Pascal Duquenne
| Pascal Duquenne | |
|---|---|
 Pascal Duquenne (1996) | |
| 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 (born 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]
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
- Les notes de l'esperance (filming soon)[6]
TV series
- Le commissaire Moulin, 2004
References
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Le huitième jour". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
- ↑ Stefaan Sercu (20 November 2002). "Mentaal gehandicapten komen thuis". Het Volk (in Dutch).
- ↑ "'Secrets and Lies' takes top honor at Cannes Film Festival". CNN. May 20, 1996.
- ↑ "On Screen: Guilt And The Survivor". Eye Weekly. March 13, 1997.
- ↑ Buitenlandse zaken (7 July 2004). "Persdienst Buitenlandse Zaken: Persberichten". Persberichten diplomatie België (in Dutch).
- ↑ "Union des producteurs de films" (in French).
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