He was a teacher, but at the age of 30, he decided to go to the
Koninlijk Conservatorium in Brussels, Belgium, to go study drama. He
had some famous teachers, such as
Nand Buyl and
Leo Dewals. People like
Luk De Koninck,
Luc Springuel,
Tessy Moerenhout,
Luk van Mello,
Gilda De Bal,
Josse De Pauw,
Magda De Winter,
Chris Cauwenberghs,
Tuur De Weert and 'Rene Verreth' were his co-students. He is married to actress
Heddie Suls, they have one son
Raf Van Assche.
