Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 12, 1954
Place of Birth
Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, UK
Credits
35 titles
Waldemar Januszczak
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
Filmography
Art's Wildest Movement: Mannerism
Self
The Mystery of the Nativity
Boy Bitten by a Lizard by Caravaggio
Self - Presenter
Waldemar Januszcak: My Ukrainian Journey
Self
Borromini: The Dark Side of Baroque
Himself
The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak
Host, Narrator
Handmade in Bolton
Narrator
Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA
Host, Narrator
Mary Magdalene: Art's Scarlet Woman
Presenter
The Renaissance Unchained
Self - Presenter
Holbein: Eye of the Tudors
Himself
Rubens: An Extra Large Story
Presenter
Rococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness
Host, Narrator
The Dark Ages: An Age of Light
Self - Presenter
Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story
Himself
The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution
Himself
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
William Dobson: The Lost Genius of Baroque
Presenter
The Lost Genius of British Art: William Dobson
Understanding Art: Impressionism
Self - Host
Ugly Beauty
B movie
Himself
Manet: The Man Who Invented Modern Art
Narrator
Baroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's
Host
Sickert vs Sargent
Self
Travels with My Camera: The Happy Dictator
Director
Toulouse-Lautrec: The Full Story
Presenter
Paradise Found
Himself
The Michelangelo Code: Lost Secrets of the Sistine Chapel
Self
Beijing Swings
Self - presenter
Gauguin: The Full Story
Presenter
Picasso: Magic, Sex & Death
Producer
Puppy Love
Presenter
The Lost Supper
Self - Narrator
Arthouse
Self - Presenter