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- Stephanie Rose Bertram is a Belgian model. Her mother signed her with a modeling agency when she was 13. Bertram was cast by the Dominique agency at 16 and attracted notice in a photo-shoot with Juergen Teller for Jambox; she has since appeared in campaigns for H&M, L'Oréal, Hunkemöller, Primark, and Agent Provocateur among others. She moved to the United States at age 18, and signed with Marilyn. She was the subject of photo articles in Oyster, shot by Tyler, the Creator, and in Galore, and modeled for several fashion houses. In 2015, she was the first Belgian model to be featured in promotion for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
- Chris Lomme was nearly born on stage in 1938 when her mum was playing a role in "De Lustige Weduwe". Her parents were also actors but more in the amateur environment. Her dad was an actor with the 'La Jeune garde catholique" (co-founders of Antigone).
At the age of 20 she got the chance to play in "Schipper naast Mathilde". Soon after her debut on television she signed her contract with the KVS Brussels. She played in loads of plays from Shakespeare, Tjechov, Claus or Becket ....
In 1991 she left the KVS and started to work as a freelance actress. Highlights of her freelance career are Het Mens (Benno Barnard), Masterclass (Maria Callas) and now 'Het licht in de ogen" a theater play in 't Arsenaal.
Besides acting she is also busy with poetry and literature. Frequently she reads from works of Belgian poets or writers. - Writer
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Maurice De Bevere (pen name: Morris) was a Belgian comics writer and artist. He was best known for creating the long-running Western comedy series "Lucky Luke" (1946-), and serving as its main artist from 1946 to his death in 2001. Lucky Luke is one of the best-selling comics series in Europe, and has been translated into 23 languages.
In 1923, Morris was born in the city of Kortrijk, located in West Flanders. It is an on old city, starting out as the Gallo-Roman settlement of Cortoriacum. It has served as a center for the flax and wool industry since the Middle Ages. Morris was educated at a Jesuit school in Aalst, East Flanders. He was bored there, and liked to draw doodles while in class.
After gaining a college degree, Morris was hired by the animation studio "Compagnie Belge d'Actualités" (CBA). Several other stars of Belgian comics started out as staff for this studio. The studio shut down following World War II. Morris then found work as an illustrator for the newspaper "Het Laatste Nieuws" (1888-), and the magazine "Moustique" (1924-). He specialized in drawing caricatures of then-famous movie stars.
In 1946, Morris created the "Lucky Luke" series for the comics magazine "Spirou" (1938-). It is a long-running Franco-Belgian comics magazine, that publishes stories in anthology format. The eponymous character of Morris' new series was a solitary cowboy and gunslinger who traveled across the 19th-century Wild West, persistently helping those in need. The series typically combines adventure themes with humorous situations, and a satirical view of Western tropes.
Early in his work for "Spirou", Morris became closely associated with the magazine's leading artists of this period. They were Jijé (Joseph Gillain, 1914-1980), André Franquin (1924-1997), and Will (Willy Maltaite, 1927-2000). Together, they became known as "La bande des quatre" ("Gang of Four").
In 1948, Morris temporarily moved to the United States, along with Jijé and Franquin. He was interested in finding out what remained of the Wild West, and he also wanted to meet and interact with American comics artist. Morris remained in the United States until 1954. He befriended the American artists Jack Davis (1924 - 2016), and Harvey Kurtzman (1924-1993). He helped his new pals launch the humor magazine "Mad" (1952-2018) for the publisher EC Comics.
During his stay in the United States, Morris became acquainted with the French expatriate comics writer René Goscinny (1926-1977). Following their return to Europe, they decided to collaborate in the "Lucky Luke" series. Goscinny served as the series' main writer from 1955 to his death in 1977. He developed a supporting cast for the main character, which helped the series in gaining popularity.
Until 1968, nearly all Lucky Luke adventures and comic albums were printed by the publishing house Dupuis, the parent company of "Spirou". The company had a series of financial difficulties in the late 1960s, and Morris decided to switch publishers. In 1967, the "Lucky Luke" series started being printed in the comics magazine "Pilote" (1959-1989), the flagship publication of the publisher Dargaud.
In 1984, Morris allowed the adaptation of the "Lucky Luke" series into an English-language animated series by the studio Hanna-Barbera. Though it was not the first adaptation of the series in animation, it helped introduce the series to an American audience. It was released in syndication in the United States.
Until the 1980s, Morris focused all his efforts in the "Lucky Luke" series. In 1987, he launched the spin-off comic book series "Rantanplan" (1987-2011), focusing on a dimwitted, accident-prone, and gluttonous guard dog that had served as a supporting character for Lucky Luke since 1960. The character is a spoof of Rin Tin Tin. The spin-off series had the guard dog traveling the world, getting involved in misadventures, and always misunderstanding the world surrounding him.
In 2001, Morris suffered an accidental fall while trying to repair the roof of his residence. He was hospitalized, but suffered a pulmonary embolism while he was bedridden. He died in July 2001, at the age of 77. The "Lucky Luke" series has since continued under other writers and artists. Several of Morris' key characters have remained popular over the decades, and have starred in an ever-increasing number of adaptations.- Actor
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Thomas Ryckewaert was born in 1979 in Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium. He is an actor and writer, known for Waldstille (2016), The Spiral (2012) and De Rodenburgs (2009).- Actor
- Soundtrack
Niels Destadsbader was born on 19 August 1988 in Kortrijk, Belgium. He is an actor, known for Amika (2008), De elfenheuvel (2011) and F.C. De Kampioenen (1990).- Producer
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Johan Vandewoestijne was born on August 26th 1961 in Kortrijk Belgium (Europe) At very young age he showed interest for television and cinema. He studied chemistry and afterwards he went to a filmschool in Brussels.The filmschool was a great disappointment since he always said and today more than ever, that cinema is much more entertainment than it is art. At the filmschool they claimed the opposite. So very rapidly he understood that this was not a place for him to stay. So he left after two years. He joined a video production team by the name of Acces Video and assisted with the lighting of corporate videos. In 1985 he left the company to start up a feature film project entitled " Lucker " which became a cult classic very soon. In 1988 he produced " Rabid Grannies ". Troma inc picked up the film and did the distribution upon this day. It was a 20 year contract and when that was expired Michael Herz asked him to prolonged it with another 20 years. In 1988 Lloyd Kaufman from Troma Inc asked him " to do something about his name ". " Vandewoestijne " means " from the desert " Lloyd said that " Vandewoestijne " for others than Flemish or Dutch, was difficult to pronounce so Johan changed his name into " James Desert " Till today Johan ( or James if you like) is producing and directing low budget horror and exploitation films, always English spoken. That's why some people also name him " The Roger Corman " of the low countries " a surname he seems to like. For many years his films were distributed by Troma Inc but the last five years he has a collaboration with Jeffrey Swanson of SGL entertainment located in Concord California.- Sarah Soetaert was born in 1979 in Kortrijk, Belgium. She is an actress, known for Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013), Stop Dead (2023) and Different for Girls (2017).
- Pierre Callens was born on 1 July 1955 in Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium. He is an actor, known for Thuis (1995), Ons geluk (1995) and Spoed (2000).
- Piet De Praitere was born on 10 October 1963 in Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium. He is an actor, known for De Dag (2018), The Twelve (2019) and Johnny Walker (2015).
- Brecht Callewaert was born on 27 February 1971 in Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium. He is an actor, known for Thuis (1995), Wittekerke (1993) and Sedes & Belli (2002).
- Kristiaan Lagast was born on 30 December 1952 in Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Diamant (1997), Wittekerke (1993) and De paradijsvogels (1979). He died on 29 April 2008 in Budapest, Hungary.
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Tom Dupont was born on 23 February 1977 in Kortrijk, Belgium. He is a writer and director, known for Offline (2012), Cargo (2017) and Touch Me.- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Writer
Jeroen Dumoulein was born on 10 November 1979 in Kortrijk, Belgium. He is a director and assistant director, known for De Vijver (2014), Chantal (2022) and Saturday Night Fear (2001).- Veerle Luts was born in 1969 in Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium. She is an actress, known for Spoed (2000), Recht op recht (1998) and Thuis (1995).
- Willem Carpentier was born on 30 April 1959 in Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium. He is an actor, known for Stronghold (1985), TECX (1990) and Les noces barbares (1987).
- Leen Dendievel was born on 1 December 1983 in Kortrijk, Belgium. She is an actress, known for 16+ (2005), Thuis (1995) and Bittersweet Sixteen (2021).
- For Stoffel Vandoorne, it was only really a matter of 'when' he'd race in Formula 1 than 'if'.
The young Belgian ascendance through the junior single-seater ranks has been utterly emphatic - and equally assured. Let's look back at his credentials: In 2013, at Monza, he stunned his championship rivals by winning his first-ever World Series by Renault 3.5 race. He followed it up a year later, in Bahrain, by winning his first-ever race in GP2. It's an absolutely unique double - no other driver has matched him.
In 2015, his second season in GP2, he stamped his authority on the championship with a performance so dominant that he rewrote the series' record books. He secured the title with four races remaining, rounding out his two GP2 seasons with more race victories, points and podium finishes than any other driver in the championship's history - which, lest one forgets, has also seen the talents of Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg and Nico Hulkenberg.
Last year, he dovetailed his role as McLaren-Honda's test and reserve driver to race in Japan's hotly contested Super Formula championship - the country's most prestigious single-seater series. Driving for Honda entrant, Docomo Team Dandelion, Stoff won two races, including the prestigious season finale at Suzuka, and finished the championship in fourth position - just five points' shy of the winner, an almost unheard-of feat for a series rookie.
More notably, Stoffel also made his Formula 1 debut, deputising for Fernando Alonso in the 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix. It was a last-minute call-up, which involved him flying overnight from a Super Formula test session in Japan to arrive at the Bahrain circuit hours ahead of the first Formula 1 practice session.
Despite his inexperience - he had never driven the MP4-31 before the race weekend - he performed flawlessly, out-qualifying team-mate Jenson Button, and scoring the team's first world championship point of the campaign.
For 2017, he will race full-time at McLaren-Honda opposite no less than Fernando Alonso, revered by many of his peers as the most complete racer on the grid. It's an indication of Stoffel's preparedness that he is unruffled by the magnitude of the task ahead of him. - Carmino D'haene was born on 6 June 1990 in Kortrijk, Belgium. He is a writer, known for F.C. De Kampioenen (1990) and Karrewiet (2002).
- Jürgen Grijspeert was born on 6 November 1975 in Kortrijk, Belgium. He is an actor, known for Dief! (1998).
- Lisbeth Gruwez started classical ballet at the age of 6 and in 1991 she was admitted at the 'Stedelijk Instituut voor Ballet' in Antwerp where she could combine a professional dance education with high school. Afterwards she studied contemporary dance at P.A.R.T.S.
Since 1999 Lisbeth Gruwez has been working with Jan Fabre, performing in As Long As the World Needs a Warrior's Soul , followed by Je suis sang, the production for the Cour d'Honneur in Avignon. In 2001 she starred in Pierre Coulibeuf's film Les Guerriers de la beaute about Jan Fabre's work. In 2002 she starred in Images of Affection for Needcompany,Jan Lauwers. In 2003 Lisbeth worked with Grace Ellen Barkey in Few Things and Cry Me a River by Riina Saastamoinen. Still in 2003 she danced in Foi , which was a production by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. In 2004 Jan Fabre created for and with her Quando l'uomo principale e una donna. She also participated in the installation l'Origine along with Peter Verhelst.
Together with Maarten Van Cauwenberghe she founded Voetvolk in 2006 and in 2007 they premiered with their first creation Forever Overhead. In 2008 Lisbeth danced with Melanie Lane in a creation by Arco Renz. That year she also had a leading role in Lost Persons Area, a movie by Caroline Strubbe. This motion picture was nominated for the Cannes film festival and for her role she was nominated as Best Female Actress at the Flemisch Movie Awards. Again in 2008 she created Birth of Prey, a performance which is still touring. In 2009 she choreographed and danced together with Juliette Lewis in a video-clip for her band Juliette & the Licks. In 2010 Lisbeth created her first group performance HeroNeroZero and played the leading role in a short movie by Silvia Defranc. In 2011 she created the performances L'Origine and It's going to get worse and worse and worse, my friend which is actually on tour. - Charles Campignion was born on 18 February 1977 in Kortrijk, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. He is an actor, known for 46, xx (2015), Momo (2017) and Carrière (2012).
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Mathias Verraes was born and grew up in Kortrijk, Belgium, where he studied piano, percussion and guitar in the local music academy. Later he moved to Ghent to study Pop Production in the Conservatory of Music and Dramatic Arts. Among his teachers were Peter Bauwens, Gyuri Spies and Frank Nuyts. Currently he works as a film and media composer, and as a songwriter. Other activities include choir direction and pop production.- Paul Carpentier was born on 26 September 1960 in Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium. He is an actor, known for Thuis (1995), Flikken (1999) and Wittekerke (1993).
- Bert De Wildeman was born on 24 August 1919 in Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium. He was an actor and director, known for Welke dokter opereerde die nacht? (1959), Wenn die Sonne wieder scheint (1943) and Slachtvee (1979). He died on 13 April 2014 in Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium.
- Arla Theys was born on 14 March 1940 in Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium. She is an actress, known for Slachtvee (1979), De kolderbrigade (1980) and Commissaris Roos (1990).
- Didier Delmotte was born on 17 August 1951 in Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium. He is an actor, known for Niet voor publikatie (1991), Het park (1993) and Geschiedenis mijner jeugd (1983).
- Guido Barrezeele was born on 26 August 1939 in Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium. He was a writer, known for In de schaduw van de goden (1974) and Josef von Sternberg, een retrospektieve (1969). He died on 22 November 2016 in Ingelmunster, Flanders, Belgium.
- Hanne Gaby Odiele was born on 8 October 1988 in Kortrijk, Belgium. She has been married to John Swiatek since 2016.
- Xavier Malisse was born on 19 July 1980 in Kortrijk, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
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Dave Van den Heuvel was born in Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium as third of three children from parents Poulain Van den Heuvel. Dave attended film school at the RITS in Brussels after his studies at the Sint-Joseph Institute in Kortrijk. His interests for film-production were already present at a very young age. When he was 10 he directed small family films, and got his first assignment at the age of 14 making a movie about different rock-festivals in Belgium. At 16 he directed his first play and 2 years, after graduation at college, he was active in a lot of film productions as assistant location manager and assistant director. Eventually he got called for a lot of assistant directing jobs, for Une belle journée (2001) and Les Petits oiseaux (2001). His own short movie Nuit d'Amour (1999) was his first student film which got a lot of acclaim. But since Belgium doesn't have a lot of film productions, many young filmmakers like Dave, went on the road of the commercial films. He directed about 20 films for mayor companies and got in 2003 his first "Gold Award" for a TV-spot for the Agency Grey, which got him recognized as a young promising director. Dave made a second short movie, eXit and went on working as a director in the advertising sector for different companies.- Jan Holderbeke was born in Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium.
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- Cinematographer
Raphaël Algoet was born in 1902 in Kortrijk, Belgium. He is known for His Love Affair (1931), Fabrication du savon (1928) and Verbetering van de gewassen (1928).- Geert Bekaert was born on 9 April 1928 in Kortrijk, West Flanders, Belgium. He was a writer, known for De Straat (1972). He died on 11 September 2016 in Mortsel, Flanders, Belgium.
- François Glorieux, born in Kortrijk, Flanders (Belgium) August 27 1932, is a Belgian pianist, composer, conductor, and teacher. He studied at the Royal Cons, in Ghent (graduated, 1953), then toured as a pianist. He taught chamber music at the Royal Cons, in Ghent, and was head of the summer courses in piano at the Royal Cons, in Antwerp. He became especially successful in presenting entertaining improvisational recitals in 5 languages; also conducted his own 25- member orchestra from 1979. His compositions run the gamut from serious works to popular scores and arrangements, the last including pieces by Stan Kenton and Michael Jackson. He also prepared a new version of the Belgian National Anthem.
- Jan Verfaillie was born on 1 September 1923 in Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium. He was an actor, known for De vorstinnen van Brugge (1972). He died on 27 May 1990 in Brugge, Flanders, Belgium.