Francis Huster (born 8 December 1947) is a French stage, film and television actor, director and scriptwriter.

Biography

Francis Huster was born in

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. His father is Charles Huster, commercial director at

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, and his Polish Jewish mother is Suzette Cwajbaum—who, during the Nazi era succeeded in persuading the Gestapo commandant in Paris to release her father, who had been arrested. However, her father refused to leave Paris, and was shot dead by the SS in

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as Soviet troops approached at the end of the war. He has two siblings; his older brother Jean-Pierre is a noted writer, and his younger sister, Muriel, is an actress, photographer and songwriter. He studied acting at the ''Conservatoire'' of the

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, at the

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and at the Conservatoire national (1968), where he had

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and later

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as teachers. In the Cours Florent, later, he was teacher. Among his students, there was actor & photographer Gregory Herpe, director of the Comédie Française Eric Ruf, actors

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. Francis Huster : biographie
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in 1971, became '' sociétaire'' in 1977, and left this institution in 1982. He later founded the theater group ''Compagnie Francis Huster'', of which the following actors have been members:

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, Cristiana Reali,

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, Valentine Varela,

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Awards

Francis Huster became

Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon B ...

in 1991, and was awarded the rank of "Officier" by

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in 2006. M Chirac commented: "C'est un comédien absolument exceptionnel qui se donne sans réserve à son art" ("He is an absolutely exceptional actor who dedicates himself totally to his art").

Filmography

* 1970 : '' Chambres de bonne'' short film directed by

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* 1970 : '' En attendant l'auto...'' short film directed by Gisèle Braunberger * 1970 : ''

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'', directed by

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* 1972 : ''

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'', directed by

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* 1972 : '' L'histoire très bonne et très joyeuse de Colinot trousse-chemise'', directed by

* 1975 : '' Lumière'', directed by

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* 1976 : '' Je suis Pierre Rivière'', directed by Christine Lipinska * 1976 : '' Si c'était à refaire'', directed by

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* 1977 : '' Comme sur des roulettes'', directed by

* 1977 : '' Un autre homme, une autre chance'', directed by

* 1978 : '' En attendant Paul...'' short film directed by Georges Birtschansky * 1978 : '' One, Two, Two : 122, rue de Provence'', directed by Christian Gion * 1978 : ''

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'' (''The Adolescent''), directed by

* 1979 : '' Les Égouts du paradis'', directed by

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* 1980 : ''

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'' (''Bolero''), directed by

* 1981 : '' Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David?'', directed by

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* 1982 : ''

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'', directed by

* 1983 : '' J'ai épousé une ombre'', directed by

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* 1983 : '' Équateur'', directed by

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* 1983 : '' Le Faucon'', directed by

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* 1983 : '' Drôle de samedi'', directed by Bay Okan * 1984 : '' Première Classe,'' short film directed by

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* 1984 : '' La femme publique'' (''The Public Woman''), directed by

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* 1984 : ''

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'', directed by

* 1985 : ''

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'', directed by

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* 1985 : '' Drôle de samedi'', directed by Tunç Okan * 1986 : '' On a volé Charlie Spencer !'', directed by Francis Huster * 1989 : '' Il y a des jours... et des lunes'', directed by

* 1992 : '' Tout ça... pour ça !'', directed by

* 1995 : '' Dieu, l'amant de ma mère et le fils du charcutier'' d'

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* 1998 : ''

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'' (''The Dinner Game''), directed by

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* 2000 : '' L'Envol'', directed by

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* 2000 : '' Elle pleure pas'' short film directed by

* 2004 : '' Pourquoi (pas) le Brésil'', directed by

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* 2004 : '' Le Rôle de sa vie'' (''The Role of Her Life''), directed by

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* 2005 : ''

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'' (scenes deleted), directed by

* 2006 : '' Hey Good Looking!'', directed by Lisa Alessandrin * 2008 : ''

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'', directed by Francis Huster * 2017 : ''

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'', directed by

References

External links

*
Allmovie biography on movies.yahoo.com

Detailed biography

Short biography at evene.fr

Unofficial website dedicated to Francis Huster
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