Willy Vandersteen was born on February 15, 1913 in Antwerpen, Belgium as Willebrord Jan Frans Maria Vandersteen. He was a writer and actor, known for Suske en Wiske: De duistere diamant (2004), Suske en Wiske: De Texas rakkers (2009) and Suske en Wiske (1975). He was married to Anne-Marie Vankerkhoven and Paula van den Branden.