Pascal Duquenne | |
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Pascal Duquenne (1996)
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Born |
Vilvoorde, Flanders, Belgium |
8 August 1970
Years active | 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 (born 8 August 1970 in Vilvoorde, Belgium) is a Belgian actor. He shared the prize for a male role in 1996 Cannes Film Festival 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. In 2004 he received the very high civil distinction of Commander in the Order of the Crown (Belgium).