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Polish satirist and politician Tadeusz Ross dies aged 83

15.12.2021 07:00
Polish actor, satirist and politician Tadeusz Ross has died at the age of 83, the state PAP news agency has reported.
Polish actor, satirist and politician Tadeusz Ross has died at the age of 83.
Polish actor, satirist and politician Tadeusz Ross has died at the age of 83.PAP/Andrzej Rybczyński

A graduate of the renowned Warsaw theatre school, Ross was an actor, satirist and screenwriter who etched himself in the national consciousness with his comedy shows, such as Zulu-Gula and Rossmówki, the latter co-authored with the celebrated actor Piotr Fronczewski

Later in life, Ross also entered politics with the centrist Civic Platform (PO) party, becoming a member of parliament in 2007 and a European lawmaker in 2013. 

For the last three years of his life, he represented the Civic Coalition grouping in the Warsaw City Council.

(pm/gs)

Source: PAP