Waldemar Januszczak
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 12, 1954 (age 72)
- Birthplace
- 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
The Dark Ages: An Age of Light
Manet: The Man Who Invented Modern Art
B movie
Mary Magdalene: Art's Scarlet Woman
Baroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's
The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak
Borromini: The Dark Side of Baroque
Beijing Swings
Holbein: Eye of the Tudors
The Mystery of the Nativity
Gauguin: The Full Story
The Lost Genius of British Art: William Dobson
Filmography
Art's Wildest Movement: Mannerism
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Waldemar Januszcak: My Ukrainian Journey
Movie · as Self
The Mystery of the Nativity
Movie
Borromini: The Dark Side of Baroque
Movie · as Himself
Boy Bitten by a Lizard by Caravaggio
Movie · as Self - Presenter
Anish Kapoor: Stupid Naughty Boy
Movie
The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak
TV · as Host, Narrator · 4 eps
Handmade in Bolton
TV · as Narrator · 4 eps
Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA
TV · as Host, Narrator · 3 eps
Mary Magdalene: Art's Scarlet Woman
Movie · as Presenter
The Renaissance Unchained
TV · as Self - Presenter · 4 eps
Holbein: Eye of the Tudors
Movie · as Himself
Rubens: An Extra Large Story
Movie · as Presenter
Rococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness
TV · as Host, Narrator · 3 eps
Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story
Movie · as Himself
The Dark Ages: An Age of Light
TV · as Self - Presenter · 4 eps
The Lost Genius of British Art: William Dobson
Movie
William Dobson: The Lost Genius of Baroque
Movie · as Presenter
Understanding Art: Impressionism
TV · as Self - Host · 4 eps
The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution
TV · as Himself · 4 eps
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
TV · as Self - Participant · 1 ep
Ugly Beauty
Movie
Manet: The Man Who Invented Modern Art
Movie · as Narrator
B movie
Movie · as Himself
Baroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's
TV · as Host · 3 eps
Sickert vs Sargent
Movie · as Self
Toulouse-Lautrec: The Full Story
Movie · as Presenter
The Michelangelo Code: Lost Secrets of the Sistine Chapel
Movie · as Self
Paradise Found
Movie · as Himself
Gauguin: The Full Story
Movie · as Presenter
Beijing Swings
Movie · as Self - presenter
The Lost Supper
Movie · as Self - Narrator
Arthouse
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep