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Bilguun Ariunbaatar
Polish television presenter and journalist
Bilguun Ariunbaatar[lower-alpha 1] (born 31 January 1987) is a Mongolian-Polish television presenter, musician, and actor. He was a singer in the rock band Lavina.
Bilguun Ariunbaatar | |
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Bilguun Ariunbaatar in 2011. | |
| Born | (1987-01-31) 31 January 1987 (age 37) |
| Occupation(s) | television presenter, singer, actor |
| Years active | 2010–present |
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Ariunbaatar was born on 31 January 1987 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. His parents are physicians. His family emigrated to Warsaw, Poland when he was nine years old. He has two siblings; a brother born in 1990, and a sister born in 2009. Ariunbaatar is of Mongolian descent and has Polish citizenship.[1]
He studied for two years at the Medical University of Warsaw before dropping out. He then began studying advertising and marketing at a private university in Warsaw, from which he graduated with a bachelor's degree.[1]
Television
In 2010 and 2011 he acted in the TVN programme Szymon Majewski Show and then he co-hosted the programme HDw3D Telewision with Szymon Majewski. In 2012 he acted in TVN programme Szymon na żywo. In each programme he portrayed a Mongolian journalist who speaks in broken Polish and is confused by Polish customs.[2]
In 2011 he participated in the Polish version of the dance competition television programme Dancing with the Stars. He was paired with Janja Lesar. They came second place.[3] Later he would be a backstage co-host in the show from 2014 to 2015.
In 2013 he hosted Viva Polska programmes Spanie z gwiazdami and Puk, puk, to my!.
In 2014 he participated in talent show Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo, a Polish version of Your Face Sounds Familiar.[4]
In 2015 he participated in the programme Celebrity Splash!.[5] Between 2013 and 2018 he also performed as a guest singer in several episodes of Jaka to melodia?, a Polish game show.[1]
Other media
In 2012 he worked for the Rock Radio[1] and hosted the radio programme Szybki Bill at the Radio Zet.[6]
In 2015 and 2016, he acted in Udając ofiarę, a play by Krystyna Janda. The play was performed in the Och-Teatr theatre in Warsaw.[1]
He formed the rock band Lavina with Rafał Żukowski, Paweł Paszczyk, and Mateusz Banasiuk in 2015.[7] Their debut album was released on 4 September 2020. The band was disbanded in October 2023.[8]
Controversy
Ariunbaatar was named in a leaked list of cocaine dealer clients in 2018. As a result he was blacklisted by major television studios. At the time he was struggling with clinical depression. He decided to end his career and retreat from public life.[9][10]
Ariunbaatar returned to acting in 2022 and had a minor role in the feature film Szczęścia chodzą parami.[11]
Together with a now ex-girlfriend, Izabela, he has a daughter, Antonina, who was born in 2016.[1] For years, he struggled with a clinical depression.[9][10]
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–2011 | Szymon Majewski Show | Mongolian journalist | Main role | [12] |
| 2011 | HDw3D Telewision | Mike | Main role | |
| Dancing with the Stars. Taniec z gwiazdami | Himself (contestant) | Talent show | ||
| 2014–2015 | Himself (backstage co-host) | |||
| 2012 | Szymon na żywo | Mongolian journalist | Main role | |
| 2013 | Spanie z gwiazdami | Himself (host) | Talk show | |
| Puk, puk, to my! | Himself (host) | |||
| 2013–2018 | Jaka to melodia? | Himself (guest singer) | Game show | |
| 2018 | Himself (contestant) | |||
| 2014 | Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo | Himself (contestant) | ||
| 2015 | Celebrity Splash! | Himself | Reality show | |
| 2021 | Kuba Wojewódzki | Himself (guest) | Talk show; 1 episode | |
| Fort Boyard | Himself | Game show |
Film
Polish dubbing
- Mongolian: Ариунбаатарын Билгүүн, transcription: Ariunbaataryn Bilgüün
- Tomasz Gawiński: Moje serce jest biało-czerwone. In: Tygodnik Angora, issue no. 11/2017 (1395), pp. 52–53. 12 March 2017. Łódź: Westa-Druk. ISSN 0867-8162. (in Polish)
- "Bilguun Ariunbaatar powraca w programie 'Szymon na żywo'". dziennik.pl (in Polish).
- "Bilguun Ariunbaatar – jego droga do finału 'Tańca z gwiazdami'". film.onet.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2011-12-02.
- "Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo. Odcinek 4. Live. Kto wygrał? Bilguun! TTBZ s1 e4". film.se.pl (in Polish).
- "Celebrity Splash. Bilguun miał WZWÓD przed skokiem? Otylia: Ośmieszyłeś konkurencję!". www.se.pl (in Polish).
- "Aktor i znany celebryta założyli zespół rockowy!". www.fakt.pl (in Polish).
- Daniel Kiełbasa (7 October 2023). "Robił furorę w TVN-ie, a potem zniknął. Teraz Bilguun ma dla fanów złą wiadomość!". muzyka.interia.pl (in Polish).
- Ksawery Nowakowski (25 April 2023). "Bilguun Ariunbaatar miał wypadek! Sceny mrożą krew w żyłach. Jedno z aut dachowało". pomponik.pl (in Polish).
- "Bilguun Ariunbaatar był gwiazdą TVN. Co się z nim stało?". gwiazdy.wp.pl (in Polish). 3 October 2022.
- Leon Pietrzak (29 October 2022). "Pamiętacie jeszcze Bilguuna Ariunbaatara? Gwiazda 'Szymon Majewski Show' powraca na ekrany!". eska.pl (in Polish).
- "Bilguun Ariunbaatar". filmweb.pl (in Polish).
- "Bilguun Ariunbaatar". imdb.com.
- Bilguun Ariunbaatar at IMDb
- Bilguun Ariunbaatar at FilmPolski.pl (in Polish)
- Bilguun Ariunbaatar at Filmweb (in Polish)