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'''Tomasz Knapik''' (16 September 1943<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Tomasz+Knapik-609544|title=Tomasz Knapik|website=Filmweb|language=pl}}</ref> – 6 September 2021<ref name="death"/>) was a Polish film, radio and television [[voice-over translation]] artist (known as ''lektor'' in Polish),<ref name="death"/> doctor of electrical engineering by education, lecturer at the Faculty of Transport of the [[Warsaw University of Technology]].<ref>[http://nauka-polska.pl/#/profile/scientist?id=52438 dr inż. Tomasz Knapik]</ref> He was called legendary in the voice-over translation field in Poland.<ref name="death">{{Cite web|url=https://primenews.pl/rozrywka/2021/09/06/tomasz-knapik-nie-zyje-zmarl/|title=Tomasz Knapik nie żyje. Zmarł legendarny lektor filmowy|language=pl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spidersweb.pl/rozrywka/2021/09/06/tomasz-knapik-nie-zyje-lektor-mial-78-lat|title=Tomasz Knapik nie żyje. Legendarny lektor miał 78 lat.|date=6 September 2021|website=rozrywka.blog|language=pl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://naekranie.pl/aktualnosci/tomasz-knapik-smierc-1630934687|title=Nie żyje Tomasz Knapik. Legendarny lektor miał 77 lat|website=naEKRANIE.pl|language=pl}}</ref>
'''Tomasz Knapik''' (16 September 1943<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Tomasz+Knapik-609544|title=Tomasz Knapik|website=Filmweb|language=pl}}</ref> – 6 September 2021<ref name="death">{{Cite web |title=Tomasz Knapik nie żyje. Zmarł legendarny lektor filmowy |url=https://primenews.pl/rozrywka/2021/09/06/tomasz-knapik-nie-zyje-zmarl/ |language=pl}}</ref>) was a Polish film, radio and television [[voice-over translation]] artist (known as ''lektor'' in Polish).<ref name="death"/> He held a [[doctorate]] in electrical engineering and also served as a lecturer at the Faculty of Transport of the [[Warsaw University of Technology]].<ref>[http://nauka-polska.pl/#/profile/scientist?id=52438 dr inż. Tomasz Knapik]</ref> He was widely regarded as a legend in the field of voice-over translation in Poland.<ref name="death" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 September 2021 |title=Tomasz Knapik nie żyje. Legendarny lektor miał 78 lat. |url=https://spidersweb.pl/rozrywka/2021/09/06/tomasz-knapik-nie-zyje-lektor-mial-78-lat |website=rozrywka.blog |language=pl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nie żyje Tomasz Knapik. Legendarny lektor miał 77 lat |url=https://naekranie.pl/aktualnosci/tomasz-knapik-smierc-1630934687 |website=naEKRANIE.pl |language=pl}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
He started his media career at the radio station [[Rozgłośnia Harcerska]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://weekend.gazeta.pl/weekend/7,177333,16501674,tomasz-knapik-nigdy-nie-pracowalem-jako-lektor-czy-spiker.html|title=Tomasz Knapik: Nigdy nie pracowałem jako lektor czy spiker na etacie, wiecznie z doskoku|website=gazetapl}}</ref> Then he worked in the [[Polish Radio]] (mainly in [[Polskie Radio Program III|Trójka]]) and the [[Telewizja Polska]] (TVP). While working at TVP, he read live foreign films as a voice-over and materials for the ''[[Telewizyjny Kurier Warszawski]]''.<ref>Gorliwość w życiu nie popłaca! Rozmowa z Tomaszem Knapikiem. "[[Gazeta Olsztyńska]]", 2015-05-09/10.</ref> At the beginning of the 1990s, when Poland saw the greatest boom in videotapes, he read many films issued by official distributors. He also happened to read films published by pirate companies. Among all the films he read, there were many classics of action cinema, as well as a lot of B-class and C-class movies. He was a regular employee of such Polish distributors as: Imperial, Vision, Best Film, NVC VIM, ITI Home Video, Artvision and many others.
He embarked on his media career at the radio station [[Rozgłośnia Harcerska]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://weekend.gazeta.pl/weekend/7,177333,16501674,tomasz-knapik-nigdy-nie-pracowalem-jako-lektor-czy-spiker.html|title=Tomasz Knapik: Nigdy nie pracowałem jako lektor czy spiker na etacie, wiecznie z doskoku|website=gazetapl}}</ref> Subsequently, he was involved with [[Polskie Radio|Polish Radio]] (predominantly with [[Polskie Radio Program III|Trójka]]) and [[Telewizja Polska]] (TVP). During his tenure at TVP, he provided live voice-overs for foreign films and materials for ''[[Telewizyjny Kurier Warszawski]]''.<ref>Gorliwość w życiu nie popłaca! Rozmowa z Tomaszem Knapikiem. "[[Gazeta Olsztyńska]]", 2015-05-09/10.</ref> At the onset of the 1990s, amidst the burgeoning videotape industry in Poland, he lent his voice to numerous films distributed by both official and pirated companies. Among his repertoire were many action cinema classics, as well as numerous B-class and C-class movies. He was a regular collaborator with several Polish distributors, including Imperial, Vision, Best Film, NVC VIM, ITI Home Video, Artvision, and many others.


In 1995 he was employed on a permanent basis by [[Polsat]] television, where he became the station's main reader, he read almost all films and series, as well as trailers announcing their broadcasts. In 1996 he returned to work with Polonia 1, where he was a reader in the programs: ''Pełnym gazem'', ''Escape'', ''Nie tylko na weekend'' and ''Fachowiec radzi''.<ref name="filmwp">{{Cite web|url=https://film.wp.pl/tomasz-knapik-6030918281818753c|title=Tomasz Knapik|date=25 January 2012|website=film.wp.pl}}</ref>
In 1995, he secured a permanent position with [[Polsat]] television, where he became the primary voice-over artist, reading nearly all films, series, and promotional trailers for the station. In 1996, he resumed work with Polonia 1, providing voice-overs for programs such as ''Pełnym gazem'', ''Escape'', ''Nie tylko na weekend'', and ''Fachowiec radzi''.<ref name="filmwp">{{Cite web|url=https://film.wp.pl/tomasz-knapik-6030918281818753c|title=Tomasz Knapik|date=25 January 2012|website=film.wp.pl}}</ref>


In 2005, he was one of the main lectors in films and series on [[Tele 5 (Poland)|Tele 5]]. Also in the same year, he provided a voice-over narrative in the controversial Heyah mobile advertisements.<ref name="filmwp"/> He also read in many election advertisements of various political parties, including the controversial [[National Revival of Poland]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}} In 2005–2007, he read in the [[TVN24]] ''Kronika filmowa'' program. In 2006 he was a co-host of the TV program ''Re:akcja'' on [[TVP1]]. He was a lector in the program ''Uwaga! Pirat'' on TVN Turbo and ''Stop drogówka'' on [[TV4 (Polish TV channel)|TV4]].<ref name="filmwp"/>
By 2005, he was one of the principal voice-over artists for films and series on [[Tele 5 (Poland)|Tele 5]]. In the same year, he voiced the controversial Heyah mobile advertisements.<ref name="filmwp"/> He also contributed to various political advertisements, including those for the contentious [[National Revival of Poland]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}} Between 2005 and 2007, he narrated the ''Kronika filmowa'' program on [[TVN24]]. In 2006, he co-hosted the TV program ''Re on [[TVP1]]. ''He also served as a narrator for the program ''Uwaga! Pirat'' on TVN Turbo and ''Stop drogówka'' on [[TV4 (Polish TV channel)|TV4]].<ref name="filmwp" />


In 2008, he recorded voice messages for the passenger information system in the vehicles of Warsaw's [[Public Transport Authority (Warsaw)|Public Transport Authority]] (voice announcements regarding the route).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kultura.gazeta.pl/kultura/7,127222,27539738,tomasz-knapik-nie-zyje-konrad-szolajski-humorem-sprawial.html|title=Tomasz Knapik nie żyje. Konrad Szołajski: Ta osobowość i to, jak on te filmy czytał, jak umiał to opowiadać, z nami zostanie|website=Kultura.gazeta.pl|language=pl}}</ref>
In 2008, he recorded voice messages for the passenger information system of Warsaw's [[Public Transport Authority (Warsaw)|Public Transport Authority]], providing route announcements.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kultura.gazeta.pl/kultura/7,127222,27539738,tomasz-knapik-nie-zyje-konrad-szolajski-humorem-sprawial.html|title=Tomasz Knapik nie żyje. Konrad Szołajski: Ta osobowość i to, jak on te filmy czytał, jak umiał to opowiadać, z nami zostanie|website=Kultura.gazeta.pl|language=pl}}</ref>


In 2013, he appeared in two cabaret skits in the program ''Dzięki Bogu już weekend'' on [[TVP2]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mediastudent.org/?page_id=225|title=Historia : Media Student 2015|date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305040352/http://www.mediastudent.org/?page_id=225|archive-date=5 March 2016}}</ref> In September 2014, he made a guest appearance in the 46th episode of its Retro series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pbJ3-6yr1E|title=Doom [PC] - retro|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
In 2013, he made appearances in two comedy skits on the program ''Dzięki Bogu już weekend'' on [[TVP2]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mediastudent.org/?page_id=225|title=Historia : Media Student 2015|date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305040352/http://www.mediastudent.org/?page_id=225|archive-date=5 March 2016}}</ref> In September 2014, he guest-starred in the 46th episode of its Retro series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pbJ3-6yr1E|title=Doom [PC] - retro|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
[[File:Przystanek-knapika.jpg|thumb|"Knapika" bus stop in Warsaw (2022)]]
[[File:Przystanek-knapika.jpg|thumb|"Knapika" bus stop in Warsaw (2022)]]


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
His son [[Maciej Knapik]] is a TV journalist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://plejada.pl/newsy/tomasz-knapik-mial-jedynego-syna-maciej-knapik-robi-kariere-w-telewizji/srd7qx2|title=Tomasz Knapik miał jednego syna. Znasz go z anteny TVN24|date=6 September 2021|website=plejadapl}}</ref>
His son, [[Maciej Knapik]], is a television journalist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://plejada.pl/newsy/tomasz-knapik-mial-jedynego-syna-maciej-knapik-robi-kariere-w-telewizji/srd7qx2|title=Tomasz Knapik miał jednego syna. Znasz go z anteny TVN24|date=6 September 2021|website=plejadapl}}</ref>


== Death ==
== Death ==
He died on 6 September 2021 at the age of 77.<ref name="death"/> On 13 September 2021, his ashes were buried in the family grave at the [[Powązki Cemetery]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://polskieradio24.pl/art1222_2806480|title=Tomasz Knapik został pochowany na Starych Powązkach w Warszawie. Słynnego lektora pożegnało kilkaset osób|website=PolskieRadio24.pl|language=pl}}</ref> In October 2022, a bus stop in Warsaw [[Bródno]] was named in his honor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Warszawa: Legendarny lektor dostał swój własny przystanek na Bródnie |url=https://www.transport-publiczny.pl/wiadomosci/warszawa-legendarny-lektor-dostal-swoj-wlasny-przystanek-na-brodnie-75490.html |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=www.transport-publiczny.pl |language=pl-PL}}</ref>
He passed away on 6 September 2021 at the age of 77.<ref name="death" /> On 13 September 2021, his ashes were interred in the family grave at [[Powązki Cemetery]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tomasz Knapik został pochowany na Starych Powązkach w Warszawie. Słynnego lektora pożegnało kilkaset osób |url=https://polskieradio24.pl/art1222_2806480 |website=PolskieRadio24.pl |language=pl}}</ref> In October 2022, a bus stop in Warsaw [[Bródno]] was named in his honor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Warszawa: Legendarny lektor dostał swój własny przystanek na Bródnie |url=https://www.transport-publiczny.pl/wiadomosci/warszawa-legendarny-lektor-dostal-swoj-wlasny-przystanek-na-brodnie-75490.html |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=www.transport-publiczny.pl |language=pl-PL}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 14:59, 15 June 2024

Tomasz Knapik
Knapik in 2018
Born(1943-09-16)16 September 1943
Warsaw, German-occupied Poland
Died6 September 2021(2021-09-06) (aged 77)
Bielawa, Poland[1]
Resting placePowązki Cemetery
Alma materWarsaw University of Technology
Occupation(s)Film, radio and television reader

Tomasz Knapik (16 September 1943[2] – 6 September 2021[3]) was a Polish film, radio and television voice-over translation artist (known as lektor in Polish).[3] He held a doctorate in electrical engineering and also served as a lecturer at the Faculty of Transport of the Warsaw University of Technology.[4] He was widely regarded as a legend in the field of voice-over translation in Poland.[3][5][6]

Career

He embarked on his media career at the radio station Rozgłośnia Harcerska.[7] Subsequently, he was involved with Polish Radio (predominantly with Trójka) and Telewizja Polska (TVP). During his tenure at TVP, he provided live voice-overs for foreign films and materials for Telewizyjny Kurier Warszawski.[8] At the onset of the 1990s, amidst the burgeoning videotape industry in Poland, he lent his voice to numerous films distributed by both official and pirated companies. Among his repertoire were many action cinema classics, as well as numerous B-class and C-class movies. He was a regular collaborator with several Polish distributors, including Imperial, Vision, Best Film, NVC VIM, ITI Home Video, Artvision, and many others.

In 1995, he secured a permanent position with Polsat television, where he became the primary voice-over artist, reading nearly all films, series, and promotional trailers for the station. In 1996, he resumed work with Polonia 1, providing voice-overs for programs such as Pełnym gazem, Escape, Nie tylko na weekend, and Fachowiec radzi.[9]

By 2005, he was one of the principal voice-over artists for films and series on Tele 5. In the same year, he voiced the controversial Heyah mobile advertisements.[9] He also contributed to various political advertisements, including those for the contentious National Revival of Poland.[citation needed] Between 2005 and 2007, he narrated the Kronika filmowa program on TVN24. In 2006, he co-hosted the TV program Re on TVP1. He also served as a narrator for the program Uwaga! Pirat on TVN Turbo and Stop drogówka on TV4.[9]

In 2008, he recorded voice messages for the passenger information system of Warsaw's Public Transport Authority, providing route announcements.[10]

In 2013, he made appearances in two comedy skits on the program Dzięki Bogu już weekend on TVP2.[11] In September 2014, he guest-starred in the 46th episode of its Retro series.[12]

"Knapika" bus stop in Warsaw (2022)

Personal life

His son, Maciej Knapik, is a television journalist.[13]

Death

He passed away on 6 September 2021 at the age of 77.[3] On 13 September 2021, his ashes were interred in the family grave at Powązki Cemetery.[14] In October 2022, a bus stop in Warsaw Bródno was named in his honor.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Tomasz Knapik". rejestry-notarialne.pl. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Tomasz Knapik". Filmweb (in Polish).
  3. ^ a b c d "Tomasz Knapik nie żyje. Zmarł legendarny lektor filmowy" (in Polish).
  4. ^ dr inż. Tomasz Knapik
  5. ^ "Tomasz Knapik nie żyje. Legendarny lektor miał 78 lat". rozrywka.blog (in Polish). 6 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Nie żyje Tomasz Knapik. Legendarny lektor miał 77 lat". naEKRANIE.pl (in Polish).
  7. ^ "Tomasz Knapik: Nigdy nie pracowałem jako lektor czy spiker na etacie, wiecznie z doskoku". gazetapl.
  8. ^ Gorliwość w życiu nie popłaca! Rozmowa z Tomaszem Knapikiem. "Gazeta Olsztyńska", 2015-05-09/10.
  9. ^ a b c "Tomasz Knapik". film.wp.pl. 25 January 2012.
  10. ^ "Tomasz Knapik nie żyje. Konrad Szołajski: Ta osobowość i to, jak on te filmy czytał, jak umiał to opowiadać, z nami zostanie". Kultura.gazeta.pl (in Polish).
  11. ^ "Historia : Media Student 2015". 5 March 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  12. ^ "Doom [PC] - retro" – via www.youtube.com.
  13. ^ "Tomasz Knapik miał jednego syna. Znasz go z anteny TVN24". plejadapl. 6 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Tomasz Knapik został pochowany na Starych Powązkach w Warszawie. Słynnego lektora pożegnało kilkaset osób". PolskieRadio24.pl (in Polish).
  15. ^ "Warszawa: Legendarny lektor dostał swój własny przystanek na Bródnie". www.transport-publiczny.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
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