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Jan Lewandowski (Polish pronunciation: [lɛvanˈdɔfskʲi]; born 15 August 1941 in Bydgoszcz, Poland) known professionally as Jan Lewan, is a Polish-American songwriter and polka band leader. Lewan's financial crimes were described by The Morning Call as a "classic Ponzi scheme". Lewan's life has been depicted in multiple films, first in the 2007 TV documentary Mystery of the Polka King, the 2009 documentary film The Man Who Would Be Polka King, and the 2017 American comedy film The Polka King, in which Lewandowski is portrayed by Jack Black, which was released on Netflix on January 12, 2018.

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  • Jan Lewandowski (Polish pronunciation: [lɛvanˈdɔfskʲi]; born 15 August 1941 in Bydgoszcz, Poland) known professionally as Jan Lewan, is a Polish-American songwriter and polka band leader. Lewan's financial crimes were described by The Morning Call as a "classic Ponzi scheme". Lewan's life has been depicted in multiple films, first in the 2007 TV documentary Mystery of the Polka King, the 2009 documentary film The Man Who Would Be Polka King, and the 2017 American comedy film The Polka King, in which Lewandowski is portrayed by Jack Black, which was released on Netflix on January 12, 2018. (en)
  • Jan Lewandowski (Bydgoszcz, Polonia; 1941), conocido profesionalmente como Jan Lewan, es un compositor polaco-estadounidense y líder de una banda de polka. La vida de Lewan ha sido representada en múltiples películas, primero en el documental de televisión de 2007 Mystery of the Polka King, la película documental de 2009 The Man Who Would Be Polka King y la película de comedia estadounidense de 2017 The Polka King, en la que Jack Black interpreta a Jan Lewan,​ ​ ​ estrenada en Netflix el 12 de enero de 2018.​ (es)
  • Jan Lewandowski, meglio conosciuto come Jan Lewan (Bydgoszcz, 15 agosto 1941), è un truffatore, cantante e bandleader polacco. Oltre che per la sua fortunata carriera musicale negli USA, Lewan viene ricordato per aver avviato uno schema Ponzi, che consiste nel promettere ad alcuni investitori forti guadagni con rendimenti più alti rispetto ai tassi di mercato. (it)
  • Jan Lewan (ur. 1941) – amerykański muzyk, urodzony w Polsce jako Jan Lewandowski. Pochodzi z Bydgoszczy, muzyczną szkołę średnią ukończył w Gdyni. W 1972 przeniósł się do USA, gdzie się ożenił i założył zespół muzyczny. Następnie otworzył sklep z pamiątkami dla Polonii, rozpoczął organizację wycieczek do Polski i innych europejskich państw, a także stworzył piramidę finansową, która upadła w 2001 roku. O losach Jana Lewana powstały dwa filmy: dokument z roku 2009 i oraz film fabularny z roku 2017 . (pl)
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