Bilguun Ariunbaatar

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Bilguun Ariunbaatar
Bilguun Ariunbaatar in 2011.
Born (1987-01-31) 31 January 1987 (age 37)
Occupation(s)television presenter, singer, actor
Years active2010–present

Bilguun Ariunbaatar[a] (born 31 January 1987) is a Mongolian-Polish television presenter, musician, and actor. He was a singer in the rock band Lavina.

Early life and education[edit]

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]

Career[edit]

Television[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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]

Private life[edit]

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]

Filmography[edit]

Television[edit]

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[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Brzuszek Dentist [12][13]
2015 Bangistan Wong
2022 Szczęścia chodzą parami Taxi driver
The Last Day of Work Hero Short film

Polish dubbing[edit]

Year Title Role Ref.
2011 Gnomeo and Juliet Fawn [12]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Mongolian: Ариунбаатарын Билгүүн, transcription: Ariunbaataryn Bilgüün

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f 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)
  2. ^ "Bilguun Ariunbaatar powraca w programie 'Szymon na żywo'". dziennik.pl (in Polish).
  3. ^ "Bilguun Ariunbaatar – jego droga do finału 'Tańca z gwiazdami'". film.onet.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2011-12-02.
  4. ^ "Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo. Odcinek 4. Live. Kto wygrał? Bilguun! TTBZ s1 e4". film.se.pl (in Polish).
  5. ^ "Celebrity Splash. Bilguun miał WZWÓD przed skokiem? Otylia: Ośmieszyłeś konkurencję!". www.se.pl (in Polish).
  6. ^ "'Szybki Bill' – Bilguun Ariunbaatar w Radiu ZET (wideo)" (in Polish).
  7. ^ "Aktor i znany celebryta założyli zespół rockowy!". www.fakt.pl (in Polish).
  8. ^ 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).
  9. ^ a b Ksawery Nowakowski (25 April 2023). "Bilguun Ariunbaatar miał wypadek! Sceny mrożą krew w żyłach. Jedno z aut dachowało". pomponik.pl (in Polish).
  10. ^ a b "Bilguun Ariunbaatar był gwiazdą TVN. Co się z nim stało?". gwiazdy.wp.pl (in Polish). 3 October 2022.
  11. ^ Leon Pietrzak (29 October 2022). "Pamiętacie jeszcze Bilguuna Ariunbaatara? Gwiazda 'Szymon Majewski Show' powraca na ekrany!". eska.pl (in Polish).
  12. ^ a b c "Bilguun Ariunbaatar". filmweb.pl (in Polish).
  13. ^ "Bilguun Ariunbaatar". imdb.com.

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