Noël Godin
Known For
Acting
Born
1945-09-13 in Liège, Belgium
Biography
Noël Godin (born 13 September 1945) is a Belgian writer, critic, actor and notorious pie thrower or entarteur. Godin gained global attention in 1998 when his group ambushed Microsoft CEO Bill Gates in Brussels, pelting the software magnate with a pie. After bombarding Gates, Godin allegedly said, "My work is done here." Godin insists he is non-violent and is careful to use only what he calls a "tarte classique", filled with whipped cream and perhaps a little chocolate in soft sponge cake. He says his humor can be traced back through Jerry Lewis, Wile E. Coyote, the Marx Brothers and yippies like Abbie Hoffman. Godin is inspired (for instance in his Anthologie de la subversion carabinée (1989)) by the works of the Utopian philosophers Tommaso Campanella (Civitas Solis) and Charles Fourier (La Phalange, Le Phalanstère). His ideal society is one where there is no struggle for power or money and where everybody can live in a state of perfect happiness. He is also an admirer of the anarchist Ravachol without approving his violence, sentiment which inspired him to his pie-attacks. Godin has a particularly colourful way of expressing himself, using terms like "tempêtes patissières" (pastry storm) to describe his pieing. Source: Article "Noël Godin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Most Known For
Apostrophes
as Self
Homo Cinematographicus
as Self
Grand Prix
as Spectator (Spa) (uncredited)
The Big Night
as Le marié
Mr. Manatane's Notebooks
Royal Palace
as Georges Le Gloupier
Les Vacances de Noël
as Noël
La vie sexuelle des Belges partie 2 - Camping Cosmos
as Pierre Mertens
Cinématon
as N°214
Tout est calme
as Porte
Wallonie 2084
The Antics Roadshow
as Himself
Mad in Belgium
Cream and Punishment
as Le Gloupier
La société du spectacle et ses commentaires
as Self
Henri
as L'ami colombophile
En Marche vers l'Effondrement !
as Mr Sweet
Le sexe enragé
as Le curé
The Political Life of the Belgians
as L'entarteur
Cinématon XXII
as N°214