Marek Tadeusz Kondrat (born 18 October 1950) is a former Polish TV, film and theatrical actor, director.He is a graduate of the Jan Śniadecki High School No. 30 in Warsaw. In 1972, he graduated from the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw (PWST). He played his first role as a child in 1961 film Historia żółtej ciżemki.Between 1972-1973, he worked at the Stanisław Wyspiański Silesian Theatre in Katowice. He also worked at the Dramatic Theatre in Warsaw (1973–1984, 1987–1988), French Institute (1984), New Theatre (1985–1986), Comedy Theatre (1989), Za Dalekim (1990), Ateneum Theatre (1992–1999) and Zygmunta Hübners Theatre (2002).His most notable roles, which made him one of the most popular actors in Poland, are featured in such films as Janusz Majewskis 1975 film Hotel Pacific, Andrzej Wajdas 1976 film Smuga cienia where he played the role of Joseph Conrad, Krzysztof Zanussis 1981 biographic film From a Far Country, Janusz Majewskis 1985 comedy film C.K. Dezerterzy, Kazimierz Kutzs 1996 film Pułkownik Kwiatkowski, Marek Koterskis 2002 film Day of the Wacko and 2006 film Were All Christs.In 2002, he was awarded the Commanders Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.In 2007, he planned to revolutionize the Polish domestic wine market by introducing Winarium wine stores in every city with a population of over 100,000.On 19 September 2015 he married Antonina Turnau, daughter of Grzegorz Turnau.Source Article Marek Kondrat from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.