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My Take
I love that Noel Godin's claim to fame isn't a film or a book but a flying pie. The 1998 ambush of Bill Gates in Brussels is one of those pranks that feels almost too perfect, and his deadpan line afterward, that his work was done, tells you everything about his sensibility. I see him as a satirist who turned slapstick into a kind of protest, puncturing self-importance one cream pie at a time. That 1995 black humor prize fits him exactly. He's a reminder that wit aimed at the powerful can land harder than any serious critique, and stays funnier too.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Noël Godin
- Name (Japanese)
- ノエル・ゴディン
- Reading
- のえる・ごでぃん
- Born
- September 13, 1945 (age 80)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rooster
- Origin
- Liège, Belgium
- Occupation
- film director / actor / writer
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 1995 Prix de l'Humour noir
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Noël Godin born?
Born September 13, 1945 (age 80).
Where is Noël Godin from?
Noël Godin is from Liège, Belgium.
What does Noël Godin do?
Noël Godin works as film director, actor, writer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.