Krzysztof Marek Kolberger (13 August 1950 â 7 January 2011) a Polish actor and theatre director. His father's surname was changed from Kohlberger in the 1950s. He had daughter, actress Julia Kolberger, with Anna Romantowska.
Krzysztof Kolberger studied at Warsaw Academy of Dramatic Arts (PWST) and graduated in 1972. He débuted at the Theatre of Silesia. After a period involved in the Upper Silesian National Theatre in Warsaw (Teatr Narodowy w Warszawie), where he starred in such plays as Dziady (Forefathers' Eve), Wacà Âawa dzieje (The History of Wenceslas) and Wesele (The Wedding).
He directed a version of Krakowiacy i górale at the Wrocà Âaw Opera House, (which then became known as the Teatr Wielki w Poznaniu or 'Grand Theatre in Poznan'), NÃÂdza uszczÃÂà Âliwiona (The Happy Misery) (also at the Grand Theatre in Poznan), "à »oà Ânierz królowej Madagaskaru (Soldier's Queen of Madagascar) (at the Szczecin Opera) and Królewna à Ânieà ¼ka i siedmiu krasnoludków (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs).
On 7 April 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 Gosztyà Âa in Msza Polskiej (Polish Mass).
He was one of the heroes of the book Odnaleà ºÃ dobro (Finding the Good) (by author Marzanna Graff-Oszczepalià Âska) 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 Radziwià Âà Âówny (Epitaph for Barbara Radziwià Âà Âówna), Kornblumenblau and Najdà Âuà ¼sza wojna nowoczesnej Europy (The Longest War of Modern Europe).
Krzysztof Kolberger had for many years suffered from renal cell carcinoma. He was an honorary president of the Stowarzyszenie Chorych na Raka Nerki (Kidney Cancer Association). He underwent surgery twice, which he said in a significant way had 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 miÃÂdzy wierszami ksiÃÂdza Jana Twardowskiego (Fri: "The case of non-coincidence. Conversation between the lines of Father Jan Twardowski").
He ultimately died from heart failure.