- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 12, 1954
- Place of Birth
- Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, UK
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 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."
Filmography
tvArt's Wildest Movement: Mannerism
2024 · Self, Director, Writer, Creator
movieThe Mystery of the Nativity
2022
movieBoy Bitten by a Lizard by Caravaggio
2022 · Self - Presenter
movieWaldemar Januszcak: My Ukrainian Journey
2022 · Self, Director
movieBorromini: The Dark Side of Baroque
2022 · Himself
tvThe Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak
2020 · Host, Narrator, Writer, Creator
tvHandmade in Bolton
2019 · Narrator, Director
tvBig Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA
2018 · Host, Narrator, Writer
movieMary Magdalene: Art's Scarlet Woman
2017 · Presenter, Writer, Director, Producer
tvThe Renaissance Unchained
2016 · Self - Presenter, Writer
movieHolbein: Eye of the Tudors
2015 · Himself, Director, Writer
movieRubens: An Extra Large Story
2015 · Presenter, Director, Writer
tvRococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness
2014 · Host, Narrator, Writer, Creator
tvThe Dark Ages: An Age of Light
2012 · Self - Presenter, Director, Writer, Creator
movieHere Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story
2012 · Himself
tvThe Impressionists: Painting and Revolution
2011 · Himself, Director
tvCelebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011 · Self - Participant
movieThe Lost Genius of British Art: William Dobson
2011 · , Director
movieWilliam Dobson: The Lost Genius of Baroque
2011 · Presenter, Director
Understanding Art: Impressionism
tvUnderstanding Art: Impressionism
2011 · Self - Host
movieUgly Beauty
2010 · , Director
movieB movie
2009 · Himself
movieManet: The Man Who Invented Modern Art
2009 · Narrator, Director
tvBaroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's
2009 · Host
movieSickert vs Sargent
2007 · Self, Director
movieTravels with My Camera: The Happy Dictator
2007 · Director
movieToulouse-Lautrec: The Full Story
2006 · Presenter, Director
movieParadise Found
2005 · Himself
movieThe Michelangelo Code: Lost Secrets of the Sistine Chapel
2005 · Self, Director
movieBeijing Swings
2003 · Self - presenter, Writer
movieGauguin: The Full Story
2003 · Presenter, Director, Writer
tvPicasso: Magic, Sex & Death
2001 · Producer
moviePuppy Love
1999 · Presenter
movieThe Lost Supper
1998 · Self - Narrator, Writer
Arthouse
tvArthouse
1997 · Self - Presenter, Producer