His first movie "C'est arriv s de chez vous" ("Man Bites Dog" internationally) was a low-budget school graduation project (1992), which went on to become a critically acclaimed cult movie.
He subsequently starred in several movies which made him famous in France and Belgium, and was selected to be member of the Cannes Film Festival Jury in 2004, on request of Quentin Tarantino, a big fan of his first movie.
Benoit is a charming and charismatic young man, he maintains a healthy relationship with his parents, plays the piano and discusses in length whatever comes to mind, be it architecture or philosophy.
Benoit takes them to meet family and friends, while in the meantime explaining in length the "craft" of his work.
Benoit is also caught by the authorities and sent to prison.
Benoît Poelvoorde was born on September 22, 1964 in Namur (Belgium).
Benoit, as a general-purpose artist that it is, excels with the theatre ("Model deposited"), in series of sketches for the tele one ("Notebooks of Mr Manatane"), or on large screen ("Doors Of Glory").
The diary of turning of Benoit désemplit not since it will be also with the poster of "Hikers 2" and "Astérix with the Olympic Games" in 2007.
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