Frédéric Diefenthal (born 26 July 1968 in
Saint-Mandé
Saint-Mandé () is a high-end commune of the Val-de-Marne department in Île-de-France in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. It is one of the smallest communes of the Île-de-France by land area, but i ...
) is a French actor and director.
Biography
Diefenthal grew up in
Saint-Puy in southwestern France.
[ He is ]Jewish
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. Prior to acting, Diefenthal pursued apprenticeships in the hotel industry, hairdressing and was also an apprentice pastry chef. He began studies in architecture before switching to drama classes.[Frédéric Diefenthal : «J'ai du mal avec les gens qui ne sont pas naturels»]
La Depeche. 7 July 2013
Diefenthal began acting in the early 1990s; he held a main role in the French television series ''Le juge est une femme'' ('' The Judge is a Woman''), where he first gained a degree of notoriety. He also played a major part in the French ''Taxi
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'' series.
Diefenthal was previously married to actress Gwendoline Hamon, with whom he has a son.
PurePeople. 12 March 2014
Filmography
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1968 births
Living people
People from Saint-Mandé
French male film actors
French male television actors
Jewish French male actors
20th-century French male actors
21st-century French male actors
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