Gérard Depardieu
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Biography
Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu (born 27 December 1948) is a French actor, film-maker, businessman and vineyard owner. He is one of the most prolific character actors in film history, having completed approximately 170 movies since 1967. He has twice won the César Award for Best Actor as well as the Golden Globe award for Best Actor in Green Card. After he garnered huge critical acclaim for the title role in Cyrano de Bergerac, which landed him a nomination for an Academy Award, Depardieu acted in many big budget Hollywood movies. He is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur and Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite. He was granted citizenship of Russia in January 2013 and the same month became a cultural ambassador of Montenegro. In 2015 he left Russia declaring that he intends to give up the citizenship and to live in Belgium.
Known For
The Graham Norton Show
Chicken Run
Employee of the Month
Coco
Life of Pi
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Last Holiday
How we made Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
The Man in the Iron Mask
Nausicaa
Marseille
Napoleon
1900
102 Dalmatians
The Fugitives
Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar
Inspector Blunder
The Other Woman
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Asterix at the Olympic Games
My Father the Hero
Maigret
One Woman or Two
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Production Credits
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