Pascal Duquenne
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| Pascal Duquenne | |
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| Born | 8 August 1970 Vilvoorde, Flanders, Belgium |
| Years active | 1991, 1996, 2004, 2006 |
| Awards | Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival) 1996 The Eighth Day Joseph Plateau Award for Best Belgian Actor 1996 The Eighth Day |
Pascal Duquenne (b. 8 August 1970 in Vilvoorde, Belgium) is a Belgian actor. He shared the prize for a male role in 1996 Cannes Film Festival for his performance as Georges in the movie The Eighth Day, with Daniel Auteuil, who played Harry.[1] He currently lives in Brussels. He has Down syndrome.[2][3][4] In 2004 he received the very high civil distinction of Commander in the Order of the Crown (Belgium).[5]
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[edit] Films
- Toto le héros, 1991
- Le Huitième Jour (The Eighth Day), 1996
- Lumière et compagnie, 1996
- The Room by Giles Daoust, 2006
- Mr. Nobody, 2009
[edit] TV series
- Le commissaire Moulin, 2004
[edit] References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Le huitième jour". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4690/year/1996.html. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
- ^ Stefaan Sercu (20 November 2002). "Mentaal gehandicapten komen thuis" (in Dutch). Het Volk. http://www.hetvolk.be/Article/Detail.aspx?articleID=nbra20112002_037.
- ^ "'Secrets and Lies' takes top honor at Cannes Film Festival". CNN. May 20, 1996. http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9605/20/cannes/index.html.
- ^ "On Screen: Guilt And The Survivor". Eye Weekly. March 13, 1997. http://www.eyeweekly.com/eye/issue/issue_03.13.97/film/onscreen.php.
- ^ Buitenlandse zaken (7 July 2004). "Persdienst Buitenlandse Zaken: Persberichten" (in Dutch). Persberichten diplomatie België. http://www.diplomatie.be/nl/press/homedetails.asp?TEXTID=20917.
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