Pascal Duquenne

Infobox Actor
name = Pascal Duquenne
birthdate = birth date and age|1970|8|8
birthplace = Vilvoorde, Flanders, Belgium
yearsactive = 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. 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. [cite news | url= http://www.hetvolk.be/Article/Detail.aspx?articleID=nbra20112002_037 | title= Mentaal gehandicapten komen thuis | work= Het Volk | date= November 20, 2002 | author= Stefaan Sercu |language=Dutch] [cite news | url= http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9605/20/cannes/index.html | title= 'Secrets and Lies' takes top honor at Cannes Film Festival | work= CNN | date= May 20, 1996 |language=English ] [cite web |url= http://www.eyeweekly.com/eye/issue/issue_03.13.97/film/onscreen.php |title= On Screen: Guilt And The Survivor |date= March 13, 1997 |format= html |work= Eye Weekly |language=English] In 2004 he received the very high civil distinction 'Commander in the National Order of the Crown' [cite news | url= http://www.diplomatie.be/nl/press/homedetails.asp?TEXTID=20917 | title= Persdienst Buitenlandse Zaken: Persberichten | work= Persberichten diplomatie België | date= July 7, 2004 | author= Buitenlandse zaken |language=Dutch]

Films

* "Toto le héros", 1991
* "Le Huitième Jour" ("The Eighth Day"), 1996
* "Lumière et compagnie", 1996
* " The Room" by Giles Daoust, 2006

TV series

* "Le commissaire Moulin", 2004

References

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