Waldemar Januszczak

Waldemar Januszczak

Acting
Born 1954-01-12Basingstoke, 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."

Movies (20)

Ugly Beauty

Ugly Beauty

2010Movie
B movie
6.8

B movie

2009Movie6.8
Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story

Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story

2012Movie
Beijing Swings
2.0

Beijing Swings

2003Movie2.0
Paradise Found
10.0

Paradise Found

2005Movie10.0
Gauguin: The Full Story
10.0

Gauguin: The Full Story

2003Movie10.0
Manet: The Man Who Invented Modern Art
5.3

Manet: The Man Who Invented Modern Art

2009Movie5.3
Rubens: An Extra Large Story

Rubens: An Extra Large Story

2015Movie
Holbein: Eye of the Tudors
7.0

Holbein: Eye of the Tudors

2015Movie7.0
Mary Magdalene: Art's Scarlet Woman
3.0

Mary Magdalene: Art's Scarlet Woman

2017Movie3.0
The Mystery of the Nativity
6.0

The Mystery of the Nativity

2022Movie6.0
The Lost Supper

The Lost Supper

1998Movie
Borromini: The Dark Side of Baroque
7.0

Borromini: The Dark Side of Baroque

2022Movie7.0
Sickert vs Sargent

Sickert vs Sargent

2007Movie
Waldemar Januszcak: My Ukrainian Journey

Waldemar Januszcak: My Ukrainian Journey

2022Movie
Toulouse-Lautrec: The Full Story

Toulouse-Lautrec: The Full Story

2006Movie
Boy Bitten by a Lizard by Caravaggio

Boy Bitten by a Lizard by Caravaggio

2022Movie
The Michelangelo Code: Lost Secrets of the Sistine Chapel

The Michelangelo Code: Lost Secrets of the Sistine Chapel

2005Movie
William Dobson: The Lost Genius of Baroque

William Dobson: The Lost Genius of Baroque

2011Movie
The Lost Genius of British Art: William Dobson
8.0

The Lost Genius of British Art: William Dobson

2011Movie8.0

TV Shows (12)

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
6.0

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

2011Series6.0
Art's Wildest Movement: Mannerism
10.0

Art's Wildest Movement: Mannerism

2024Series10.0
Arthouse

Arthouse

1997Series
The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution
10.0

The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution

2011Series10.0
The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak
7.3

The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak

2020Series7.3
Handmade in Bolton

Handmade in Bolton

2019Series
The Dark Ages: An Age of Light
8.0

The Dark Ages: An Age of Light

2012Series8.0
Baroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's
7.7

Baroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's

2009Series7.7
The Renaissance Unchained
6.0

The Renaissance Unchained

2016Series6.0
Rococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness

Rococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness

2014Series
Understanding Art: Impressionism

Understanding Art: Impressionism

2011Series
Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA
6.0

Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA

2018Series6.0