Jean-Paul Belmondo
French actor (1933–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jean-Paul Charles Belmondo (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃pɔl ʃaʁl bɛlmɔ̃do]; 9 April 1933 – 6 September 2021) was a French actor. Initially associated with the New Wave of the 1960s, he was a major French film star for several decades from the 1960s onward. His best known credits include Breathless (1960), That Man from Rio (1964), Pierrot le Fou (1965), Borsalino (1970), and The Professional (1981).[1] He was most notable for portraying police officers in action thriller films and became known for his unwillingness to appear in English-language films despite being heavily courted by Hollywood.[2][3] An undisputed box-office champion like Louis de Funès and Alain Delon of the same period, Belmondo attracted nearly 160 million spectators in his 50-year career. Between 1969 and 1982 he played four times in the most popular films of the year in France: The Brain (1969), Fear Over the City (1975), Animal (1977), Ace of Aces (1982), being surpassed on this point only by Louis de Funès.[4] The popularity of Jean-Paul Belmondo as actor is mainly due to the characters he interpreted in his movies, loving to highlight the virile man, fighter, but also brave and heroic, which appealed to a wide audience in France and also abroad.
Jean-Paul Belmondo | |
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Born | Jean-Paul Charles Belmondo (1933-04-09)9 April 1933 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
Died | 6 September 2021(2021-09-06) (aged 88) Paris, France |
Resting place | Montparnasse Cemetery |
Other names | Bébel |
Education | Conservatoire of Dramatic Arts |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1953–2011 |
Spouses | Élodie Constantin
(m. 1952; div. 1968)Natty Tardivel
(m. 2002; div. 2008) |
Partner(s) | Ursula Andress (1965–1972) Laura Antonelli (1972–1980) Maria Carlos Sotto Mayor (1980–1987) Barbara Gandolfi (2008–2012) |
Children | 4, including Paul |
Parents |
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Awards | César Award for Best Actor 1989 Itinéraire d'un enfant gâté |
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During his career, he was called the French counterpart of actors such as James Dean, Marlon Brando and Humphrey Bogart.[5] Described as an icon and national treasure of France, Belmondo was seen as an influential actor in French cinema and an important figure in shaping European cinema.[6][5][7] In 1989, Belmondo won the César Award for Best Actor for his performance in Itinéraire d'un enfant gâté. He was nominated for two BAFTA Awards throughout his career. In 2011 and again in 2017 he received a lifetime achievement honor: the Palme d'honneur during the Cannes Film Festival and a César d'honneur 42nd César Awards.[8]