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.[1] He 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]
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Born | (1970-08-08) 8 August 1970 (age 51) 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 |
All these movies are directed by Jaco Van Dormael, and they are close to each other.
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