Krzysztof Kolberger


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

Life and career

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 Wrocław Opera House,, Nędza uszczęśliwiona , "Żołnierz królowej Madagaskaru and Królewna Śnieżka i siedmiu krasnoludków.
On April 7, 2005, the eve of the Funeral of John Paul II, Kolberger read the Pope's testament on TVN Television. He was also the narrator and soloist alongside Krystyna Tkacz, Beata Rybotycka and Krzysztof Gosztyła in Msza Polskiej.
He was one of the heroes of the book Odnaleźć dobro in which he told in the form of a memoir about his personal encounter with the true good which is present in man. He was known from the roles in Romeo and Juliet, Epitafium dla Barbary Radziwiłłówny, Kornblumenblau and Najdłuższa wojna nowoczesnej Europy.

Latter years and death

Krzysztof Kolberger had for many years suffered from renal cell carcinoma. He was an honorary president of the Stowarzyszenie Chorych na Raka Nerki. He underwent surgery twice, which he said in a significant way changed his approach to life and his career, including the way he acted on stage and the way he directed. This was stated in a book-interview published in 2007 entitled Przypadek nie-przypadek. Rozmowa między wierszami księdza Jana Twardowskiego.
He ultimately died of heart failure.