Dawid Andres (born 7 January 1981) is a television personality, traveler, and a truck driver. He is best known as the host of the travel documentary series 18 Wheels Across America (2017–2022), in which he drives in a semi-trailer truck through the United States.
Dawid Andres | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 January 1981 |
| Occupation(s) | television personality, traveler, truck driver |
| Years active | 2017–present |
Biography
editDawid Andres was born on 7 January 1981 in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland, where he grew up.[1]
In his youth, he wanted to travel the world. To do so, he quit university and began working on international passenger ships. Later, he emigrated to the United States, where he began working as a truck driver. There he also met his wife.[2][3]
In 2015 and 2016, Dawid Andres and his half-brother Hubert Kisiński crossed South America on mountain bikes and home-made hydrocycles. They began their journey in Camaná, Peru, from where they have biked through Andes, to Atalaya, Peru. There, on the Ticllacocha lake, they switched onto the hydrocycles and traveled to Iquitos, Peru, via rivers, which eventually merged into the Amazon River. They traveled alongside it across Brazil, ending their journey on the Atlantic Ocean near Belém. The trip took about 6 months, and they are assumed to be the first to cross the Amazon River on hydrocycles.[4][5]
For their accomplishment, they won the Kolos award in the "best feat" category, at the All-Poland Traveler, Sailor and Mountaineer Meetings in Gdynia, Poland, the largest annual traveler festival in Europe.[6] At the ceremony, Andres was noticed by television producers, who proposed him his own television programme. This led to him hosting the TVN and Discovery Channel Poland travel documentary series 18 Wheels Across America, aired from 2017 to 2022. In the show, he is driving a semi-trailer truck across the United States. He also hosted its several spin-off miniseries: 18 Wheels Across Route 66 (2019), 18 Wheels Across Vietnam (2019), 18 Wheels Across Indonesia (2019), 18 Wheels Across Africa (2020), Ciężarówką przez RPA (2023), and Ciężarówka przez Australię (2024).[3][7] He also hosted a travel documentary series Na tropie dzikich zwierząt airing from 2021 to 2023.[8]
Private life
editAndres is married and has children. His wife is American of Filipino descent.[2] He lives in Arizona, United States.[4]
Filmography
editTelevision programmes
edit- 2017–2022: 18 Wheels Across America
- 2019: 18 Wheels Across Route 66
- 2019: 18 Wheels Across Vietnam
- 2019: 18 Wheels Across Indonesia
- 2020: 18 Wheels Across Africa
- 2021: Dawid Andres z buta
- 2021–2023: Na tropie dzikich zwierząt
- 2023: Ciężarówką przez RPA
- 2024: Ciężarówka przez Australię
References
edit- ^ "Dawid Andres – kim jest? Wiek, żona i dzieci". lalapalmala.pl (in Polish). 16 June 2023.
- ^ a b Anna Sobańda (19 February 2019). "Dawid Andres, Polak, który jeździ TIRem po świecie: Jedyne, czego nie lubię i nie rozumiem na polskich drogach, to..." podroze.dziennik.pl (in Polish).
- ^ a b Natalia Gumińska (25 May 2023). "Dawid Andres zwiedza kolejny kraj zza kierownicy ciężarówki. 'Dziwny, ale piękny'". turystyka.wp.pl (in Polish).
- ^ a b David Ferry (7 April 2016). "The 3 Hardest Things About Paddle-Biking the Amazon River". outsideonline.com.
- ^ "Przejechali ponad 8 tys. km rowerami. Gorzowianie wrócili z wyprawy po Amazonce [WIDEO]". gazetalubelska.pl (in Polish). 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Dawid Andres i Hubert Kisiński z nagrodą w Gdyni. Kolos dla rowerzystów z Amazonki". national-geographic.pl (in Polish). 15 March 2016.
- ^ Berenika Olesińska (17 April 2024). "Jak Dawid Andres trafił do telewizji? 'Biegaliśmy, płakaliśmy, krzyczeliśmy'". dziendobry.tvn.pl (in Polish).
- ^ "'Na tropie dzikich zwierząt' powraca z kolejnym sezonem!". tvn.pl (in Polish). 15 November 2023.
External links
edit- Dawid Andres on IMDb