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MAREK KALISZUK

POLISH ACTOR AND SINGER

BORN JANUARY 15, 1980 IN OLSZTYN, POLAND

 

IN 2003 GRADUATED FROM THE STUDIUM WOKALNO-AKTORSKIE IN GDYNIA AND IN 2011 RECEIVED HIS MASTER OF FINE ARTS IN VOCAL PERFORMANCE FROM THE AKADEMIA MUZYCZNA IM. STANISLAWA MONIUSZKI IN GDANSK.

 

Marek Kaliszuk is truly a one of the kind artist, a triple threat, ready to sing, dance and act when the role calls for it. He proved it by winning the 2nd edition of popular TV show Your Face Sounds Familiar in 2014 – a singing competition, where each week actors embody a different music icon. He won the hearts of tv audiences and jurors alike with his portrayal of famous singers, both Polish and international, including Maria Callas, Aretha Franklin, George Michael, Michal Wisniewski and Hanka Ordonowna. He dazzled with his never-ending ability to transform himself physically and vocally, showcasing at the same time amazing range and technic, both as an actor and a singer.

With roles in musicals, theater, tv and film his popularity grows daily. It all started with his performances in such cult TV classic like M jak Milosc, Ojciec Mateusz, Pierwsza milosc and 2XL and the participation in 7th edition of Dancing with the Stars. In 2016 entire country enjoyed his role in Bodo – a new tv series by Telewizja Polska S.A. (TVP S.A. – Poland’s only public broadcasting television company, with 13 national and 16 regional channels) based on the life of 20s and 30s Polish cinema icon, Eugeniusz Bodo. He also stared in new tv series by Polsat, Dwoje we Troje, directed by Tomasz Konecki. TV audiences know him as well from the ever popular Name The Tune tv show (TVP1), in which he performs since 2015. 

In 2018 Marek Kaliszuk made his way to the stage of the 55th KFPP OPOLE 2018 – the holly grail for Polish singers, the most important stage in Poland for any singer.  He took part in a very special concert of Polish timeless hits “Ja to mam szczęście” where he performed two songs, and his duet with Elżbieta Romanowska, an inspiring rendition of beloved classic “Czy te oczy mogą kłamać”, brought the house to its feet!  In the same year, Marek was one of the stars in the Mother’s Day Concert “Nie ma jak u mamy” organized by and televised on national tv network – TVP1.

For over 12 years he was soloist at Teatr Muzyczny in Gdynia, where he stared in countless music productions, including Grease, Fidler on the Roof, Beauty and the Beast, Footloose, Fame, Jesus Christ Superstar and Spamalot. Than in 2015 Marek moved to Warsaw.
In November of 2015 Teatr Capitol premiered a brand-new production of Lend me a tenor! which stars Marek Kaliszuk as Max, a star struck hotel assistant manager with a dream to become a world-famous tenor. And since March of 2017 he showcases his comedic timing in a brand-new production of The Birdcage by Teatr Gudejko.

With Marek Kaliszuk all you see is not all you get – he is not only a handsome actor & singer, he also is a songwriter, composer and producer. In July of 2015 his brand-new single I won’t stop debuted accompanied by video – both were written & produced by him. He currently is working on his debut album, which he describes as “all that is best in pop, dance and electronic.” With hits like Naprzeciw and Bez Ciebie Nie Ma Mnie surging the charts, the album – written, composed and produced by Marek Kaliszuk and Adam Biernatowski of Studio Custom34 in Gdansk – cannot be here soon enough.

 

FILMOGRAPHY (FILMS & TV SERIES)

2018
MIŁOŚĆ JEST WSZYSTKIM – Polish-language movie, dir. Michal Kwieciński
SERCE NIE SŁUGA – Polish-language movie, dir. Filip Zylber
OJCIEC MATEUSZ – tv series (TVP1) as Robert Korzecki
NA SYGNALE – tv series (TVP2)

2016
NA WSPÓLNEJ – tv series (TVN) as Karol Rokicki
BODO – tv series (TVP1) as Szwarc
DWOJE WE TROJE – tv series (Polsat TV) as Michał

2015
BDZ BNP Paribas – commercial spots in image campaign, dir. Ksawery Żuławski – as Michał

2014
TO NIE KONIEC ŚWIATA – tv series (Polsat TV) as Jacek Kotek
2XL – tv series (Polsat TV) as Jurek Kojder
OJCIEC MATEUSZ – tv series (TVP1) as Bartek
PIERWSZA MIŁOŚĆ – tv series (Polsat TV) as Robert Szymczak

2012
HOTEL 52 – tv series (Polsat TV) ep. 54 as Adrian
ODIUM – short dir. XX as Nun
PIERWSZA MIŁOŚĆ – tv series (Polsat TV) as Robert Szymczak

2011
PIERWSZA MIŁOŚĆ – tv series (Polsat TV) as Robert Szymczak
NA DOBRE I NA ZŁE – tv series (TVP2) ep. 456 as Mark Komperda, son of Janusz

2010
MILCZENIE JEST ZŁOTEM – Polish language movie, dir. Ewa Pytka – as Grzegorz
NIE-ZŁA MAMA – internet streemed series, dir. Zuzanna Solakiewicz as Tytus

2009
M JAK MIŁOŚĆ – tv series (TVP2) as Boguś, friend of Kinga
KLAN – tv series (TVP1) as Private Investigator

2008
M JAK MIŁOŚĆ – tv series (TVP2) as Boguś, friend of Kinga
CITYLAJF.PL – internet streaming series as account director

2007
M JAK MIŁOŚĆ – tv series (TVP2) as Boguś, friend of Kinga
SĄSIEDZI – tv series (TVP1) as Jarek, Cezary’s agent

2006
M JAK MIŁOŚĆ – tv series (TVP2) as Boguś, Kinga’s friend
NIANIA – tv series (TVN) dir. Jerzy Bogdajewicz as Przystojniak
SĄSIEDZI – tv series (TVP1) as Policjant
EGZAMIN Z ŻYCIA – tv series (TVP2) dir. Teresa Kotlarczyk as Patryk

2005
M JAK MIŁOŚĆ – tv series (TVP2) as Boguś, Kinga’s friend

 

TV SHOWS

2015
NAME THE TUNE JAKA TO MELODIA?/ (TVP1)– soloist since 2015

2014
YOUR FACE SOUNDS FAMILIAR /TWOJA TWARZ BRZMI ZNAJOMO/ (Polsat) -the winner of the 2nd edition

2008
DANCING WITH THE STARS /TANIEC Z GWIAZDAMI/ (TVN) – the participant of the 7th edition

 

THEATER

2017
KLATKA DLA PTAKOW (THE BIRDCAGE) – directed by Andrzej Strzelecki (Teatr Capitol, Warsaw – produced by Teatr Gudejko) – as Franek and Malwina

2015
LEND ME A TENOR! (DAJCIE MI TENORA!)- directed by Marcin Slawinski (Teatr Capitol, Warsaw) – as Max

2014
PIASKOWNICA – directed by Grzegorz Chrapkiewicz (Centrum Kultury, Gdynia) – as On
PRZYGODY SINDBADA ZEGLARZA – directed by Jarosław Kilian (Teatr Muzyczny, Gdynia) – as Sindbad

2012
SPRING AWAKENING (PRZEBUDZENIE WIOSNY) – directed by Krzysztof Gordon (Teatr Muzyczny, Gdynia) – as Moritz Stiefel
RÓŻOWY MŁYNEK – directed by Maciej Korwin (Teatr Muzyczny, Gdynia) – as soloist

2011
SHREK – direted by Maciej Korwin (Teatr Muzyczny, Gdynia) – as Pig
GREASE – directed by Maciej Korwin (Teatr Muzyczny, Gdynia) – as Danny Zuko

2010
MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT (SPAMALOT CZYLI MONTY PHYTON I SWIETY GRAAL) – directed by Maciej Korwin (Teatr Muzyczny, Gdynia) – as Herbert
LALKA – directed by Wojciech Kościelniak (Teatr Muzyczny, Gdynia) – as Subiekt Lisiecki

2009
MY FAIR LADY – directed by Maciej Korwin (Teatr Muzyczny, Gdynia) – as Karol, Mrs. Higgins’s driver

2008
FILDER ON THE ROOF (SKRZYPEK NA DACHU) – directed by Jerzy Gruza (Teatr Muzyczny, Gdynia) – as Fiedka
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (PIEKNA I BESTIA)– directed by Maciej Korwin (Teatr Muzyczny, Gdynia) – as Lumiere

2007
FRANCESCO – directed by Wojciech Kościelniak (Teatr Muzyczny, Gdynia) – as Angelo Tankred
FAME – directed by Jarosław Staniek (Teatr Muzyczny, Gdynia) – as Nick Piazza

2006
FOOTLOOSE – directed by M. Korwin (Teatr Muzyczny, Gdynia) – as Ren McCormack
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (KLATKA WARIATEK)– directed by M. Korwin (Teatr Muzyczny, Gdynia) – as Chantal, Phedra

2005
42ND STREET – directed by Maria Sartova (Teatr Muzyczny, Gliwice) – as Billy Lawlor
KOLEŻANKI – directed by Grzegorz Chrapkiewicz (Teatr Wybrzeze, Gdansk) – as Bernard
CHICAGO – directed by Maciej Korwin and Jarosław Staniek (Teatr Muzyczny, Gdynia) – as Fred and Lt. Harrison

2004
NA SZKLE MALOWANE – directed by Krystyna Janda (Teatr Muzyczny, Gdynia) – as Zbójnik Przemyślny
DRACULA – directed by M. Korwin and J. Staniek (Teatr Muzyczny, Gdynia) – as Steven

2003
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (KLATKA WARIATEK)– directed by Maciej Korwin (Teatr Miejski, Gdynia) – as Chantal and Phedra
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR – directed by Maciej Korwin (Musical Theater, Basel, Switzerland) – as Simon Zealotes
PINOKIO – direted by Bernard Szyc (Teatr Muzyczny, Gdynia) – as Pinokio and Kruk
WUTHERING HEIGHTS (WICHROWE WZGÓRZA) – directed by Maciej Korwin (Teatr Muzyczny, Gdynia) – as Edgar

2002
FOOTLOOSE – directed by Maciej Korwin (Gliwicki Teatr Muzyczny) – as Ren McCormack
EVITA – directed by Maciej Korwin (Teatr Muzyczny, Gdynia) – ensamble

2001
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (SEN NOCY LETNIEJ) – trans-opera directed by Wojciech Koscielniak (Teatr Muzyczny, Gdynia) – as Demetriusz

2000
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR – directed by Maciej Korwin (Teatr Muzyczny, Gdynia) – ensamble
HAIR – directed by Wojciech Koscielniak (Teatr Muzyczny, Gdynia) – ensamble cast

 

CONCERTS

2019
100 LAT MIŁOŚCI (TVP1) – Valentines’ day Concert dir. by Bolesław Pawica

2018
WOLNOŚĆ WE KRWI (TVP1) – multimedia show on the occasion of 100 years polish Independence. Production: Rochstar, dir. by Rinke Rooyens, David Grifhorst

2018

55th KFFP OPOLE 2018 (TVP1) – JA TO MAM SZCZĘŚCIE Concert – directed by Beata Szymanska

2018

NIE MA JAK U MAMY (TVP1) – Mother’s Day Concert – directed by Dorota Szpetkowska

2017
MAREK KALISZUK in CONCERT – original songs by Marek Kaliszuk and new covers of hit songs in fresh arrangements

2016
TRIBUTE TO JANTAR- concert tribute to beloved Polish star, Anna Jantar (MC & vocals)

2015
PRZYGOTUJ SIĘ NA MIŁOŚĆ (Get Ready for Love) – songs of Robert Janson for TVP2

2013
KALISZUK & MANIA in SONGS – new take on popular hits with arrangements by Piotr Mania

2010
EKSPERYMENT CHOPIN (Chopin Experiment) – directed by Katarzyna Kurdej, arrangement by Piotr Mania for Teatr Muzyczny w Gdyni

2009
ROCK ZACZĄŁ SIĘ W GDYNI (Rock started in Gdynia) – Franciszek Walicki Roast, directed by Katarzyna KurdeJ, arrangement by Piotr Mania for Teatr Muzyczny w Gdyni

2002
GORĄCZKA (Fever) – songs of Elvis Presley, directed by Wojciech Kościelniak for TVP2