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==Career== |
I==Career== |
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At the age of 16, Depardieu left Châteauroux for Paris. There he began acting in the new comedy theatre [[Café de la Gare]], along with [[Patrick Dewaere]], Romain Bouteille, [[Sotha (actress)|Sotha]], [[Coluche]], and [[Miou-Miou]].<ref>[http://www.lexpress.fr/culture/scene/theatre/30-ans-toutes-ses-dents_498236.html 30th Anniversary of Café de la Gare], [[L'Express (France)|L'Express]], August 15, 2002, (in French)</ref> His breakout film role came in 1974 playing Jean-Claude in [[Bertrand Blier]]'s comedy [[Going Places (1974 film)|Going Places]].<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/list/9baDvZc-KPA/ Gérard Depardieu at IMDb]</ref> He studied dancing under Jean-Laurent Cochet, and went on to become one of France's most renowned actors. In 1986, his international fame grew as a result of his performance as a doomed, hunchbacked farmer in the film ''[[Jean de Florette]]''. Five years later he won a ''[[César Award|César]]'' for his starring role in ''[[Cyrano de Bergerac (1990 film)|Cyrano de Bergerac]]''. |
At the age of 16, Depardieu left Châteauroux for Paris. There he began acting in the new comedy theatre [[Café de la Gare]], along with [[Patrick Dewaere]], Romain Bouteille, [[Sotha (actress)|Sotha]], [[Coluche]], and [[Miou-Miou]].<ref>[http://www.lexpress.fr/culture/scene/theatre/30-ans-toutes-ses-dents_498236.html 30th Anniversary of Café de la Gare], [[L'Express (France)|L'Express]], August 15, 2002, (in French)</ref> His breakout film role came in 1974 playing Jean-Claude in [[Bertrand Blier]]'s comedy [[Going Places (1974 film)|Going Places]].<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/list/9baDvZc-KPA/ Gérard Depardieu at IMDb]</ref> He studied dancing under Jean-Laurent Cochet, and went on to become one of France's most renowned actors. In 1986, his international fame grew as a result of his performance as a doomed, hunchbacked farmer in the film ''[[Jean de Florette]]''. Five years later he won a ''[[César Award|César]]'' for his starring role in ''[[Cyrano de Bergerac (1990 film)|Cyrano de Bergerac]]''. |
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Gerard crossed over into the American film market by co-starring in the 1990 film ''[[Green Card (film)|Green Card]]''. He has since acted in many English language films including |
Gerard crossed over into the American film market by co-starring in the 1990 film ''[[Green Card (film)|Green Card]]''. He has since acted in many English language films including. ''[[The Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film)|The Man in the Iron Mask]]'', ''[[102 Dalmatians]]'', and ''[[Last Holiday (2006 film)|Last Holiday]]''. |
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More recently, he has played Obélix in the three [[Astérix]] movies in which he is said to have discovered [[Melanie Laurent]] when she was 14.<ref name="gede">{{Cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/europe/this-europe-confessions-of-depardieu-597202.html |title=This Europe: Confessions of Depardieu |work=The Independent |location=UK |date=10 February 2003 |accessdate=2010-02-26 | first=John | last=Lichfield}}</ref> In 2010 Depardieu signed a contract with Bank Zachodni WBK, a Polish bank, to appear in its commercials.<ref>http://mediamikser.pl/article/66895/depardieu-w-reklamie-bz-wbk</ref>. |
More recently, he has played Obélix in the three [[Astérix]] movies in which he is said to have discovered [[Melanie Laurent]] when she was 14.<ref name="gede">{{Cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/europe/this-europe-confessions-of-depardieu-597202.html |title=This Europe: Confessions of Depardieu |work=The Independent |location=UK |date=10 February 2003 |accessdate=2010-02-26 | first=John | last=Lichfield}}</ref> In 2010 Depardieu signed a contract with Bank Zachodni WBK, a Polish bank, to appear in its commercials.<ref>http://mediamikser.pl/article/66895/depardieu-w-reklamie-bz-wbk</ref>. |
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Gérard Depardieu, CQ | |
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 Gérard Depardieu at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born | Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu 27 December 1948 Châteauroux, Indre, France |
| Spouse | Élisabeth Guignot (1971-1996) |
| Partner(s) | Carole Bouquet (1997–2005) Clémentine Igou (2005–present) |
Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu (French pronunciation: [ʒeʁaʁ dəpaʁdjø] ; born 27 December 1948) is a French actor and film-maker. He has won a number of honours including a nomination for an Academy Award for the title role in Cyrano de Bergerac and the Golden Globe award for Best Actor in Green Card. In addition to a number of American awards, Depardieu is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite and has twice won the César Award for Best Actor.
Early life
Gérard Depardieu was born in Châteauroux, Indre, France. He is one of six children of Anne Jeanne Josèphe "la Liette" (née Marillier) and René Maxime Lionel "le Dédé" Depardieu, a metal worker and volunteer fireman.[1][2] His mother did not want more children and told Depardieu that she had tried to abort him with knitting needles.[1][2] He has stated that as a child he would inspect his hands for scars from the needles.[1][2]
Depardieu spent more time on the street than in the classroom and left school at 13. [citation needed]
I==Career== At the age of 16, Depardieu left Châteauroux for Paris. There he began acting in the new comedy theatre Café de la Gare, along with Patrick Dewaere, Romain Bouteille, Sotha, Coluche, and Miou-Miou.[4] His breakout film role came in 1974 playing Jean-Claude in Bertrand Blier's comedy Going Places.[5] He studied dancing under Jean-Laurent Cochet, and went on to become one of France's most renowned actors. In 1986, his international fame grew as a result of his performance as a doomed, hunchbacked farmer in the film Jean de Florette. Five years later he won a César for his starring role in Cyrano de Bergerac.
Gerard crossed over into the American film market by co-starring in the 1990 film Green Card. He has since acted in many English language films including. The Man in the Iron Mask, 102 Dalmatians, and Last Holiday.
More recently, he has played Obélix in the three Astérix movies in which he is said to have discovered Melanie Laurent when she was 14.[6] In 2010 Depardieu signed a contract with Bank Zachodni WBK, a Polish bank, to appear in its commercials.[7].
Personal life
In 1970, Depardieu married Élisabeth Guignot, with whom he had two children, actor Guillaume (1971–2008) and actress Julie (1973). On 28 January 1992, while separated from Élisabeth, he had a daughter, Roxanne, with the model Karine Sylla. In 1996 he divorced Élisabeth and began a relationship with actress Carole Bouquet, who was his life partner from 1997 to 2005.[8] On 14 July 2006, he had a son, Jean, with French-Cambodian Helene Bizot (not to be confused with Hélène Bizot), according to the issue 3089 (31 July 2008) of Paris Match and the Phnom Penh Post.[9] Since 2005, Depardieu has lived with a Harvard-educated novelist, Clémentine Igou.
On 13 October 2008, his son Guillaume died at the age of 37 from complications linked to a sudden case of pneumonia.
Depardieu is co-owner of a winery in Condrieu, in the Northern Rhone, with partner Alain Paret, where the duo make wines using the viognier grape. Their Lys de Volan Condrieu frequently receives excellent reviews in the wine press.[citation needed] Depardieu became Paret's partner after tasting the wine in a restaurant. He then called Paret and offered to buy a share of the winemaking operation.[10]
Depardieu / Binoche Controversy
In a provocative interview with Stefan Grisseman, published in the September 2010 issue of the Austrian magazine Profil, Depardieu made scathing comments in relation to Juliette Binoche.[11] According to a translation that appeared in The Guardian, Depardieu said:
"I would really like to know why she has been so esteemed for so many years. She [Binoche] has nothing. Absolutely nothing! She is nothing, compared with her, Isabelle Adjani is great, even if she's totally nuts. Or Fanny Ardant – she is magnificent, extremely impressive. But Binoche? What has she ever had going for her?"[12]
Depardieu then went on to criticize Leos Carax and the 1991 film Les Amants du Pont-Neuf:
"Carax needed six years to shoot his film with Binoche, which turned out not even to be a film but just a piece of shit."[12]
While promoting her film Copie Conforme in the UK, Binoche responded to film magazine Empire, saying:
"I don't know him [Depardieu] and I don't know what I did to him. I understand you don't have to like everyone and you can dislike someone's work. But I don't understand the violence [of his statements]. He is allowed to not like me as an actress, but I do not understand why he is behaving like this. It is his problem."[13]
Following these comments Jean-Michel Frodon, previously editor of Cahiers du Cinema, commented on the controversy. In response to a query in relation to the matter from Ali Naderzad, Frodon commented:
“Gérard Depardieu is a giant actor who often talks out his mind. What he said is pure bullshit, about Juliette Binoche, about Leos Carax... The best explanation I can think of regarding the insults to Juliette Binoche, whom I consider the best actress of her generation, and also a very generous and daring person, is heavy drinking. It's only a guess, but other explanations would be worse.”[14]
In an interview with the French magazine Têtu, Catherine Deneuve commented:
"In my opinion, he [Depardieu] did not realize the scope of what he said. He must feel that Juliette is too praised. [...] Well, I understand that actors do not have to like others and vice versa. The same for Juliette. But it was very shocking. Gerard can certainly act in bad faith."[15]
Awards
Depardieu has been nominated for the Best Actor in a Leading Role César 15 times during his career and won it twice, in 1981 and 1991. He was also nominated for an Oscar in 1990 for his role in Cyrano de Bergerac.
- 1981: César Award for Best Actor for his role in The Last Metro (Le dernier métro)
- 1985: Venice Film Festival Award for best actor for his role in Police
- 1985: Chevalier (Knight) of the Ordre national du Mérite
- 1990: Cannes Film Festival: Best actor award for his role in Cyrano de Bergerac
- 1991: César Award for Best Actor for his role in Cyrano de Bergerac
- 1991: Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his role in Green Card
- 1996: Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur.[16]
- 2006: Moscow International Film Festival: Stanislavsky Award for the outstanding achievement in the career of acting.
Filmography
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Gerard Depardieu Biography (1948-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ a b c "genindre.org" (PDF). genindre.org. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/mlanie-laurent---in-it-for-the-drama-and-the-danger-2015917.html. Retrieved 8-12-2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ 30th Anniversary of Café de la Gare, L'Express, August 15, 2002, (in French)
- ^ Gérard Depardieu at IMDb
- ^ Lichfield, John (10 February 2003). "This Europe: Confessions of Depardieu". The Independent. UK. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ http://mediamikser.pl/article/66895/depardieu-w-reklamie-bz-wbk
- ^ "Bouquet — Depardieu en crise". Dhnet.be. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ Sloan, Michael (22 April 2011). "Upheaval of life blamed on Apsara". The Phnom Penh Post. Cambodia. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ^ McWhirter, Kathryn (12 November 1995). "FOOD & DRINK : GRAPEVINE — Arts & Entertainment". The Independent. UK. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ news networld Internetservice GmbH (14 August 2010). "• Gérard Depardieu: "Mir ist die Schauspielerei herzlich egal"". Profil.at. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ^ a b Davies, Lizzy (26 August 2010). "Gerard Depardieu calls Juliette Binoche 'nothing' in provocative interview". The Guardian. London.
- ^ "Binoche baffled by 'violence' of Depardieu criticism". FRANCE 24. 2 September 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ^ "Depardieu Takes Shot At The People'S Actress Screencomment". Alinaderzad.blogspot.com. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ^ "Catherine Deneuve joue les cougars avec un homme nu !". Purepeople.com. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ^ "ORDRE DE LA LEGION D'HONNEUR Décret du 30 décembre 1995 portant promotion et". JORF. 1996 (1): 8. 2 January 1996. PREX9513805D. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
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