Benoit Poelvoorde

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Benoît Poelvoorde is a Belgian actor which frequently mixes Cynisme, humor and drama in its films.

Biography

Benoît Poelvoorde was born with Namur, the September 22nd 1964. Wire (junior, but it has a little sister) of a épicière and a truck driver (deceased whereas it was young) it makes his studies among Jesuits then at 17 years, the family home leaves to follow courses of applied arts. It is impassioned for the Théâtre and is pointed out thanks to its atypical interpretations. Intended for a career of Draftsman, it also practices a second activity: the Photography. During its studies, it binds friendship with Rémy Belvaux and André Bonzel for which it plays in a short film Pas of C4 for Daniel Daniel .

Four years later, in 1992, the trio repeats, but with a master stroke, by carrying out a first feature-length film: It arrived close to on your premise . This cynical and black film, carried out with relatively few means, quickly becomes a resounding success which will propel it to the row of Film worship. Then, Poelvoorde passes to the theater by playing Modèle deposited of Bruno Belvaux, brother of Rémy. By after, it is put at the service of the small screen with two humorous projects: Never with large never the (series of sketches diffused in 1996) and famous the Notebooks of Mr Manatane .

It will connect a series of films starting from 1997 and will meet success near many people grace in particular to its interpretations in the Ball and Podium . In 2002, Benoît Poelvoorde was seen allotting the Price Jean Gabin , rewarding the best actors in becoming. In 2004, he is member of the jury of the Cannes festival, chaired by Quentin Tarantino which affirmed to be fascinated by the film It arrived close to on your premise .

Catalog of films

Court-measurings

External bonds

  • Official site
  • Benoit Poelvoorde on Internet Movie Database

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