Gerard Depardieu is an actor-era, “block”, an odious person who made a tremendous contribution to world cinema. He was called "a man with 1000 faces." He dreamed of becoming a butcher, and turned into a movie star and a successful winemaker. Before his charm capitulated even impregnable Hollywood. He wants to obtain citizenship of several more countries. And he admits that he considers himself generally a citizen of the world.
In the family of tinsmith
Gerard Depardieu was born in late December 1948 in a large family. His father was born in one of the French villages. Later he moved to the town of Chateauroux and began to work there as a tinsmith. It was here that he met his future wife. They got married in 1944. The couple Gerard became the third child.
The head of the family was known as a good worker, but his earnings did not bring a lot of income. Moreover, in those days, the Second World War was just over, and there was practically no work as such. The Depardieu family was forced to exist on child allowance.
As a result, Gerard's father began to drink often, and the mother, in fact, herself raised and raised her children.
Post-war childhood
Little Gerard experienced a clear lack of parental attention and care. He grew up an introverted and insecure boy. As a result, he had problems with speech. He practically did not speak and was forced to speak with gestures. He also began to stutter a lot. Because of this, he complexed. At the same time, he studied very well at school.
By this time, Gerard often came to the US military base, which was opened in 1951. He and his friends talked with the soldiers, listened to new music for them, and, most importantly, watched Hollywood films. As a result, young Gerard spent more time at the base than at home. Accordingly, all this inevitably affected his behavior and school performance.
When he was twelve, he first ran away from home. He traveled around the neighborhood, resold American liquor with cigarettes and traded in petty thefts.
Difficult teenager
In 1962, young Gerard decided to drop out of school. He began to work as a typesetter in one of the printing houses.
In addition, being a tall and strong young man, he began to attend a boxing club. At one of the training, his nose was broken. Subsequently, this became a characteristic feature of the brutal appearance of the future actor. Also in the evenings, he disappeared into bars. And over time, his appearance and character began to enjoy a certain authority among peers. Many have already recognized him.
Over the next year and a half, he hunted, as before, with petty thefts. The police registered him. Once, with friends on a gang, he stole fuel from a military base. Law enforcement officers quickly uncovered this crime. But since young Gerard was at that time a minor, he escaped criminal liability. At the same time, the future actor continued to engage in his criminal acts. And in 1964, he still ended up in jail. He participated in the theft of a car. He spent three months in prison and again began to steal. Undoubtedly, his lifestyle would have a very sad ending. But one day Gerard decided to go to Paris …
Acting school in Paris
The fact is that his friend was a student of one of the capital’s national theaters. In Paris, he was going to attend acting classes. And a friend suggested he go to town for company. And so it happened. Out of curiosity, he also began to attend classes. Once, Gerard had to perform a pantomime. And since he had been expressing himself exclusively with gestures for a long time, this task turned out to be very easy for him. The teacher and students liked this study so much that the artistic guy was invited to stay. This thought inspired him greatly. He began to be seriously interested in art, visited museums, art exhibitions and read continuously, thereby compensating for the lack of education. As a result, he decided to enter one of the famous theater schools - the school of Jean-Laurent Caucher.
At the audition, the future actor performed a rather complicated passage from one work. Despite the fact that his performance was more than unsuccessful, Kochet was able to discern the obvious talent in the young man. He became a student of this school. Moreover, he did not even require payment for training. Moreover, the teacher himself decided to pay for treatment at a speech therapist. And, as a result, Gerard stopped stuttering and corrected the diction. The grateful young man, who had not felt such attention and care since childhood, quickly changed. Kosh has never had such an assiduous student. Gerard became the best pupil.
Becoming a movie actor
After graduating from school, Depardieu began working in the amateur troupe Cafe de la Gare. By this time, he had already begun acting. Of course, then he was mostly entrusted with episodic roles. So, in the debut picture, he embodied in a hipster. He then played hippies in the movie Nausicaa. Well, at the beginning of the 70s, Gerard was already involved in some high-quality films, among which were the melodramatic picture “A Little Sun in Cold Water”, the dramas “Natalie Grignier” and “Skumon: Bringing Trouble”.
Glory
But he became famous when a provocative picture by Bertrand Blieu called “Waltzing” (1973) came out. In the film, Gerard Depardieu played Jean-Claude. The tape was provocative and shocking. But, despite this, she enjoyed enormous popularity. In addition, the tape managed to take an honorable 3rd place in fees at the box office of France. As a result, the actor and director have become truly iconic figures of Russian cinema. Subsequently, they again resumed their cooperation. Together they managed to create five more films.
True, Gerard always wanted to play other images. He did not intend to remain in only one role. And later he was able to do it. It is, first of all, about two films by Gerard Depardieu - “Prepare Handkerchiefs” and “The Last Woman”.
The 80s
The next successful film by Gerard Depardieu was the picture "The Last Metro". Note the set, he shared with the magnificent Catherine Deneuve. This work earned him the prestigious Cesar Award. At the same time, he began acting in comedy films. After which he received another wave of popularity and adoration. From watching the films "Tartuffe" and "Inspector-opener", few remained indifferent. But tremendous success fell on him when the actor worked on the site with Pierre Richard. The first work in this regard was the comedy film “Unlucky”. A few years later, Gerard Depardieu and Pierre Richard consolidated fame in the films "Dad" and "Runaways"
Cyrano
By the middle of Depardieu was already a real movie star. He played excellently in comedies, action films, and dramas.
The beginning of the 90s he met no worse. It was then that he starred in the movie "Cyrano de Bergerac". At the same time, he played the main character. According to him, for him, the role of Cyrano is unconditionally loved. Depardieu once again proved that he is brilliantly able to transform into completely different images.
For this role, the actor was awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. And the work itself received the Oscar, Palm Branch, Cesar and many other awards.
Hollywood actor
After a triumphant film about Cyrano, Hollywood opened its doors to the actor. So, he took part in the film "Residence Permit". And the companion on the site was the brilliant Andy MacDowell. Depardieu received the Golden Globe for his play in the film.
Later, he starred in the comedy film "Between an Angel and a Demon." He played in tandem with Christian Clavier. This duet made the audience laugh to tears.
In the late 90's saw the light of the movie "Count of Monte Cristo" with Gerard Depardieu in the title role. It was a mini-series co-produced by Italy, France and Germany. In the movie "Monte Cristo" Gerard Depardieu (Count) starred in a duet with Ornella Muti (Mercedes). I must say that the series found success among the audience. Many have noted the excellent play of the actors.
And the film "Asterix and Obelix against Caesar" caused considerable excitement. In the work, Gerard again appeared in a completely opposite way.
By this time, for great achievements, the actor was awarded the prize of the Venice Film Festival - Golden Lion. He also became a gentleman of the Legion of Honor.
In recent years, Depardieu continued to work on the set. So, he presented the Russian-French work “Rasputin”, where he played the main role. According to him, on the set, he discovered such great actors as V. Mashkov, F. Yankovsky, K. Khabensky and A. Mikhalkov.
In addition, the actor played again with P. Richard. We are talking about the painting "Agafia."
One of his last works was the tape "Stalin's Sofa." In this film, Gerard Depardieu turned into the image of the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.
Russian citizen
In 2012, the French Prime Minister accused the actor of having bought a house in Belgium, trying to avoid the luxury tax. As a result, Depardieu defiantly renounced French citizenship and said that he was generally a citizen of the world.
At the beginning of 2013, he became a Russian citizen, having received a passport. Then he visited Mordovia. The authorities gave him an apartment and a residence permit in Saransk. In addition, he was offered the post of Minister of Culture of the Republic.
Honestly, the actor then stated that he wants to become a citizen of seven states, including Algeria. But, basically, he still lives in Belgium.
In 2015, there was information that Depardieu renounced Russian citizenship. True, the actor himself immediately reported that it was a lie.
In the same year, Gerard was called "persona non grata" in Ukraine. For five years, he was banned from entering Ukrainian territory. Local authorities believe that the actor’s actions pose a serious threat to the country's national security.
Lovelace
The brilliant actor has always been famous for his love affairs. When he was in theater school, he was able to interest his classmate. Her name was Elizabeth Guignot. In 1970, the lovers played a wedding. They had children - Guillaume and Julie. Subsequently, they also became actors. True, the son in his youth was known as a bully. He also began to use drugs. In 1995, he had a terrible accident. Doctors were forced to amputate his right leg. Thirteen years later, he died due to transient pneumonia.
The second wife of the actor was a black model named Karin Silla. In this marriage, the daughter of Roxanne was born.
True, the actor himself claimed that he had approximately twenty illegitimate children. He managed to pay off the majority. He paid a lot of money for not disclosing this secret. Of the illegitimate, he officially recognized only the son of Jean. He was born in 2006.
