Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Depardieu, CQ | |
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 Gérard Depardieu at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born | 27 December 1948 |
| Nationality | French, Russian |
| Spouse | Élisabeth Guignot (m. 1971–1996, divorced) |
| Partner(s) | Carole Bouquet (1997–2005) Clémentine Igou (2005–present) |
| Children | Guillaume (deceased), Julie, Roxanne, Jean |
Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu (French pronunciation: [ʒeʁaʁ dəpaʁdjø] , Russian Жера́р Ксавье́ Марсе́ль Депардьё; born 27 December 1948) is a French-Russian actor, film-maker, businessman and vineyard owner. He 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. He also won the Golden Globe award for Best Actor in Green Card and was nominated for an Academy Award for the title role in Cyrano de Bergerac. After he garnered huge critical acclaim for Cyrano de Bergerac he acted in many Hollywood big budget movies. He was granted Russian citizenship on 3 January 2013 by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Early life
Gérard Depardieu was born in Châteauroux, Indre, France. He is one of five children of Anne Jeanne Josèphe "la Liette" (née Marillier) and René Maxime Lionel "le Dédé" Depardieu, a metal worker and volunteer fireman.[1][2]
Depardieu spent more time on the street than in the classroom and left school at 15.[3]
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, Last Holiday, and Life of Pi.
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 partner from 1997 to 2005.[8]
On 14 July 2006, he had a son, Jean, with French-Cambodian Hélène Bizot (daughter of François Bizot and not to be confused with actress 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, whose health had been severely affected by drugs, a motorbike crash and, most importantly, a hospital infection contracted during the post-accident operations, eventually leading to the amputation of his leg, died at the age of 37 from complications linked to a sudden case of pneumonia.[10]
He is an official resident of Néchin, Belgium, as of 7 December 2012. French prime minister Jean-Marc Ayrault claimed the reason for the move was to avoid a looming 75% top rate of tax. He joined other wealthy French living in the same area of Belgium, including the Mulliez family, owners of the French hypermarket chain Auchan.[11][12] In 2012, Depardieu renounced French citizenship[13] and applied for Russian citizenship, which was granted by Russian President Vladmir Putin on 3 January 2013.[14]
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.[15]
- 2006: Moscow International Film Festival: Stanislavsky Award for the outstanding achievement in the career of acting.
Filmography
See also
References
- ^ "Gerard Depardieu Biography (1948–)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ "Les ancêtres de Gérard Depardieu (1948)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2008.
- ^ "Mélanie Laurent – In it for the drama and the danger". The Independent. London. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ^ 30th Anniversary of Café de la Gare, L'Express, 15 August 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.
- ^ Lichfield, John (14 October 2008). "Gérard Depardieu's son dies of pneumonia at 37". The Independent. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ BBC News, 16 December 2012, Depardieu: French film star stirs tax row
- ^ "Depardieu tax exile move 'shabby' - French PM Ayrault". BBC. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ^ Fears raised over health of actor Gerard Depardieu after he arrives in Rome in a wheelchair. dailymail.co.uk. Accessed 2013-01-03.
- ^ "Gerard Depardieu in Russia to get new citizenship". BBC News.
- ^ "ORDRE DE LA LÉGION D'HONNEUR Décret du 30 décembre 1995 portant promotion et". JORF. 1996 (1): 8. 2 January 1996. PREX9513805D. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
External links
- Gérard Depardieu at IMDb
- Russian artist Shishkin writes portrait of Gerard Depardieu//Channel One.
- Georgy Shishkin Exhibition in Paris, CANAL+ on YouTube
- Potiche Facebook Page
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