Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Depardieu | |
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| Born | Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu |
| Spouse(s) | Élisabeth Guignot (1971-1996) Carole Bouquet (1998-2005) |
| Children | Guillaume Depardieu (b.1971) Julie Depardieu (b.1973) Roxane Depardieu (b.1992) |
| Awards | Venice Volpi Cup for Best Actor 1985 Police Best Actor Award - Cannes Film Festival 1990 Cyrano de Bergerac Career Golden Lion 1997 Lifetime Achievement |
Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu, CQ (born 27 December 1948, ) is an Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning French actor. One of France's most prominent actors, his most significant English-language productions include Green Card with Andie MacDowell and 1492: Conquest of Paradise.
Biography
Depardieu was born in Châteauroux, Indre, the son of Anne Jeanne Josèphe "Éliette" (née Marillier) and René Maxime Lionel Depardieu, who was a metal worker.[1][2] He first married Élisabeth (née Guignot), with whom he had two children. Guillaume and Julie. He also has a younger daughter, Roxane, with Karine Silla. He later had an affair with actress Carole Bouquet from 1997 to 2005[3]. Depardieu is the favourite actor and a personal friend of former Cuban president Fidel Castro.[4]
Among Depardieu's notable works is a series of comedy films in which he starred opposite comic actor Pierre Richard - La Chèvre (1981), Les Compères (1983), Les Fugitifs (1986).
Depardieu contributed spoken word vocals on the song "I'll Strangle You" for French producer Hector Zazou's 1992 album Sahara Blue. The album featured lyrics based on the poetry of Arthur Rimbaud.
Awards
Depardieu has been nominationed for the Best Actor in a Leading Role César during his career and won it two times 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
- 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
- 1997: Venice Film Festival: Golden Lion Honorary Award for career achievement
- 2006: Moscow International Film Festival: Stanislavsky Award for the outstanding achievement in the career of acting
Filmography
- Maîtresse (1973)
- Au rendez-vous de la mort joyeuse (1973)
- Les Valseuses (Going Places) (1974)
- Sept morts sur ordonnance (1975)
- Je t'aime... moi non plus (1976)
- 1900 (1976)
- La Dernière femme (1976)
- Dites-lui que je l'aime (1977)
- Préparez vos mouchoirs (Get Out Your Handkerchiefs) (1978)
- Rêve de singe (Bye Bye Monkey) (1978)
- Le Sucre (1978)
- Buffet froid (1979)
- Mon oncle d'Amérique (My American Uncle) (1980)
- Loulou (1980)
- Le Dernier métro (The Last Metro) (1980)
- La Femme d'à côté (The Woman Next Door) (1981)
- La Chèvre (1981)
- Le Retour de Martin Guerre (The Return of Martin Guerre) (1982)
- Danton (1983)
- Les Compères (1983)
- Fort Saganne (1984)
- Police (1985)
- Une femme ou deux (1985)
- Tenue de soirée (1986)
- Jean de Florette (1986)
- Sous le soleil de Satan (Under the Sun of Satan) (1987)
- Drôle d'endroit pour une rencontre (1988)
- Camille Claudel (1988)
- Trop belle pour toi (1989)
- Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
- Uranus (1990)
- Green Card (1990)
- Mon père, ce héros (1991)
- Tous les matins du monde (1991)
- 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) by Ridley Scott
- Le Visionarium (1992)
- Germinal (1993)
- Le Colonel Chabert (1994)
- My Father the Hero (1994)
- A Pure Formality (1994)
- Élisa (1995)
- Les Anges gardiens (Guardian Angels) (1995)
- Unhook the Stars (1996)
- Hamlet (1996)
- Bogus (1996)
- The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
- Le Comte de Monte Cristo (The Count of Monte Cristo) (1998)
- Asterix & Obelix vs Caesar (1999)
- Vatel (2000)
- Tutto l'amore che c'è (2000)
- Zavist' bogov (Gods Envy) (2000) (Russian movie directed by V. Menshov)
- Les Misérables (2000) (TV) (co-produced by Depardieu)
- 102 Dalmatians (2000)
- Le Placard (The Closet) (2001)
- CQ (2001)
- Vidocq (2001)
- Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002)
- I Am Dina (2002)
- City of Ghosts (2002)
- A Loving Father (2002)
- Le Pacte Du Silence (2003)
- Crime Spree (2003)
- Bon voyage (2003)
- Nathalie... (2003)
- Tais-toi! (2003)
- 36 Quai des Orfèvres (2004)
- RRRrrrr!!! (2004)
- Olé! (2005) with Gad Elmaleh
- Last Holiday (2006)
- Quand j'étais chanteur (2006)
- Paris, je t'aime (2007)
- La Vie en Rose (La Môme) (2007)
- Michou d'Auber (2007)
- Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008)
- Babylon A.D. (2008)