Belgian Pie-Thrower, Scourge of Celebrities, Dies at 80
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Microsoft founder Bill Gates, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and French singer Patrick Bruel. They all had a cream pie thrown in their faces by Belgian writer and critic Noël Godin. The world's most famous pie thrower passed away this weekend at the age of 80. In the late 1960s, the Belgian, working as a columnist and film critic, became fascinated by the fictional character Georges Le Gloupier, created by a French journalist. He appr…
The Belgian artist Noël Godin, who is known for numerous cake throws on celebrities, is dead. He died on Sunday at the age of 80, as his partner announced. Godin, among others, challenged Microsoft founder Bill Gates (1998), several ministers and an archbishop with pies. The author and director had an anarchist attitude. In interviews, Godin explained that celebrities were too arrogant or would take themselves too seriously. For the cake throws …
El Periódico
He was an anarchist-inspired activist and humorist, and turned his pie attacks into real 'pastel attacks'.
Cake Thrower Noël Godin: He Shouted »Gloup! Gloup!« – Then the Cake Flew Into the Face of Bill Gates
The artist Noël Godin protested in a special way: he targeted celebrities with cream cakes. A victim hit it all eight times, Bill Gates had to swallow cream. Godin has now died.
Belgian pie-thrower, scourge of celebrities, dies at 80
Nicknamed "the Glooper" for his cries of "Gloop! Gloop!" after each strike, Godin spent more than three decades lobbing pies at rich and famous targets he felt needed bringing down a notch. He died on Sunday morning, his partner Sylvie Broodthaers told AFP. Describing himself as an "anarcho-confectioner," Godin began his campaign with a pie in the face of author Marguerite Duras in 1969. His high-profile targets went on to include the future Fre…
Algemeen Dagblad
Brussels pie thrower Noël Godin passed away on Sunday at the age of 80. His wife, Sylvie Broodthaers, confirmed this to news agency Belga on Monday.
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