Jacky Lafon

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Jacky Lafon
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Lafon in 2011
Born (1946-11-21) 21 November 1946 (age 75)
Dendermonde, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
OccupationActress
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Jacky Lafon (born 21 November 1946) is a Flemish actress known for playing one of the lead fictional characters‍—‌ Rita Van den Bossche  [ nl ]‍—‌in the television series Familie [1] that aired its first episode on the Flemish television channel VTM, in the Dutch language, on 30 December 1991. [2] Familie remains a popular soap opera, [3] airing its 1,000th episode in 1996 [4] and as of 2016 is in its 25th year of production.

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Early life and career

Lafon was born on 21 November 1946 in Dendermonde, East Flanders, Belgium. At age eight, she began her acting career with her first appearance in her school's play of Sleeping Beauty . At age nineteen, she went on tour abroad with the Analog Roland Orchestra from Bruges. Yvonne Verbeeck and Gaston Berghmans offered her a platform in the variety theatre Ancienne Belgique in Antwerp, after which she was offered a contract by who was then the artistic director. [5]

In 1991, Lafon was cast to play the character Rita Van den Bossche on what would become Belgium's longest-running television soap opera, Familie. [6] [7]

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A defibrillator

During a 2006 taping of this soap, Lafon was seriously injured while taping a scene in which her character Rita relapsed into alcoholism and had to be resuscitated. The defibrillator used in the scene was mistakenly turned on, giving Lafon a real electric shock which caused burns to her chest and bruising on her ribs. [8]

In April 2014, Lafon reported that she was suffering from panic attacks and shortness of breath and that her hair was falling out. [9] On 24 June, she announced that, after 23 years, she was leaving Familie, stating "I cannot take it anymore". [10] The announcement of Lafon's departure from Familie caused shock, with the soap's head writer Hugo Van Laere stating that "Rita does not die and will not be replaced. There is only one which Rita can play, and that is Jacky." [11]

In late 2015, Lafon made her first appearance on television since leaving Familie the prior year, [12] in the popular tongue-in-cheek quiz show De Slimste Mens ter Wereld  [ nl ] (The Smartest Person in the World). [13] After this appearance, she denounced the salary she received on Familie, which she said was less than that of her daughter Nathalie, who worked as an entertainer at the Bobbejaanland theme park. [14] [15] By December of that year, Lafon said that she wished to return to the soap, stating "I miss it every day". [16] The producers of Familie replied that she would not return in 2015 but could possibly be a guest during the 2016 season. [17]

Private life

From 1989 to 1995, Lafon was married to the Belgian musician Ernest Adriaensen of the musical group De Strangers  [ nl ]. She is active in many civic activities and charity projects, such as aiding cancer patients, disadvantaged children and victims of various diseases. She lives in an up-scale apartment in Blankenberge. [18]

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References

  1. ↑ "Familie". VTM (in Dutch).
  2. ↑ "Familie". TV Maze.
  3. ↑ Toseland, Martin (2014). Infographica: The World as You Have Never Seen It Before. Quercus. p. 79. ISBN   9781623650056.
  4. ↑ "Malta again features in Belgian soap opera". Times of Malta . 19 July 2002. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "The Analog Roland Orchestra". Resident Advisor .
  6. ↑ "Rita Van den Bossche". Het Belang van Limburg (in Dutch).
  7. ↑ "Rita gaat helemaal door het lint bij Marie-Rose". YouTube (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 12 December 2021.
  8. ↑ Tollenaere, Rudy (6 February 2006). "Jacky Lafon krijgt échte elektroshocks tijdens opnames Familie". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  9. ↑ Allemaal, Dag (1 April 2014). "Jacky Lafon volgt therapie na paniekaanvallen". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  10. ↑ Mgeysmans, Door (24 June 2014). "Jacky Lafon verlaat voorgoed Familie: 'Ik kan het niet meer aan'". Het Belang van Limburg (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  11. ↑ Allemaal, Dag (1 July 2014). "Jacky Lafon: 'Jullie zijn nog niet van zatte Rita af'". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  12. ↑ "Zatte Rita is back!". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 14 October 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "De Slimste Mens ter Wereld". VIER (in Dutch).
  14. ↑ "Jacky Lafon: 'Ik verdien minder bij 'Familie' dan dochter in Bobbejaanland'". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 11 September 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  15. ↑ "Bobbejaanland". Bobbejaanland.be (in Dutch).
  16. ↑ "Jacky Lafon hoopt op terugkeer naar 'Familie'". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 28 December 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  17. ↑ "Jacky Lafon (zatte Rita) wil terug naar Familie". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 27 May 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  18. ↑ "Jacky Lafon: 'Ik heb jongere aanbidders'". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 26 January 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
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