Eric Kabongo Ilunga (born 21 May 1984), is a Belgian actor and singer with a Congolese descent. He is best known for the roles in the films '' Welcome to Germany'', ''Sawah'' and ''Third Wedding''.

Personal life

He was born on 21 May 1984 in

Kinshasa Kinshasa (; ; ln, Kinsásá), formerly Léopoldville ( nl, Leopoldstad), is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once a site of fishing and trading villages situated along the Congo River, Kinshasa is now one o ...

, Zaire (currently Democratic Republic of the Congo). At the age of 13, he came to Belgium due to the fact that his mother married a Belgian and settled in Flemish village in the suburbs, in Belgium. He currently lives in Waregem, West Flanders.

Career

He started his career as a rapper with the stage name 'Krazy-E'. In 2013, he became an actor with an uncredited role as a train passenger in the film ''The Fifth Estate''. In 2014, Kabongo played in the short ''D5R'' and then received a role in the critically acclaimed Belgian film '' Black''. In 2016, he was invited to Germany to play the role as a refugee 'Diallo' in the comedy film '' Welcome to Germany''. With the film, he became a leading actor across Europe. In 2019, he acted in the film ''Sawah'' where he won the Golden Palm Award for Best Supporting Actor at the Queen Palm International Film Festival. In the same year, he acted in the series ''Rivallen und Rebellen''. In 2014, a documentary ''What about Eric?'' was released regarding his life. The documentary later won the prizes for Best Belgian documentary as well. Then the documentary ''Ensor'' won the award for the Best Flemish documentary, which was later dedicated to Kabongo by directors Lennart Stuyck and Ruben Vermeersch.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kabongo, Eric Living people Democratic Republic of the Congo emigrants to Belgium Belgian film actors Belgian television actors 21st-century Belgian male singers 21st-century Belgian singers 1996 births Belgian rappers