Pascal Duquenne
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Pascal Duquenne (b. August 8, 1970 in Vilvoorde, Belgium) is a Belgian actor. He shared the prize for a male role in Festival de Cannes in 1996 for his performance as Georges in the movie The Eighth Day, with Daniel Auteuil, who played Harry. He currently lives in Brussels. He has Down syndrome.[1] [2] [3] In 2004 he received the very high civil distinction 'Commander in the National Order of the Crown' [4]
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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
[edit] TV series
- Le commissaire Moulin, 2004
[edit] References
- ^ Stefaan Sercu. "Mentaal gehandicapten komen thuis", Het Volk, November 20, 2002. (Dutch)
- ^ "'Secrets and Lies' takes top honor at Cannes Film Festival", CNN, May 20, 1996. (English)
- ^ On Screen: Guilt And The Survivor (html) (English). Eye Weekly (March 13, 1997).
- ^ Buitenlandse zaken. "Persdienst Buitenlandse Zaken: Persberichten", Persberichten diplomatie België, July 7, 2004. (Dutch)