Waldemar Januszczak
Known for Acting · 32 credits
- Born
- 1954-01-12 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, UK
Biography
Januszczak was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire, to Polish refugees who had arrived in England after the Second World War.
After studying history of art at the University of Manchester, Januszczak became an art critic – and then arts editor – of The Guardian. In 1990 he was appointed head of arts at the UK's Channel 4 television and in 1992 he became art critic for The Sunday Times. He has been voted Critic of the Year twice by the Press Association.
Januszczak has been described as "a passionate art lover, art critic and writer. His presentation style is casual but informed, enthusiastic, evocative and humorous. He bumbles about on our TV screens, doing for art what David Attenborough has done for the natural world," and someone who acts out of "a refusal to present art as elitist in any way. He makes it utterly accessible and understandable."
Known For
TV Shows (12)
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant
Arthouse
1997
as Self - Presenter
The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution
2011
as Himself
The Dark Ages: An Age of Light
2012
as Self - Presenter
Handmade in Bolton
2019
as Narrator
Understanding Art: Impressionism
2011
as Self - Host
Baroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's
2009
as Host
Art's Wildest Movement: Mannerism
2024
as Self
The Renaissance Unchained
2016
as Self - Presenter
Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA
2018
as Host, Narrator
The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak
2020
as Host, Narrator
Rococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness
2014
as Host, Narrator
Movies (20)
Gauguin: The Full Story
2003
as Presenter
B movie
2009
as Himself
Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story
2012
as Himself
William Dobson: The Lost Genius of Baroque
2011
as Presenter
Manet: The Man Who Invented Modern Art
2009
as Narrator
Mary Magdalene: Art's Scarlet Woman
2017
as Presenter
Waldemar Januszcak: My Ukrainian Journey
2022
as Self
Ugly Beauty
2010
Rubens: An Extra Large Story
2015
as Presenter
The Michelangelo Code: Lost Secrets of the Sistine Chapel
2005
as Self
The Lost Supper
1998
as Self - Narrator
Sickert vs Sargent
2007
as Self
Holbein: Eye of the Tudors
2015
as Himself
Boy Bitten by a Lizard by Caravaggio
2022
as Self - Presenter
Paradise Found
2005
as Himself
Beijing Swings
2003
as Self - presenter
Toulouse-Lautrec: The Full Story
2006
as Presenter
Borromini: The Dark Side of Baroque
2022
as Himself
The Mystery of the Nativity
2022
The Lost Genius of British Art: William Dobson
2011
About Waldemar Januszczak
Januszczak was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire, to Polish refugees who had arrived in England after the Second World War. After studying history of art at the University of Manchester, Januszczak became an art critic – and then arts editor – of The Guardian. In 1990 he was appointed head of arts at the UK's Channel 4 television and in 1992 he became art critic for The Sunday Times. He has been voted Critic of the Year twice by the Press Association. Januszczak has been described as "a passionate art lover, art critic and writer. His presentatio… With 32 credits spanning from 1997 to 2024, Waldemar Januszczak has appeared in 20 films and 12 TV shows.
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Most Popular Waldemar Januszczak Movies
- Gauguin: The Full Story (2003) — as Presenter
- B movie (2009) — as Himself
- Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story (2012) — as Himself
- William Dobson: The Lost Genius of Baroque (2011) — as Presenter
- Manet: The Man Who Invented Modern Art (2009) — as Narrator
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