Jacques Brel

'Laughing' all the way to Broadway 11/20/2009

The Gilded Palace of Sin Set U.S. Release 11/03/2009

Chita Rivera at Birdland 10/14/2009

Christopher Plummer tackles 'The Tempest' at Stratford Shakespeare Festival 08/26/2009

Birthday: April 08, 2028

A singer, songwriter, actor, and the director of two films, Jacques Brel was an international star. As a musician, the native of Brussels was known for writing poetic songs protesting the power of the bourgeoisie and for those paying tribute to his beloved Belgium. In 1966, Brel created his famed stage show, +Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris. That same year, Brel ...more