[1][2] He was raised by a single mother, with father drafted into the German army, and after the war, exiled to Siberia until 1949 for being a member of Wehrmacht.
During this time, he had to catch up three years worth of craft under Halina Hulanicka, who studied dance under Isadora Duncan in Paris.
Wilk not only successfully dealt with the backlog, but also discovered a life passion, and years later became an icon of Polish ballet.
The critics wrote that he was an individuality, attracted attention, that one could admire both the mastery with which he performs the dance, and at the same time, the spontaneity, the ability to convey emotions.
He was photographed by Barbara Hoff [pl] in fashion photo-shoots for „Przekrój” magazine, starred in music videos and TV entertainment shows.
He became countrywide famous after performing (with Krystyna Mazurówna [pl]) in TV-aired music video of Piotr Szczepanik song „Kochać” (1967).
Gry, choreographed by Conrad Drzewiecki [pl] earned awards on Prix Italia 1970 and Polish Short Film Festival in 1971.