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Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu, CQ (born 27 December 1948, pronunciation (help·info)) is an Academy Award nominated French actor.
His most significant English-language productions are Green Card with Andie MacDowell and 1492: Conquest of Paradise.
He first married Elisabeth (née Guignot), with whom he had 2 children.66.93.3.44 21:27, 8 March 2007 (UTC): Guillaume and Julie. He has also a daughter, Roxanne, with Karine Sylla. He later had an affair with actress Carole Bouquet from 1997 to 2004.
Depardieu is the highest-paid actor in France. 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. Depardieu is also the favorite actor and a personal friend of Cuban president Fidel Castro.
Awards
Gérard Depardieu has received a total of fifteen nominations for Best Actor in a Leading Role César during his career and won 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 Award for best actor 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
Selected filmography
* Maîtresse (1973)
* Au rendez-vous de la mort joyeuse (1973)
* Les Valseuses (Going Places) (1974)
* 1900 (1976)
* Préparez vos mouchoirs (Get Out Your Handkerchiefs) (1978)
* Buffet froid (1979)
* Mon oncle d'Amérique (My American Uncle) (1980)
* Le Dernier métro (The Last Metro) (1980)
* La Femme d'à côté (The Woman Next Door) (1981)
* Le Retour de Martin Guerre (The Return of Martin Guerre) (1982)
* Danton (1983)
* Les Compères (1983)
* Police (1985)
* Une femme ou deux (1985)
* Tenue de Soirëe (1986)
* Jean de Florette (1986)
* Sous le soleil de Satan (Under the Sun of Satan) (1987)
* Camille Claudel (1988)
* Trop belle pour toi (1989)
* Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
* Uranus (1990)
* Green Card (1990)
* Tous les matins du monde (1991)
* 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
* Le Visionarium (1992)
* Germinal (1993)
* My Father the Hero (1994)
* Élisa (1995)
* Unhook the Stars (1996)
* Hamlet (1996)
* The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
* Asterix & Obelix vs Ceasar (1999)
* Vatel (2000)
* Tutto l'amore che c'è (2000)
* Les Misérables (2000) (TV) (co-produced by Depardieu)
* 102 Dalmatians (2000)
* Le Placard (The Closet) (2001)
* CQ (2001)
* Vidocq (2001)
* I Am Dina (2002)
* City of Ghosts (2002)
* Crime Spree (2003)
* Bon voyage (2003)
* Nathalie... (2003)
* Tais-toi! (2003)
* Last Holiday (2006)
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