Born in Chrzanów, he completed his dramatic studies at the Ludwik Solski Academy in Kraków in 1974 and soon joined the Juliusz Słowacki Theatre, where his stage work preceded a film debut in Odejścia, powroty. After years of supporting parts, he secured a leading role in the 1990 comedy Kapitał, which paved the way for his most iconic performance as Ferdynand Kiepski in the long-running sitcom The…