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Gérard Depardieu Biography

Birth Name:
Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu
Birth Place:
Chateauroux, France
Profession
Actor, director, producer

Fast Facts

  • Ran away from home as a child and lived with two prostitutes for a time; later hitchhiked around France
  • Was an amateur boxer in his teens
  • First major big-screen role was in the controversial 1974 French comedy Les Valseuses (Going Places)
  • Won a César Award for his acclaimed turn as Bernard Granger in Francois Truffaut war drama The Last Metro (1980)
  • Made his feature directing debut in 1984 with the drama Tartuffe, which he also starred in
  • Was promoted to the French Legion of Honor in 1996
  • Owns two restaurants in Paris and a winery in the Anjou region of France

Awards

  • 2017Prix Lumières-Best Actor: nominated
  • 2016Prix Lumières-Best Actor: nominated
  • 2016César Awards-Best Actor: nominated
  • 2011César Awards-Best Actor: nominated
  • 2007César Awards-Best Actor: nominated
  • 2003Emmy-Outstanding Miniseries: nominated
  • 1998European Film Awards-European Achievement in World Cinema: nominated
  • 1995César Awards-Best Actor: nominated
  • 1994French Academy of Cinema-Best Actor: nominated
  • 1992BAFTA Film Awards-Best Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 1991César Awards-Best Actor: winner
  • 1991Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: winner
  • 1990César Awards-Best Actor: nominated
  • 1990Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 1990Cannes Film Festival-Best Actor: winner
  • 1990French Academy of Cinema-Best Actor: winner
  • 1989César Awards-Best Actor: nominated
  • 1988César Awards-Best Actor: nominated
  • 1988BAFTA Film Awards-Best Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 1986César Awards-Best Actor: nominated
  • 1985César Awards-Best Actor: nominated
  • 1985Venice Film Festival-Best Actor: winner
  • 1984César Awards-Best Actor: nominated
  • 1983Montréal World Film Festival-Best Actor: winner
  • 1983César Awards-Best Actor: nominated
  • 1981César Awards-Best Actor: winner
  • 1980French Academy of Cinema-Best Actor: winner
  • 1979César Awards-Best Actor: nominated
  • 1978César Awards-Best Actor: nominated
  • 1976César Awards-Best Actor: nominated

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