Thaddeus Walter Kryczko
Record producer, teacher
Born Oct. 29, 1954, Buffalo (NY), U.S.; son of Thaddeus and Rita (Zbrzezny); married Deborah (Gates).
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) (cum laude), State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo, 1976; Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), University of California, Irvine, 1978.
Career: managing producer, Walt Disney Records, Burbank (CA), 1982 -; actor, producer, Out at Sea (live theater), 1982; teacher, director, Stella Adler Academy West, Hollywood (CA), 1991-94.
Author: Goofy's Last Waltz, 1986; record producer, The Little Mermaid, 1988, Winnie the Pooh, 1989, Beauty and the Beast, 1991, Aladdin, 1992, The Lion King, 1994; director, The Party, 1982, Amphitryon 38 (live theaters), 1993.
Member of: director, Snug Harbor Cultural Center Theatre Program, 1979-80; co-director, Irvine Cultural Center Theatre Program, 1981-82; assistant commissioner, Best Entertainment Softball League; American Federation of TV and Radio Artists; National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences.
Honors: 38 gold, platinum and multiplatinum records, Recording Industry Association of America; 4 Grammy nominations, National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1993; 4 Parent's Choice awards, Parent's Choice, 1990.
Language: English.
Hobbies: fishing, travel, theater.
Office: Walt Disney Records, 500 S. Buena Vista, Burbank, CA 91521.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996