Krzysztof Kolberger

Who was Krzysztof Kolberger?

Krzysztof Marek Kolberger was a Polish actor and theatre director. His father's surname was changed in the 1950s, it was originally Kohlberger. He is the father of actress Julia Kolberger, his daughter with ex-wife Anna Romantowska.

Krzysztof Kolberger studied at Warsaw Academy of Dramatic Arts and graduated in 1972. He débuted at the Theatre of Silesia. After a period involved in the Upper Silesian National Theatre in Warsaw, where he starred in such plays as Dziady, Wacława dzieje and Wesele.

He directed a version of Krakowiacy i górale at the Wroclaw Opera House, Nędza uszczęśliwiona, "Żołnierz królowej Madagaskaru and Królewna Śnieżka i siedmiu krasnoludków.

In his opinion, one of the most important tasks in his acting career was entrusted to him by TVN Television to read a testamentary Pope John Paul II at the time of mourning after his death in April 2005. He also starred as the narrator and soloist alongside Krystyna Tkacz, Beata Rybotycka and Krzysztof Gosztyła in Msza Polskiej.