Leszek Długosz

Leszek Marek Długosz (18 June 1941 – 23 March 2024) was a Polish actor, poet, writer and composer.

He studied at the Jagiellonian University (Uniwersytet Jagielloński) in Kraków (major in Polish studies) and Polish Higher School of Theatre (Polska Wyższa Szkoła Teatralna) (major in acting).

He studied music since childhood and started his public performances at the Jagiellonian University's Theatre Hefajstos.

In 1963 he won the Student's Song Competition (Festiwal Piosenki Studenckiej) in Kraków, and a year later he joined the cabaret "Piwnica Pod Baranami".

His debut as a poet took place in 1973 with the publication of Lekcje Rytmiki.