen Mariusz Walter and Jan Wejchert. The network launched on October 3, 1997. TVN belongs to the TVN S.A...
, hosting various shows including Dla ciebie wszystko and Taniec z Gwiazdami
Taniec z Gwiazdami
Taniec z gwiazdami is a Polish light entertainment reality television series broadcast by TVN. It is the Polish version of the BBC's popular Dancing with the Stars / Strictly Come Dancing franchise which has been sold to more than 30 countries worldwide.The 1st season of Taniec z gwiazdami aired...
, the reality shows Jestem Jaki Jestem and Wyprawa Robinson, and the game show Milionerzy
Milionerzy
Milionerzy is a Polish game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show is hosted by Hubert Urbański. The main goal of the game is to win 1 million polish zloty by answering twelve multiple-choice questions correctly...
.
Urbański is the father of three daughters - Marianna, Krystyna and Stefania. His mother is Bulgarian
Bulgarians
The Bulgarians are a South Slavic nation and ethnic group native to Bulgaria and neighbouring regions. Emigration has resulted in immigrant communities in a number of other countries.-History and ethnogenesis:...
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Filmography
- Bar Atlantic (1996) - announcer (voice)
- Miasteczko (2000-2001) - as himself, host of MilionerzyMilionerzyMilionerzy is a Polish game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show is hosted by Hubert Urbański. The main goal of the game is to win 1 million polish zloty by answering twelve multiple-choice questions correctly...
- Król przedmieścia (2002) - as himself (voice)
- Kasia i Tomek (2002-2003) - tax adviser of Kasia and Tomek
- Vinci (2004) - walk-on person: he is the host of the auction, which is one of the most important scenes in the film (this scene was cut out by the director of the film, although it can be seen on the DVDDVDA DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
version).
Awards
- 2000 - a Wiktor award in television discovery of the year category.
- 2000 - the award of the ELLEElleElle may refer to:*Elle, Central African Republic*Elle , a fashion publication*Ellé, a river in France*Elle , a female given name*Elle , a Sri Lankan game similar to baseball*Ælle of Sussex, a Saxon king...
magazine in discovery of the year. - 2000 - a Telekamery award in the plebiscite of readers (category game shows and games).
- 2001 - a Telekamery award in the plebiscite of readers (category game shows and games).
- 2006 - 6th place on the most popular stars of Polish show-business list of ForbesForbesForbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Business Week...
magazine. - 2006 - Złote Dzioby award of Radio WAWA in the Event of the Year category.
- 2006 - 2nd place with Katarzyna Skrzynecka in Telekamery award's plebiscite in Entertainment category.
- 2007 - 3rd place with Katarzyna Skrzynecka in Telekamery award's plebiscite in Entertainment category.
Guest appearances
- On 11 April 2006 he was the guest of Duże dzieci (Big children).
- In October 2006 he was the guest of two episodes of Rozmowy w toku (Talks on-air).
- On 7 May 2007 he was the guest of Szymon MajewskiSzymon MajewskiSzymon Majewski is a Polish journalist, showman, radio and television presenter and professional television and film actor.Graduate of Lyceum named after Edward Dembowski Szymon Majewski (born on June 1, 1967 in Warsaw) is a Polish journalist, showman, radio and television presenter and...
Show (episode 57). - On 23 December 2007 he was the guest in Kuba WojewódzkiKuba WojewódzkiJakub Władysław Wojewódzki known as Kuba Wojewódzki is a Polish journalist, TV personality, drummer, and comedian.-Career:Wojewódzki was a judge on the Polish Idol. He also was the Polish representative on the World Idol on 25 December 2003....
Show.