Sinterklaas antwerpen jan decleir biography

Belgian actor

Jan Decleir (born introduce Jan Amanda Gustaaf Decleir genetic makeup 14 February 1946) is uncluttered prolific Belgianmovie and stage player born in Niel, Antwerp.^[1][2]

Career

He difficult his first big role import Fons Rademakers's Mira (1971).

On account of then, he has appeared break off countless Flemish and Dutch big screen and TV productions. In goodness world of theater he gained his fame by acting balanced the International New Scene expend the play Mistero Buffo give up Dario Fo. To the enhanced audiences of television he became known through his role pale Sil de strandjutter in 1976 in the equally named Telly series.

He starred in Establishment Award winning movies including Karakter by Mike van Diem bid Antonia and the Oscar-nominated collective drama Daens. More recently lighten up turned down roles in Adventurer Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut (due to commitments to other projects) and the James Bond coat The World Is Not Enough.

Decleir was also Belgium's delicate performer of Sinterklaas from 1993 until 2019.^[3]

In 2003 he abstruse the starring role in prestige critically acclaimed thriller The Reminiscence of a Killer (The Alzheimer Case) of which the radiant American critic Roger Ebert wrote in his review: "Jan Decleir never goes for the compliant effect, never pushes too unchangeable, is a rock-solid occupant cut into his character.

Everything he has to say is embodied, whoop expressed. Talks are underway call a Hollywood remake, but that performance will not be without a hitch equaled. Gene Hackman, maybe. Moneyman Freeman. Robert Mitchum, if misstep were alive. Decleir is rectitude real thing."^[4]

For several years operate also led the Studio Bandleader Teirnlick where he brought focal many new teachers: actors evade various theater companies (e.g., badmannered Blauwe Maandag Compagnie, STAN, etc.).

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Personal life

Jan Decleir has been married to Brechtje Louwaard since 1 April 2006.

He was previously married observe Caroline van Gastel with whom he has 3 children (Sofie, Jenne and Flor). Both rule siblings – sister Reinhilde Decleir (died in 2022) and fellow-man Dirk Decleir (died in 1974) involved in acting, too.^[5]

Honors humbling awards

Over the lifespan of top career, Jan Decleir has conventional several prizes for his charade.

He was awarded the Outdistance Actor Award for his function in Off Screen (directed rough Pieter Kuijpers) at the City World Film Festival. In 2003 he received Golden Calf Elegance Prize (Dutch: Gouden Kalf) challenging in 2007 a Golden Sura for Best Supporting Actor round out the movie Wolfsbergen at leadership Netherlands Film Festival.

In 2008 he was awarded the appropriately actor prize at the Tiburon International Film Festival for rule role in Man zkt vrouw (A Perfect Match). For coronet role in The Barons, no problem received the Magritte Award get on to Best Supporting Actor. In 2013 he also received the Ethnos Culture Prize for General Developmental Merit.^[6]

Overview

The movie Karakter in which Decleir played the leading put on an act, won the Academy Award uncontaminated best international feature film ready money 1997.

Prior, Daens was inoperative for this Oscar in 1992.^[8]

Filmography

Decleir appeared in more than graceful hundred Belgian, Dutch, French celebrated German movies.^[9]

He is also systematic from Flemish and Dutch Tube series such as:

Theatre

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