Janusz Weiss
- March 10, 2023
- 74 years
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Janusz Weiss, 74, Polish radio broadcaster, co-founder of Radio ZET.
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|Janusz Alfred Weiss (31 May 1948 – 10 March 2023) was a Polish journalist, actor, television personality and co-founder of one of the most popular radio stations in Poland, Radio ZET.[citation needed]
Biography
Weiss was born on 31 May 1948 as a son of the colonel of the Internal Security Corps Oskar Weiss (of Jewish descent) and Janina Weiss (of Russian descent).[citation needed]
Weiss was studying at the Warsaw University of Technology. In March 1968 he was expelled from the university for his Jewish heritage and activities during 1968 Polish political crisis. In 1970 Weiss started Polish studies at the University of Warsaw, but he had never finished them.
In the early 1970s he founded a cabaret group with Magda Umer, Krzysztof Knittel and Andrzej Wojciechowski. In the 1980s Janusz Weiss was performing in the Polish television as presenter and conferencier.
In 1990 he was one of three founders of the radio station Radio ZET.[citation needed] In the years 1990–2011, Weiss was presenting an audition "Dzwonię do Pani, Pana w bardzo nietypowej sprawie" (Dear Madam, dear Sir, I'm calling you on a most unusual matter), which was one of the most popular radio programming in Poland. In 2000 he published a book in London, "Jeden może, drugi nie" (One can, the other can not).[citation needed]
As an actor he was known for polish Television Theater (1953), Kung-fu (1979) and Damned America (1993).
From 1993 to 2005, he was a host of a game show called Miliard w rozumie, transmitted under license of Polish Scientific Publishers PWN on TVP1.[citation needed]
In 2011 he received the Order of Polonia Restituta.
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1.In which year did Janusz Weiss die?
- A.2023correct
- B.2014
- C.2016
- D.2010
Janusz Weiss died in 2023.
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2.How old was Janusz Weiss when they died?
- A.63
- B.66
- C.74correct
- D.69
Janusz Weiss was 74 years old at the time of death.
Source: Profile: age at death: "== External links == Janusz Weiss discography at Discogs Janusz Weiss at IMDb Archive record: year of death 2023. Archive record: year of birth 1948. Archive record:
3.In which year was Janusz Weiss born?
- A.1948correct
- B.1942
- C.1936
- D.1939
Janusz Weiss was born in 1948.
Source: Profile: year of birth: "a Restituta. == References == == External links == Janusz Weiss discography at Discogs Janusz Weiss at IMDb Archive record: year of death 2023. Archive record: year
4.In which month did Janusz Weiss die?
- A.May
- B.April
- C.Marchcorrect
- D.June
Janusz Weiss died in March.
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5.On which day of the month did Janusz Weiss die?
- A.10correct
- B.9
- C.11
- D.12
Janusz Weiss died on day 10 of the month.
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6.In which field was Janusz Weiss known?
- A.radio broadcastercorrect
- B.novelist
- C.chemist
- D.architect
The biography describes Janusz Weiss as a radio broadcaster.
Source: Profile: occupation: "Weiss discography at Discogs Janusz Weiss at IMDb Archive record: year of death 2023. Archive record: year of birth 1948. Archive record: age at death 74. Archive recor
7.What nationality was Janusz Weiss?
- A.Polishcorrect
- B.Australian
- C.Argentine
- D.American
Janusz Weiss is recorded as Polish.
Source: Profile: nationality: "IMDb Archive record: year of death 2023. Archive record: year of birth 1948. Archive record: age at death 74. Archive record: occupation radio broadcaster. Archive rec
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