Tomasz Stockinger during the Artists’ Tournament during the Pekao Szczecin Open tennis tournament was born on February 23, 1955 in Warsaw. He made his debut on the small screen at the age of 23 and is still associated mainly with the world of series, although he also played many film roles. Looking at Stockinger, most Poles will say: “I know him, it’s Doctor Lubicz!”. It is worth noting that his acting career is much more than the cult series that has been broadcast for over 25 years. Did you know that Tomasz Stockinger also has musical talent? As it turns out, the actor is multi-talented.
Artistic talent from parents? Stockinger started with sports and ended up in “Klan”
Let’s go back to the actor’s youth. In the beginning there was sports. Young Stockinger played basketball in Polonia Warszawa. However, his career as an athlete was not destined for him. He followed in the footsteps of his parents – singer Barbara Gospodarczyk-Stockinger and actor and singer Andrzej Stockinger. For the first time their son “seriously” came into contact with the stage at the age of 23. In the series “Życie na hot” he played a bellboy. We saw him later in more famous productions, including: “Home”, “Border on Fire”, “Attorney’s Team” and “Recipe for Life”. The role in which we have admired the actor since 1997 changed his professional life. Paweł Lubicz from “Klan” is watched by the next generations. Over 25 years in one production is a long time. How did the actor recently celebrate his jubilee?
It is a time of intense but also great work and cooperation with everyone. Most of the team has been the same since the beginning. The whole team has the right to be proud of what we have done and for little money. Because it’s no secret that “Klan” is not an expensive series. And what is important – we still enjoy the sympathy of the audience. It is impossible to say how many episodes, how many dialogues, nice and hard moments are behind us. Once I tried to count how many pages of dialogues I had to learn for ‘Klan’ – I came up with several thousand
– confessed Stockinger in an interview with .
Some of the cast of the show are dead. In the memory of the viewers and the actor, the dead will remain forever. “There will always be sadness after the departure of Agnieszka Kotulanka, my serial wife. Unfortunately, many people from the technical team also said goodbye to the series. However, when you work together for so long, death comes and touches us,” the actor sadly announced in in an interview with Fakt. Viewers wonder if Stockinger is not tired of working in the “Klan”. The actor knows where his place is.
NO. As long as viewers love us, we’re ready to keep playing. Sometimes I wonder what would have to happen for someone to make the decision to end the show. He grew into the Polish reality. I know we’re working for now, we’ll see what time brings,” Stockinger concluded.
Do you remember “The Sorcerer”? Stockinger almost lost the role
The actor’s film career began with the production of “One Hundred Horses to a Hundred Shores” in 1978. Next was Jerzy Hoffman’s, one of the most appreciated Polish dramas. Count Leszek Czyński, played by Stockinger, accompanies family meetings in Polish homes to this day. In the production, not only he, but also the actress who played Professor Wilczur’s daughter impresses. Czyński, who is in love with her, was initially supposed to be played by Piotr Garlicki.
Hoffman’s wife made it clear to me that someone else was to be hired to replace me. She was unhappy. But as you can see, the role in ‘The Quack’ was written for me
– confessed Stockinger in an interview with “Show”.
The actor did not miss the chance to develop his career. Together with Dymna, they made a beautiful duo. Was there something more between them off the set?
We really enjoyed each other during the shooting. […] There was chemistry between us. Ania was in another relationship, I was married. But sometimes we took the opportunity to cuddle. We were good at it, and so was the kissing. The kisses were real, because a good actor cannot pretend! I was wonderful. Working with Ania was pure pleasure. Her playing caused such natural reactions in me that I didn’t have to play anything else
– told Stockinger for “Show”.
But what happened after the famous “Znachor”? We saw Stockinger in such films as “The 1920s … 1930s”, “Pestka”, “Wedding in a hen’s cabin”, and “365 days”. His name quickly made headlines.
Stockinger’s other talents. From the music festival to the Dance with the Stars dance floor
Let’s not forget that the actor’s parents were musically fulfilled. So Stockinger followed the path of a musician, and this led him, among others, to the Soviet Song Festival, where he could present his skills in front of a larger audience. The event was organized in Zielona Góra in the years 1965–1989 and enjoyed great popularity. In 2005, Stockinger released his first studio album “With Melody You Come Back to Me”. The actor was also invited to a special episode of the program “Jaka to melodia?”. Stockinger also has a lightness in being a TV presenter – he hosted the game show “Break the Bank”. He also appeared in a commercial and danced in . In this adventure, he was accompanied by Blanka Winiarska, with whom he took ninth place. Stockinger is one of the oldest participants in the show. He was spinning on the dance floor at the age of 51.
The actor’s private life. There was a lot of talk about one woman, but she never became his wife
Tomasz Stockinger was in a relationship with Jolanta Stockinger. The couple had a son, Robert, who is a presenter. His parents’ relationship did not last long – they divorced in 2007. Before that, there was a lot of talk about the actor’s relationship with Ewa Kuklińska, whom he met at the Syrena Theatre. However, the actress after failed relationships did not want to open up to Stockinger.
Tomek can be a very charming man who, if he wants, will make any woman fall in love with him
– she recalled in an interview for “Na Żywo”.
Kuklińska dreamed of a happy marriage and a child, and the actor who caught her eye was before the divorce.
He assured that although he lived with his wife, they had not been together for years, and the crisis between them was constantly deepening. But there was a son Tomek loved more than life itself – and it was for him that he dragged out this marriage fiction endlessly. I understood it perfectly
– revealed the actress. Stockinger was to move out of the house and return to it. “Twelve years of underground and conspiracy” – summed up Ewa Kuklińska. “After all, no woman in a similar situation could withstand such stress, hiding, pretending from the world, so much separation, longing, in short, such a difficult relationship, if she did not believe that this love she will overcome everything and will have her happy ending,” she added regretfully.
The actors’ union was never formalized. Today, they lead separate lives, but remain on friendly terms. All that’s left of the old romance is memories.
Source: Gazeta
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