{{Short description|Polish actor (1961–2020)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox person | image = Dariusz Gnatowski 2011.jpg | caption = Dariusz Gnatowski in 2011 | name = Dariusz Gnatowski | birth_date = {{Birth date|1961|5|24|df=yes}} | birth_place = Ruda Śląska, Poland | death_date = {{death date and age|2020|10|20|1961|5|24|df=yes}} | death_place = Kraków, Poland | other_names = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1983–2020 | spouse = Anna Wach }} '''Dariusz Gnatowski''' (24 May 1961 – 20 October 2020) was a Polish actor. He was known for his roles in ''Demons of War'' (1998), ''With Fire and Sword'' (1999) and most importantly for his role as Arnold Boczek in the sitcom ''Świat według Kiepskich''.
== Biography == Gnatowski was born in Ruda Śląska, Poland, on 24 May 1961, and grew up in Zabrze, where he attended elementary school and high school. In 1985, he graduated from the AST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków.
Soon after his graduation, Gnatowski appeared as Pyzo in a play which was an adaptation of the novel ''Ferdydurke'' by Witold Gombrowicz, directed by Maciej Wojtyszko for Teatr Telewizji.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.dziennikteatralny.pl/artykuly/na-strazy-cnoty-i-niewinnosci.html | title = Na straży cnoty i niewinności | author = Katarzyna Lewandowska | website = dziennikteatralny.pl | date = 29 July 2020 | language = pl | accessdate = 24 October 2020}}</ref> On 20 December 1986, he made his debut as Mieczysław Walpurg in the drama "Madman and the Nun" by Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, directed by Krzysztof Jasiński in Theater Scena STU in Kraków. Gnatowski was associated with this theater throughout his acting career.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.pap.pl/aktualnosci/news%2C740539%2Czmarl-aktor-dariusz-gnatowski.html | title = Zmarł aktor Dariusz Gnatowski | author = Małgorzata Wosion-Czoba | website = pap.pl | date = 20 October 2020 | language = pl | accessdate = 22 October 2020}}</ref> In the years 1987–1988 and 1997–2001 he also collaborated with Ludowy Theatre in Kraków.<ref name="nzdg">{{cite news| url = https://kultura.onet.pl/film/wiadomosci/dariusz-gnatowski-nie-zyje-odtworca-roli-arnolda-boczka-mial-59-lat/3vxtg0b| title = Nie żyje Dariusz Gnatowski. "Miał objawy zakażenia koronawirusem"| date = 20 September 2020| accessdate = 21 October 2020| website = Onet.pl}}</ref>
In 1988, he first appeared on the small screen, appearing in the first episode of the series ''Crimen'' as a member of the staff sect. In 1994, he made his debut on the big screen, when he played Barnabas in the film ''Miasto prywatne'' ("Private City"). In the 1990s, he hosted programs for children in TVP1, such as ''Włóczykija Guide'' on tourism and history, or ''Words, words and half-words'', a game show about the Polish language.
He appeared in the movies ''Ferdydurke'' (1991), ''Myasto priwatne'' (1994), ''Dzieje mistrza Twardowskiego'' (1995), ''Sara'' (1997), ''Młode wilki 1/2'' (1997), ''Demons of War'' (1998), ''With Fire and Sword'' (1999), ''Anioł w Krakowie'' (2002) and ''Zakochany Anioł'' (2005).
In 2002, Gnatowski, who had been struggling with obesity since an early age, wrote the book "Diet without sacrifices", promoting a healthy lifestyle, together with Michał Mularczyk.<ref>{{cite book | url = https://w.bibliotece.pl/870308/Dieta+bez+wyrzecze%C5%84+czyli+spos%C3%B3b+na+%C5%BCycie | title = Dieta bez wyrzeczeń czyli sposób na życie | website = w.bibliotece.pl | accessdate = 22 October 2020}}</ref><ref name=nzdg />
In 2009, he lent his voice to the main character of the radio soap opera ''Gotowy na wszystko'' ("Ready for Everything"), broadcast on summer vacation on RMF FM. In the same year, he was diagnosed with retinopathy and diabetic foot resulting from long-term untreated type 2 diabetes.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.se.pl/wiadomosci/gwiazdy/swiat-wedlug-kiepskich-dariusz-gnatowski-po-operacji-oczu-boczek-traci-wzrok-przez-chorobe-aa-YL4L-uk2n-Lqa4.html | title=Świat według Kiepskich. Dariusz Gnatowski po operacji oczu. Boczek traci wzrok przez chorobę – Super Express – wiadomości, polityka, sport| website=www.se.pl | accessdate=29 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://teleshow.wp.pl/dariusz-gnatowski-przez-cukrzyce-moglem-stracic-noge-6113343012751489a | title=Dariusz Gnatowski: "Przez cukrzycę mogłem stracić nogę" – WP Teleshow| website=teleshow.wp.pl | language=pl | accessdate=29 October 2020}}</ref><ref name="nzdg" />
In 2012, he was nominated for the Jan Machulski Polish Independent Cinema Award for his role in the etude ''Kiedy ranne wstają zorze'' ("When the morning arise auroras").<ref name=nzdg />
In 2013, he founded "Get Up Together. Active Rehabilitation" and was active in the prevention and fight against diabetes.<ref name=nzdg /><ref>{{Cite news |author = oprac Anna Podlaska |title = Dariusz Gnatowski od dawna chorował na cukrzycę. Wpierał diabetyków, założył fundację "Wstańmy Razem. Aktywna Rehabilitacja" |date = 22 October 2020 |accessdate = 22 October 2020 |website = kobieta.wp.pl |url = https://kobieta.wp.pl/dariusz-gnatowski-od-dawna-chorowal-na-cukrzyce-wpieral-diabetykow-zalozyl-fundacje-wstanmy-razem-aktywna-rehabilitacja-6567318587677344a |language= pl}}</ref> In the years 2015–2020 he was the director and re-enactor of the main role in the educational play "Słodki drań", presenting the issues of living with diabetes.
Gnatowski appeared in over twenty TV series between 1988 and 2020, including ''Tatort'' (1996), ''13 posterunek'' (1996), ''Świat według Kiepskich'' (from 1999 to 2019), ''Na dobre i na złe'' (2003 and 2014), ''Pierwsza miłość'' (2006), and ''Pasjonaci'' (2019–2020).
==Death== On 20 October 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Gnatowski was admitted to the Józef Dietl Hospital of Kraków, Poland, due to pneumonia, and despite the efforts of the doctors, developed acute respiratory failure and cardiac arrest, resulting in his death on the same day. He was tested for COVID-19, and the result came back positive.<ref name="Dariusz Gnatowski nie żyje. Aktor „Świata według Kiepskich” zmarł przez niewydolność oddechową">{{cite web|url=http://www.fakt.pl/kobieta/plotki/nie-zyje-dariusz-gnatowski-zmarl-przez-niewydolnosc-oddechowa/ep8ekzp?srcc=ucs|title=Dariusz Gnatowski nie żyje. Aktor "Świata według Kiepskich" zmarł przez niewydolność oddechową|author=MJM, LET|website=fakt.pl|date=20 October 2020 |accessdate=20 October 2020}}</ref> Gnatowski was 59.<ref>{{cite news |author = oprac Radosław Opas |title = Dariusz Gnatowski był zakażony koronawirusem? Nowe informacje |date = 21 October 2020 |accessdate = 21 October 2020 |newspaper = wiadomosci.wp.pl |url = https://wiadomosci.wp.pl/dariusz-gnatowski-byl-zakazony-koronawirusem-nowe-informacje-6567100731271808a |language = pl}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Są wyniki badań Dariusza Gnatowskiego. Aktor był zakażony koronawirusem |accessdate = 21 October 2020 |newspaper = gazetapl |url = https://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/7,173952,26421151,sa-wyniki-badan-dariusza-gnatowskiego-aktor-byl-zakazony-koronawirusem.html |language = pl}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://burbonik.pl/2020/10/21/dariusz-gnatowski-koronawirus-arnold-boczek-swiat-wedlug-kiepskich-choroba/ | title=Dariusz Gnatowski miał koronawirusa, ale to nie koniec złych informacji| website=burbonik.pl | language=pl | accessdate=29 October 2020}}</ref>
== Private life == From 1990 he was married to Anna Wach, with whom he had a daughter, Julia.<ref name=nzdg /><ref name="Dariusz Gnatowski nie żyje. Aktor „Świata według Kiepskich” zmarł przez niewydolność oddechową" /> He lived in Gorzków near Wieliczka.<ref name="Zmarł Dariusz Gnatowski. Aktor miał 59 lat – Onet">{{Cite web|url=http://www.onet.pl/informacje/onetwiadomosci/dariusz-gnatowski-nie-zyje-aktor-znany-byl-z-roli-boczka-w-kiepskich/gr3v4ky,79cfc278|title=Zmarł Dariusz Gnatowski. Aktor miał 59 lat|website=onet.pl|accessdate=20 October 2020}}</ref><ref name=nzdg />
== Awards == * Cross of Merit – 2005<ref>{{Monitor Polski|2006|1|13}} – p. 71.</ref> * Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis – 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mkidn.gov.pl/pages/strona-glowna/ministerstwo/odznaczenia/medal-zasluzony-kulturze---gloria-artis.php |title=Lista laureatów medalu Zasłużony Kulturze – Gloria Artis |website=mkidn.gov.pl |accessdate=20 October 2020}}</ref><ref name="teatr-stu">{{cite web|url=https://www.krakow.pl/aktualnosci/197892,33,komunikat,wyjatkowy_jubileusz_teatru_stu.html |title=Wyjątkowy jubileusz Teatru STU |website=krakow.pl |date=20 February 2016 |accessdate=22 October 2020}}</ref> * "Honoris Gratia" Badge – 2016<ref name=nzdg /><ref name="teatr-stu"/>
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb name|1065333}} * [https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Dariusz+Gnatowski-69037 Dariusz Gnatowski on Filmweb.pl]
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