Alex Vizorek (born Alexandre Wieczoreck; 21 September 1981) is a Belgian television host, comedian, writer, and radio personality. Vizorek was born on 21 September 1981 in Brussels, Belgium and grew up in the

Borinage The Borinage () is an area in the Walloon province of Hainaut in Belgium. The name derives from the coal mines of the region, ''bores'', meaning mineshafts. In French, the inhabitants of the Borinage are called Borains. The provincial capit ...

. His paternal grandfather was a Polish immigrant to Belgium. He graduated from Lycée Dachsbeck and then attended

Université libre de Bruxelles The (French language, French, ; lit. Free University of Brussels; abbreviated ULB) is a French-speaking research university in Brussels, Belgium. It has three campuses: the ''Solbosch'' campus (in the City of Brussels and Ixelles), the ''Plain ...

, studying both commercial engineering and journalism. After graduation, Vizorek enrolled at the

Cours Florent The Cours Florent is a private drama school in Paris, France, established in 1967 by French theater actor François Florent. The school's facilities are located on three sites in the 19th arrondissement of Paris: Rue Archereau, Rue Mathis, and ...

, where he studied stand-up comedy. In 2009, Vizorek joined the theatre group Kings of Comedy and was featured in the ''Made In Brussels Show''. At the 2009 Montreux Comedy Festival, his show ''Alex Vizorek est une œuvre d'art'' received the François Silvant Award. Vizorek began working in the radio industry, hosting a radio show on

Bel RTL Bel RTL is a commercial radio network broadcasting in Brussels and Wallonia (French-speaking Belgium). The station is owned by the Radio H holding company, which is part of the Belgium-based RTL Belgium. It is now owned by DPG Media and Rossel (c ...

covering football games. He went on to host his own shows at Belgian radio stations

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and La Première, was a

guest host A guest host (or guest presenter in the United Kingdom) is a host, usually of a talk show, that hosts the program in lieu of the regular host if they fall ill, have another project or commitment, or are unable to host for some other reason. Guest ...

for radio shows produced by Charline Vanhoenacker for

France Inter France Inter () is a French public radio channel and part of Radio France. It is the successor to Paris Inter, later known as France I, and created as a merger of the France I and France II networks, first as RTF Inter in October 1963, then ren ...

from 2012 to 2014, and started writing for ''

L'Echo ''L'Echo'' is a Belgian daily newspaper that mainly focuses on business and economics. It is published by Mediafin and mainly distributed in Wallonia and Brussels. It is the French-language counterpart of the Flemish daily ''De Tijd'', which is ...

'' and ''

Le Soir ''Le Soir'' (, ) is a French-language Belgian daily newspaper. Founded in 1887 by Émile Rossel, it was intended as a politically independent source of news. Together with '' La Libre Belgique'', it is one of the most popular Francophone newsp ...

''. On 24 August 2018, it was announced that Vizorek would host the 9th Magritte Awards.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vizorek, Alex 1981 births Living people 21st-century comedians Belgian people of Polish descent Belgian male comedians Belgian television presenters Belgian radio presenters Université libre de Bruxelles alumni