Pascal Duquenne
Pascal Duquenne (born 8 August 1970) is a Belgian actor. He shared the Best Actor Award in the 1996 Cannes Film Festival for his performance as Georges in the movie The Eighth Day, with Daniel Auteuil, who played Harry. He lives in Brussels.
Pascal Duquenne
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- Name
- Pascal Duquenne
- Born
- 8 August 1970
- Birthplace
- Vilvoorde, Flanders, Belgium
- Awards
- Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival) 1996 The Eighth Day Joseph Plateau Award for Best Actor 1996 The Eighth Day
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Occupation
- actor
- Honours
- Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor · Joseph Plateau Award · Commander of the Order of the Crown
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Biography
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He has Down syndrome. In 2004, he received the very high civil distinction of Commander in the Order of the Crown (Belgium).
Pascal Duquenne et Papy au Festival de Ganshoren le 25 mai 1997
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Pascal Duquenne au Festival de Ganshoren le 25 mai 1997
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Key facts
• Name — Pascal Duquenne • Born — 8 August 1970 • Birthplace — Vilvoorde, Flanders, Belgium • Years Active — 1991–present • Awards — Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival) 1996 The Eighth Day Joseph Plateau Award for Best Actor 1996 The Eighth Day • Honours — Order of the Crown Bronze Zinneke
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Pascal Duquenne (born 8 August 1970) is described as an actor in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. The birth of Pascal Duquenne is recorded on 8 August 1970 in Vilvoorde.
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• Le commissaire Moulin, 2004
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Pascal Duquenne was born at Vilvoorde.
Birthplace
Vilvoorde.
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Films
• Toto le héros, 1991 (minor part) • Le Huitième Jour (The Eighth Day), 1996 (lead role) • Lumière et compagnie, 1996 (supporting role) • The Room by Giles Daoust, 2006 (lead role) • Mr. Nobody, 2009 (supporting role) • The Brand New Testament, 2015 (supporting role) All these movies are directed by Jaco Van Dormael.
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Pascal Duquenne received Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, Joseph Plateau Award and Commander of the Order of the Crown.
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- “Pascal Duquenne”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1365925: Pascal Duquenne
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- 1.vgl. Royer, Philippe: CANNES 96. Portrait : Pascal, l'artiste. In: La Croix, 22. Mai 1996, S. 11
- 2.vgl. Nackaerts, Nancy: Actor proves handicaps surmountable. In: Yomiuri Shimbun, 15. Juni 1997, News
- 3.Schmitt-Gläser, Angela: Unser Freund Pascal. In: Focus, 2. Dezember 1996, Nr. 49, S. 130–131
- 4.vgl. Bastian, Günther: Toto der Held. In: film-dienst 22/1991
- 5.vgl. Malcolm, Derek: Cannes Triumph for Mike Leigh. In: The Guardian, 21. Mai 1996, S. 2
- 6.vgl. Schenidermann, Daniel: Le comédien, le trisomique et le mongolien. In: Le Monde, 27. Mai 1996
- 7.vgl. Pflaum, H. G.: Irren ist menschlich. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung, 5. Dezember 1996, Nr. 281, S. 15
- 8.vgl. Maslin, Janet: Embracing the Miracles In the Living of Life. In: The New York Times, 7. März 1997, Section C, S. 23
- 9.vgl. Im Ruehrregen ersoffen – "Der achte Tag" im Kino. In: die tageszeitung, 5. Dezember 1996, S. 16
- 10.vgl. Koll, Horst Peter: Am achten Tag. In: film-dienst 25/1996
- 11.vgl. Belgium ennobles Baroness Annie Cordy. Associated Press Worldstream, 6. Juli 2004
- 12.vgl. Bouvet, Bruno: Pascal Duquenne a remporté la palme de l'autonomie. In: La Croix, 18. Mai 2007, Nr. 37751
- 13.vgl. Mallevoüe, Delphine de: Ces handicapés qui deviennent des vedettes de la pub. In: Le Figaro, 29. Januar 2009, Nr. 20062, S. 8
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