Marijn De Valck started his career as a singer, under the name Marino
Falco. His breakthrough came in 1966, when he scored two hits in
Flanders ("Ma première cigarette" and "J'ai plus mon papa"). He was
offered a part in the musical "The last days of Isaac", fell in love
with theatre, and decided to study drama at the Koninklijk
Muziekconservatorium in Brussels.
After graduating, he starred in the TV series _"Paradijsvogels, De" (1980)_, as well as
working in the theatre. In 1990, he accepted the part of Balthasar Boma
in
F.C. De Kampioenen (1990), a TV series about a soccer team which became one of the
most popular Belgian sitcoms ever.