★ HOW OLD IS OMAR SANGARE?
Omar Sangare is 55 years old, born November 14, 1970 in PL · Scorpio.
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About
Omar Sangare is a Polish-American actor, director, and theatre professor born in 1970. He studied under Oscar-winning director Andrzej Wajda at the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw, then trained at the British American Drama Academy in Oxford with Michael Kahn, Jeremy Irons, and Derek Jacobi. His one-man drama *True Theater Critic* won Best in Acting at the New York International Fringe Festival in 1997. A Scorpio, Sangare has shaped contemporary theatre as a tenured professor at Williams College and founder of the Dialogue ONE and United Solo Theatre festivals.
★ FEATURE
Biography
Omar Sangare is a Polish-American actor, director, and theatre professor born on 14 November 1970 in Stalowa Wola. He graduated from The Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw, where he studied under Oscar-winning director Andrzej Wajda, then earned a scholarship to The British American Drama Academy in Oxford in 1994, training with Michael Kahn, Jeremy Irons, Sir Derek Jacobi, and Alan Rickman.
Sangare earned his Ph.D. from the Theatre Academy in Warsaw in 2006. His breakthrough came with *True Theater Critic*, a one-man drama that won Best in Acting at the New York International Fringe Festival in 1997; the same year, he won four prizes at the Theatre Festival in Wrocław, Poland. His performance in *Othello* at Arena Players Repertory Theater drew acclaim—critic Barbara Delatiner wrote in *The New York Times* that Sangare was "born to play Othello".
As an academic, Sangare has taught at UCLA, UCSB, UCSD, Wesleyan University, and Westmont College, and currently serves as a tenured full professor and chairman of the Department of Theatre at Williams College. In 2007, he founded and became artistic director of the Dialogue ONE international festival for solo performances; in 2010, he co-founded the United Solo Theatre Festival in New York City. Beyond theatre, he published two poetry collections (*Postscriptum* and *Landscape of the Soul*), short-story collections that became bestsellers in Poland (*Tales for Old Horse* and *Tales for Black Sheep*), and a 2018 book version of his doctoral thesis, *Othello. Pale from Envy*. In 2003, he released his first solo album, *ON*, and recorded Polish Christmas carols for Polish television. The U.S. Department of State selected him for a video project during President Barack Obama's trip to Poland in May 2011, recognizing him as a prominent Polish American. As a Life Path 6 and Scorpio, Sangare embodies the intensity and depth that characterize his theatrical work. Actors work across stage, film, and television, shaping culture through performance and teaching.
★ ORIGIN
Before Fame
Sangare was born in Stalowa Wola, Poland in 1970. He studied under Oscar-winning director Andrzej Wajda at The Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw. In 1994, he received a prestigious scholarship to The British American Drama Academy in Oxford, England, where he trained alongside Michael Kahn, Jeremy Irons, Sir Derek Jacobi, and Alan Rickman. These formative years established his reputation as a serious artist committed to theatre's highest standards.
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Trivia
- Sangare won Best in Acting at the New York International Fringe Festival in 1997 for his monodrama *True Theater Critic*, and won four prizes at Poland's Theatre Festival in Wrocław the same year.
- He is a half-brother of Oumou Sangaré, a Grammy Award-winning Malian singer.
- The U.S. Department of State selected Sangare for a video project during President Barack Obama's May 2011 trip to Poland, honoring him as a prominent Polish American.
- Sangare founded the Dialogue ONE international festival for solo performances in 2007 and co-founded the United Solo Theatre Festival in New York City in 2010.
- He published two bestselling short-story collections in Poland: *Tales for Old Horse* and *Tales for Black Sheep*.
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Numerology
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The Caretaker
Responsible and family-oriented. Omar Sangare often anchor a fandom community and lean into projects with social or emotional weight.
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★ FAQ
Frequently asked
- How old is Omar Sangare?
- Omar Sangare is 55 years old (born November 14, 1970).
- When is Omar Sangare's birthday?
- Omar Sangare was born on November 14, 1970.
- What is Omar Sangare's zodiac sign?
- Omar Sangare is a Scorpio, born November 14, 1970.
- What is Omar Sangare's Chinese zodiac sign?
- Omar Sangare was born in 1970, the year of the Metal Dog.
- Where is Omar Sangare from?
- Omar Sangare is from PL.
- What does Omar Sangare do?
- Omar Sangare is a actor.
- Is Omar Sangare still alive?
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