JEAN-PAUL BELMONDO
- + Add to Faves
- + Translate
- + Share
العربية
ä¸å›½
Français
Deutsch
Ελληνική
हिनà¥à¤¦à¥€
Italiano
日本語
Português
РуÑÑкий
Español
'Jean-Paul Belmondo' (born April 9, 1933), is a BAFTA Awards nominated French actor.
| Contents |
| Career |
| Family life |
| Filmography as actor includes |
| See also |
| References |
| External links |
Career
Born Neuilly-sur-Seine, west of Paris, he did not do too well in his studies as a youngster, but developed a passion for boxing and football (soccer).
His breakthrough role was in Jean-Luc Godard's ''Breathless'' (1960), which made him a major figure in the French New Wave. Later he played in Jean-Pierre Melville's philosophical movie ''Leon Morin, Priest'' (1960), then in the Film Noir crime film ''The Fingerman'' (1963). With ''That Man From Rio'' (1965) he started to switch to commercial mainstream productions, mainly comedies and action films. Until the mid-1980s, Belmondo's typical characters have been either dashing adventurers or more cynical heroes. He was one of France's biggest box-office stars until 1986. As he grew older, Belmondo preferred concentrating on his stage work, where he encountered great success. He suffered a stroke in 2001 and has since been absent from the stage and the screen.
Family life
Jean-Paul's father Paul was a famous sculptor of Sicilian descent.[1][2] In 1953, he married Elodie Constantin, with whom he had three children; Patricia (1958) Florence (1960) and Paul (1963), who became a Formula One driver. . His eldest daughter Patricia was killed in 1994 in a fire. In 1966, he and his wife were divorced, the same year Ursula Andress and John Derek divorced, due to a well-publicized affair Jean-Paul and Ursula had with each other. In 1989 he met Nathalie Tardivel, better known as Natty, who was at the time 24 years old. After marrying Natty in 2002, on 13 August 2003, at the age of 70, his fourth child Stella was born.
He studied at CNSAD; after the minor stage performances he made his screen debut in ''On Foot, on Horse, and on Wheels'' (1957) but the episodes with his participation were cut before release. However, the breakthrough role in Jean-Luc Godard's ''Breathless'' (1960) made him one of the key figures in the French New Wave. In the mid-60s he switched mainstream films and became a big comedy and action star in France. Following the example of Alain Delon he founded his own production company, Cerito, named after his grandmother's maiden name. In 1989 he was awarded Cesar for his performance in ''Itinéraire d'un enfant gâté'' (1988). Recently he returned to stage performing in the Theatre Marigny in Paris. He still appears in the movies but not so often as before preferring mostly dramatic roles. The president of France distinguished him with order of Legion of Honour. None of his children became actors though his son Paul appeared in ''Itinéraire d'un enfant gâté'' (1988).
Filmography as actor includes
See also
★ Cinema of France
References
1. Bébel - Jean-Paul Belmondo Fanlisting
2. Famous French people of immigrant origin, Eupedia : France Guide
External links
★
★ Unofficial Jean-Paul Belmondo web site
★ Jean-Paul Belmondo Russian admirers
This article provided by Wikipedia. To edit the contents of this article, click here for original source.
psst.. try this: add to faves
