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What happened in “Family”: Veronique (Sandrine Andre) once again caused a stir in those around her. She is once again on a collision course with her son Cédric (Yanni Bourguignon), broke up with the love of her life Lars (Kürt Rogiers) and was responsible for the death of Koen (Sieg De Doncker). This has psychological consequences, which is why she seeks professional help. She chooses a psychologist and ends up with Lin Vanaken. But it turns out that Lin is short for Linus, a man who immediately confuses her.
Enter Bill Barberis. After his withdrawal from Thuis, Barberis mainly worked freelance again, with guest roles in series such as Black Out and A Good Year. He had a supporting role in “Fair Trade” and a long-running leading role in the Ketnet series “De Hoppers”. For those who don’t know him yet, a quick summary:
1. Bill Barberis made his debut in Thuis a little over ten years ago, on October 31, 2013. As Toon Vrancken he was part of the craft company De Kabouters. For a long time he formed a team with Ann Vanderstighelen (Sam) and Nawfel Bardad-Daidj (Adil).
2. He is a master at improvising. He was active in the Belgian Improvisation League for more than ten years and has also been active in similar organizations since 2015.
3. He is the partner of singer and songwriter Tanya Zabarylo, best known for her starring role in the film “Come here that I kiss you”, the film adaptation of a book by Griet Op de Beeck. Son Ray was born in early 2021.
4. Bill was once involved by GAIA in a campaign to raise awareness about mandatory cat sterilization. Despite his mustache, Bill has a visible scar above his lip. Thanks to a collision with a cat in his childhood.
5. Bill won the Boxing Stars program through boxing. He hit Kamal Kharmach against the canvas so hard that he suffered a concussion and a sore shoulder.
6. Bill’s real name is William, the English equivalent of Guillaume. He learned this from American friends when he was at summer camp as a twelve-year-old boy. Bill told his friends at home, and everyone has called him “Bill” ever since. It’s his nickname, but his family calls him William.
7. He initially studied law and German, but failed. Since he also grew up speaking French, he got a diploma as a translator: French-English, and from the third year onwards Chinese was also added. That worked; he even stayed in China for a while.
8. Bill once worked for several months as a subtitler at the media company Alfacam.
“I was immediately excited when I was asked to play Linus in Family,” says Bill Barberis. “The first few days of filming were pretty tough because as a newcomer you’re jumping on a bandwagon that’s already gaining momentum. But I quickly felt that I was part of a very nice team and that gave me great enthusiasm for the future. Sandrine André is also a special actress. It was the first time I worked with her, but we hit it off immediately. The meeting with Linus will make a lot of difference for Véronique…”
Family, VTM, Monday to Friday at 8 p.m
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