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Benoît Poelvoorde

ブノワ・ポールヴールド　/　ぶのわ・ぽーるゔーるど

Actor from Belgium

September 22, 1964 (age 61)　・　Namur, Province of Namur, Belgium

Province of Namur
actor
film director
screenwriter

My Take

I always find it funny that the database tags Benoît Poelvoorde as an "American actor" when he is about as Belgian as it gets, born in Namur in 1964. To me he is one of those performers who never quite fit a single box, working as an actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter all at once. The 1992 Best Actor nod at Sitges and his 2005 knighthood in the Order of Leopold tell me he was respected at home long before wider audiences caught on. What draws me to him is that comic unpredictability that feels distinctly European rather than Hollywood-polished.

Overview

Benoît Poelvoorde (French: [bənwa pulvɔʁd], Flemish: [bəˈnʋaː pulˈvoːrdə]; born 22 September 1964) is a Belgian actor and comedian.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Benoît Poelvoorde
Name (Japanese): ブノワ・ポールヴールド
Reading: ぶのわ・ぽーるゔーるど
Born: September 22, 1964 (age 61)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Dragon
Origin: Namur, Province of Namur, Belgium
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / film director / screenwriter / film actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

2005 Knight of the Order of Leopold
1992 Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttp://www.benoitpoelvoorde.be/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%96%E3%83%8E%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%B4%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89

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