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Jean Dujardin

French actor (born )

Jean Dujardin

Dujardin at the Cannes Film Festival

Born

Jean Edmond Dujardin


() 19 June (age&#;52)

Rueil-Malmaison, France

Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • television director
Years&#;active–present
Spouses

Gaëlle Demars

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Jean Edmond Dujardin (French pronunciation:[ʒɑ̃ɛdmɔ̃dyʒaʁdɛ̃]ⓘ; born 19 June ) is a French actor and comedian. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in Paris before guest starring in comedic television programmes and films. He first came to prominence with the cult TV series Un gars, une fille (–), in which he starred alongside his partner Alexandra Lamy, before becoming a popular film actor with comedies such as Brice de Nice (), Michel Hazanavicius's OSS Cairo, Nest of Spies (), its sequel OSS Lost in Rio (), and 99 Francs ().

Dujardin garnered international fame and widespread acclaim with his performance of George Valentin in the award-winning silent movie The Artist by Hazanavicius. The role won him numerous awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actor (the first for a French actor), the Golden Globe Award, the BAFTA Award, the Screen Actors Guild Award and the Cannes Film Festival's Best Actor Award. Despite this newfound popularity, he chose to keep his focus on France, where he remains a popular actor, although he later appeared in the English-language films The Wolf of Wall Street () and The Monuments Men ().

Early life

Jean Dujardin was born on 19 June in the commune of Rueil-Malmaison, Hauts-de-Seinedepartment, Île-de-Franceregion, in the western suburbs of Paris.[2] He grew up in neighbouring Plaisir, Yvelines. After attending high school, he went to work for the construction company of his father, Jacques Dujardin, as a locksmith.[3][4] Dujardin began contemplating a career in acting while serving his mandatory military service a few years later.[3]

Career

Jean Dujardin began his acting career performing a self-written one-man show in various bars and cabarets in Paris.[3] He first gained attention when he appeared on the French talent show Graines de star in as part of the comedy group Nous Ç Nous, which was formed by members of the Carré blanc theater.

From to , Dujardin starred in the France production of the originally Canadian comedy series Un gars, une fille, alongside his future wife Alexandra Lamy, before transitioning to a career in film. The TV series charted the path of a relationship; each episode was less than ten minutes long. In , he portrayed the titular surfer in the popular comedic film Brice de Nice and performed on its accompanying soundtrack.[citation needed]

In , Dujardin starred as racist, sexist secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath in the comedy OSS Cairo, Nest of Spies, a role which earned him an Etoile D'Or Award and a César Award nomination for Best Actor. The film's success spawned a sequel, OSS Lost in Rio. In , directed by Jan Kounen, he starred in the film 99F (99 francs), a very successful existential parody of an advertising exec, adapted from the eponymous best-seller written by Frédéric Beigbeder. This same year, he ventured in drama for the first time on the silver screen, playing a tortured father and cop in Franck Mancuso's Contre-enquête. In , he appeared in A Man and His Dog alongside screen legend Jean-Paul Belmondo, with whom he has often been compared. In , he starred alongside Albert Dupontel, playing his character's cancer in The Clink of Ice, a French black comedy written and directed by Bertrand Blier.

In , Dujardin starred as movie star George Valentin in the silent filmThe Artist, reuniting him with OSS Cairo, Nest of Spies director Michel Hazanavicius and his co-star in that film, Bérénice Bejo. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, where he received the Best Actor Award.[citation needed] His performance garnered much critical acclaim and he received numerous nominations, including the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor and the Screen Actors Guild for Best Actor.

On 15 January , Dujardin won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.[5] He later went on to win the Screen Actors Guild for Best Actor, and the BAFTA for Best Actor. He was also nominated for the César award of the best actor but lost it to Omar Sy for his role in the second most ever viewed movie in France Intouchables. Dujardin went on to win the Best Actor award at the 84th Academy Awards.[6] In effect he is the fourth French actor to be nominated for an Oscar and the first to win the Best Actor.[7] Following his Oscar nomination for his role in The Artist, WME agency signed the actor.[8]

French film historian Tim Palmer has analyzed Dujardin's career and rise to success in France, noting how his formative roles were often unredeemable buffoons, very skillful portrayals of childlike men who aggressively and unabashedly reject the responsibilities and compromises of adult life. Dujardin's breakthrough roles as Brice de Nice and OSS exemplified this tendency.[9]

In February , Dujardin appeared in Les Infidèles with co-star and friend Gilles Lellouche. He was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in June along with other individuals.[10] In , Dujardin starred in Éric Rochant's Möbius with Cécile de France and Tim Roth.[11]

His second film that year was Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street, playing alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Matthew McConaughey, and Kyle Chandler, among others.[12] He appeared in The Monuments Men, directed by George Clooney, and co-starring Clooney, Matt Damon, and Cate Blanchett,[13] and starred in the French film Le Petit Joueur.[14]

In late , La French, was released in Europe and subsequently in the United States in early He plays a French police magistrate who tries to dismantle the French Connection and bring down the Unione Corse.[citation needed]

Personal life

Dujardin has been married three times and has four children. His first marriage, to Gaëlle Demars, ended in [citation needed] They have two sons, born in and [citation needed] In , he started dating his on-screen partner Alexandra Lamy of the comedy series Un gars, une fille; the two had originally met at the audition, and fell in love while shooting the series. They married in Anduze on 25 July In November , it was announced that the couple had separated.

He began dating French ice dancerNathalie Péchalat in after following her to Japan to watch her perform in the world ice skating championships, and they had a daughter who they named Jeanne, in December [15] They married on 19 May in a small ceremony. Péchalat gave birth to daughter Alice in February [16]

Filmography

Film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
– Carré Blanc / Nous C NousVarious TV sketches
– Farce AttaqueHimself Also co-writer
– Un gars, une filleJean / "Loulou" Lead role opposite later lover and wife Alexandra Lamy
Un gars, une filleSpecial guest in the episode "À Paris"; reprised his role from the French series
PalizziDustman Also creator and director
Saturday Night LiveGeorge Valentin-like character Appeared in the "Les jeunes de Paris" sketch[17]
Le débarquementVarious TV series (2 episodes)
PlataneHimself TV series (1 episode: "La fois où il a cru que le signe c'était un zodiac")
Call My Agent!Jean Dujardin TV series (1 episode&#;: "Jean")
AlphonseAlphonse Lead role, 6 episodes
Zorro Zorro Lead role, 8 episodes

Music video

Award and nominations

References

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  2. ^"Jean Dujardin: Biography, Latest News & Videos". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 28 January Retrieved 20 January
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  4. ^"Jean Dujardin, un gars dans les étoiles". Archived from the original on 11 November Retrieved 13 November
  5. ^Kaufman, Amy (15 January ). "Golden Globes: Jean Dujardin wins best actor in a comedy or musical". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 19 January Retrieved 17 January
  6. ^"The Artist Wins Big as Oscar Romances Past". The Wall Street Journal. 27 February Archived from the original on 17 May Retrieved 1 March
  7. ^"Oscars: Live Report". AFP. 26 February Archived from the original on 1 March Retrieved 27 February
  8. ^Jay A. Fernandez; Borys Kit (31 January ). "WME Signs 'The Artist' Actor Jean Dujardin (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 3 February Retrieved 27 February
  9. ^Palmer, Tim (). Brutal Intimacy: Analyzing Contemporary French Cinema, Wesleyan University Press, Middleton CT. ISBN&#;
  10. ^"Academy Invites to Membership". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 29 June Archived from the original on 1 October Retrieved 19 July
  11. ^Goldberg, Matt (8 November ). "Jean Dujardin and Cecile de France to Star in Romantic Thriller MOBIUS". Collider. Archived from the original on 23 January Retrieved 27 February
  12. ^Miller, Daniel (14 June ). "Jean Dujardin in Talks to Join Martin Scorsese's 'The Wolf of Wall Street'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 6 March Retrieved 19 July
  13. ^"George Clooney's 'The Monuments Men' Eyeing Jean Dujardin (Exclusive)". The Wrap. 2 October Archived from the original on 9 January Retrieved 19 July
  14. ^"Jean Dujardin May Head Back to His Roots in 'Le Petit Joueur'". The Hollywood Reporter. 28 February Archived from the original on 13 September Retrieved 19 July
  15. ^"NATHALIE PECHALAT AND JEAN DUJARDIN HAVE A BABY GIRL". 6 December Archived from the original on 4 March Retrieved 22 December
  16. ^"Jean Dujardin et Nathalie Péchalat&#;: Ils se sont mariés&#;!" (in French). Retrieved 29 July
  17. ^Ryan, Mike (12 February ). "SNL Scorecard: Zooey Deschanel Brings the Quirk". HuffPost. Archived from the original on 15 February Retrieved 12 February
  18. ^ abc"Jean Dujardin >récompenses et nominations". AlloCiné. Archived from the original on 23 February Retrieved 27 February
  19. ^"NRJ Ciné Awards ". AlloCiné. Archived from the original on 28 February Retrieved 27 February
  20. ^ ab"Raimu de la Comédie – Palmares". Archived from the original on 12 November Retrieved 27 February

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