Gaspard Thomas Ulliel (; 25 November 198419 January 2022) was a French actor. He was known for having portrayed the young

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in ''

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'' (2007), fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent in the biopic '' Saint Laurent'' (2014), and for being the face of Chanel men's fragrance

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for twelve years. He also voiced

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in the French version of ''

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'' (2012), and portrayed Anton Mogart in the

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miniseries '' Moon Knight'' (2022). Ulliel made his feature film debut in ''

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'' (2001), and had his breakthrough in '' Strayed'' (2003). He was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actor for three consecutive years for his performances in ''

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'' (2002), ''Strayed'' (2003), and ''

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'' (2004); winning that award in 2005 for his performance as

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soldier Manech in ''A Very Long Engagement''. In 2015, he earned his first César nomination for Best Actor for his performance in ''Saint Laurent''. In 2017, he won the

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for his role as a terminally ill playwright in ''

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'' (2016). He became a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in France in 2015. His other notable works include '' The Last Day'' (2004), ''

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'' (2006), ''

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'' (2007), ''

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'' (2010), ''

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'' (2018), and '' Twice Upon a Time'' (2019). Ulliel died on 19 January 2022 at the age of 37, following a skiing accident at La Rosière resort in

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, France.

Early life

Ulliel was born in the Paris suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine to Christine, a stylist and

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show producer, and Serge Ulliel, a fashion designer. Ulliel was an only child. His great-grandfather, Raoul Ulliel (1889–1943), was a bronzesmith who distinguished himself in combat during

. His paternal grandmother was of

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descent. He had a

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on his left

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as a result of a

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musician and even tried playing the saxophone for a couple of years, but he quit because he thought he wasn't talented. He also learned how to play the piano. He was also interested in architecture and photography. He dreamed of becoming a film director and attended the University of Saint-Denis in Paris, where he studied cinema for two years until he quit to focus on his acting career.

Career

Early work and breakthrough (1997–2003)

Ulliel began acting while he was still at school, at eleven years old, when a friend of a friend of his mother was working at an agency and was looking for young actors. She asked Ulliel if he wanted to give it a try and he said "yes", but just for fun. It was only after he turned seventeen that he really decided to continue working in this industry. He left the University of Saint-Denis after two years because he was getting more offers as an actor, but he still dreamed about writing and directing his own film, stating in a 2011 interview for ''Anthem Magazine''; "I wake up every morning with this idea stuck in my mind that I want to write and direct my own film one day. As I work more and more on different sets, I see how hard it is to be a director. It's insane the amount of work and confidence that goes into it. I’m so respectful of filmmakers and I admire what they do. I hope that one day I'll find the right subject and the confidence to try it. I'm still young." He made his acting debut with a small part in one episode of ''Une femme en blanc'', a 1997 miniseries for

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starring

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. He continued appearing in made-for-television films and TV series during the late 1990s and early 2000s, and then became known as a film actor in France. In 2001, Ulliel made his feature film debut with a minor role in Christophe Gans's ''

'', alongside

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and

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. In 2002, Ulliel played the role of Loic in Michel Blanc's romantic comedy-drama film ''

'', for which he earned his first César Award nomination for Most Promising Actor, as well as winning the

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. He also performed at the drama school

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, where he was discovered by director André Téchiné, who cast him in the lead role of his

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drama film '' Strayed'' in 2003, starring opposite

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as a mysterious teenager who protects her family. For his breakthrough performance in the film, Ulliel was nominated for a

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, and won the Étoiles d'Or for Best Male Newcomer.

''A Very Long Engagement'', English-language films and stage debut (2004–2012)

Ulliel had his first English-speaking role in

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's 2004 film '' The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea'', where he played a French man named Leon. In 2004, he starred in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's

drama ''

'', co-starring with Audrey Tautou and

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, and won a

for his performance as soldier Manech Langonnet, the fiancé of Mathilde, Tautou's character, who disappeared in the trenches in 1917 and whom she refuses to believe is dead and starts investigating what happened to him. That same year, he also starred in Rodolphe Marconi's drama '' The Last Day'', opposite

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and Nicole Garcia. In 2005, Ulliel played Izik in

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's World War II drama ''

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''. In 2006, he appeared in Gus Van Sant's "Le Marais" segment of the anthology film ''

'', opposite

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and

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, in which he played Gaspard, a young gay man flirting with a male print shop worker played by McConnell. In 2007, Ulliel starred in the title role in the movie ''

'', his major English-language film where he portrayed the young

. That same year, he also played the title role in

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's historical film ''

'', based on the 1899 novel by Eugène Le Roy about a peasant who leads a revolt against the Count of Nansac. In 2008, he starred as François, a scientist researching black holes in the sci-fi film ''The Third Part of the World'', directed by Eric Forestier. He also starred as Joseph, the son of

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's character in

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's drama '' The Sea Wall'', based on the 1950 '' novel of the same name'' by

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. In 2009, Ulliel starred opposite

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in the thriller '' Inside Ring'' (also known as ''Ultimate Heist''), directed by Laurent Tuel. He also portrayed the angel Xas in

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's English-language romantic drama film '' The Vintner's Luck'', based on the 1998 novel '' The Vintner's Luck'' by Elizabeth Knox, in which he appeared opposite

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, and

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. That same year, he also starred as Nathanaël in Alain Tasma's drama ''

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'', set in 1990's Israel during

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. In 2010, he portrayed Henry I, Duke of Guise in

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's romance film ''

'', based on the 1662 novel of the same name by

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. In 2011, he played William in

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's comedy film '' The Art of Love''. In 2012, Ulliel made his stage debut in ''Que faire de Mister Sloane?'', an adaptation of English author Joe Orton's 1963 play, '' Entertaining Mr. Sloane'', in which he played the title role and was directed by

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at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. That same year, he also voiced

in the French version of the animated film ''

''; and played Balthazar, one of the four sons of Nicole Garcia's character in Brigitte Roüan's comedy film, ''A Greek Type of Problem''.

''Saint Laurent'' and ''It's Only the End of the World'' (2014–2019)

He portrayed French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent in the 2014 biographical film '' Saint Laurent'' directed by

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, which earned him a

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and nominations for the César, and for the Globe de Cristal for Best Actor. In December 2014, Ulliel was a member of the jury of the Cinecoles Short Film section at the 14th Marrakech International Film Festival. In 2015, Ulliel starred as Tomas in an adaptation of

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's play ''Démons'', directed by

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at the Théâtre du Rond-Point in Paris. In 2016, he appeared in two films: the lead role in

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's ''

'' as Louis, a playwright who returns home after twelve years to tell his family that he's dying, in which he starred opposite

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and

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; and in Stéphanie Di Giusto's '' The Dancer'', an unconventional biopic of American dancer

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where Ulliel portrayed Count Louis d'Orsay. In 2017, he was nominated for the Jury Prize for Best Actor at the

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for his role in Xavier Dolan's ''It's Only the End of the World'' alongside co-star

. Ulliel also won his second César Award, this time for Best Actor, for his performance in the film, and also earned second nominations for Best Actor in both the Lumières, and the Globe de Cristal awards (the latter with Cassel also nominated). In 2018, he co-starred with

in Benoît Jacquot's drama ''

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'' by

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. That same year, he voiced British poet Percy Bysshe Shelley in ''Le Brasier Shelley'', a pictureless film in 3D sound; portrayed French soldier Robert Tassen opposite Gérard Depardieu in

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drama ''

''; and also starred in 's science-fiction film ; and in Pierre Schoeller's

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film, ''

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'', opposite

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and

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In 2019, he portrayed actor Igor Maleski in

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's comedy-drama film ''

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''; and played the lead role in the

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's time-travel miniseries '' Twice Upon a Time'', directed by Guillaume Nicloux, where Ulliel starred as Vincent Dauda, a man who gets delivered by mistake a mysterious wooden box that allows him to travel back in time to save his relationship with his ex-girlfriend, portrayed by Freya Mavor. In 2007 and 2019, Ulliel was a member of the jury of the

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in France.

Last roles and unfinished projects (2021–2022)

In January 2021, he was a member of the jury of the Gérardmer Fantasy Film Festival in France. Between April and May 2021, Ulliel filmed

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and Arthur Sanigou's ''

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'', a comedy TV film for France's Canal Plus (and a parody of the 1983 Australian TV series ''

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''), where he appeared as plastic surgeon Danley Marchal-Widkins opposite

and

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. This was Ulliel's last film to be released during his lifetime, and it was broadcast by Canal Plus on 4 October 2021. In June 2021, Ulliel finished shooting his penultimate film (and his last live-action) '' More Than Ever'', directed by

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, which made its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2022. In July 2021, Ulliel joined the cast of the

streaming superhero miniseries '' Moon Knight'', set in the

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and released on 30 March 2022. He portrayed the villain Anton Mogart / Midnight Man opposite

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and

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, guest starring in the episode " The Friendly Type". Ulliel voiced the doll Scott in Bertrand Bonello's hybrid live-action and animation film '' Coma'', which had its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival where it competed in the Encounters section on 12 February 2022, marking it as the first film released after Ulliel's death. Bonello said on 24 December 2021 that he had just finished filming ''Coma'', which makes it the last film that Ulliel filmed. but Ulliel's presence in ''Coma'' was kept a secret until it was selected for the Berlin Film Festival in February 2022. He was also set to collaborate for the third time with Bonello in the science-fiction film '' The Beast'', co-starring with Léa Seydoux. Shooting was scheduled to start in April 2022. In December 2021, Ulliel started shooting ''Tikkoun'', a Canal Plus's crime thriller miniseries about the

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fraud where he would play a character inspired by French businessman Arnaud Mimran, In January 2022, Ulliel was on a break from shooting ''Tikkoun'', when he died after a skiing accident. The production was directed by

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, still had 84 more days of shooting and Ulliel was expected to return to the set on 24 January. On 18 February 2022, Canal Plus confirmed to France's '' Le HuffPost'' that actor

will replace Ulliel in the miniseries. Ulliel and Schneider were friends and co-stars in the films ''

'' (2018) and ''

'' (2019).

Other endeavours

In 2003, at the age of 19, Ulliel walked the runway for the first and only time for

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Autumn/Winter 2003 fashion show entitled "Luster". In 2007, Ulliel appeared on the cover of the February issue of French ''

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'' with supermodel

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. In 2008, Ulliel was the face of Longchamp, a French leather and luxury goods company, along with Kate Moss.

Bleu de Chanel campaigns

Ulliel was announced as the face for Chanel new men's fragrance,

, on 16 February 2010, making him Chanel's first male ambassador. His first television commercial for the campaign was directed by

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, filmed in New York City and debuted on 25 August 2010. Ulliel's second commercial for Bleu de Chanel was directed by James Gray and released on 5 February 2015. It was filmed in Los Angeles and featured Jimi Hendrix's cover of

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's "

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". In 2016, Ulliel became the face of Chanel's first men's watch, Monsieur de Chanel. His third commercial for Bleu de Chanel was released on 1 June 2018 and was directed by Steve McQueen. Shot in

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and London, it featured Ulliel crossing the city looking for a woman while

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's " Starman" plays in the background. In June 2020, Ulliel narrated the last episode of the "Chanel Parfumeur" series, ''I Am a Fragrance Trail'', in both French and English. Ulliel was the face of Bleu de Chanel for twelve years. His last campaign for the fragrance was released on 8 December 2020. Upon his death, Chanel released a statement on their official Instagram and Facebook accounts paying tribute to him. Chanel also paid tribute to Ulliel during their Spring/Summer 2022 Haute Couture show at

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on 25 January 2022. A model dressed as a bride finished the show by holding a bouquet of camellias—

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's favorite flower—tinted midnight blue as a nod to Ulliel and the Bleu de Chanel perfume.

In the media

Ulliel's androgynous look in films such as 2003's '' Strayed'', 2006's ''

'', and his performance as Yves Saint Laurent in the 2014 film '' Saint Laurent'', turned him into a gay icon. In January 2007, Ulliel was included on

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's "What's In and Out for 2007" list in the "In" category. In June 2007, Ulliel was ranked No. 12 on France's

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magazine's "15 Sexiest Men" poll. On season 4, episode 5 of ''

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'',

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(playing herself) wants Ulliel to be cast as the male lead in her upcoming film. On 24 January 2022, he jumped from No. 8979 to No. 1 on

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's STARMeter chart based on page views following his death.

Personal life

Ulliel dated French actress and singer Cécile Cassel (the younger sister of

) from 2005 to 2007, and Chanel's then-International VIP relations officer, Jordane Crantelle, from 2008 to 2011. He was in a relationship with French model and singer Gaëlle Pietri from 2013 to 2020, with whom he had a son who was born in January 2016. In July 2015, he was made a ''Chevalier'' ("Knight") of the Order of Arts and Letters in France.

Philanthropy and environmentalism

In 2012, Ulliel supported the charity campaign "Juste Un Coeur" ("Just One Heart") by choosing a blue T-shirt whose sales were donated to

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's Action Against Hunger. That same year, he donated the coat he had worn in the 2010 ''Bleu de Chanel'' commercial to be auctioned off for the "Vestiaire Solidaire" ("Solidarity Closet") campaign in support of the French

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and the French Muscular Dystrophy Association (AFM). In 2018, he signed a petition supporting

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, the humanitarian ship chartered by the European sea rescue organization

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and carried out in partnership with

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, demanding the ship to be allowed to return to the sea and continue to rescue people in mortal danger in international waters after being prevented from saving refugees and turned back from the rescue zone off the coast of Libya in June 2018. In March 2021, he signed the petition of France's Society of Film Directors (SRF) entitled "Un jour sans fin" ("An Endless Day"), asking President Emmanuel Macron to reopen theaters in France following a decision to close them in 2020 due to the

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. Ulliel was an

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and committed to planetary health. He said in a 2019 interview for ''

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'' that he was trying to fly less frequently for the sake of the environment, "but only action by governments will really make a difference." In 2019, he signed the petition "Résister et créer" ("Resist and Create"), created by the movement ''On Est Prêt'' along with

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to challenge the world of cinema at a time of mobilizations for the climate, and also narrated the campaign "Nos objets ont plein d’avenirs" ("Our objects have plenty of future"), designed by DDB Paris for Ademe and the Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity Transition, which highlights all the actions to be taken to extend the life of objects and help preserve the planet's resources and reduce the production of waste. While supporting the Monte-Carlo Gala for Planetary Health in September 2021, he said: "We are facing an unprecedented ecological crisis. Never before has our planet and life on earth been so threatened. ..I want to be part of those fighting to leave a healthy planet for our future generations. Let's see this as a hopeful wake-up call. It is still within our reach, but not for long - we have entered this highly decisive period. Today, there are no more important concerns or priorities to address."

Death

On 18 January 2022 at around 4:00 pm, Ulliel was critically injured while

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at the La Rosière resort in

, France, when he collided with another skier at an intersection between two blue/intermediate slopes after turning left, presumably to join his friends on an adjoining slope, and suffered serious

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. Ulliel was airlifted by helicopter to the trauma unit of the

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in nearby

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'', Ulliel arrived brain dead at the hospital. An investigation indicated that both skiers fell to the ground after the collision, and that Ulliel was motionless and unconscious when rescuers arrived. The director of the La Rosière resort, Jean Regaldo, told France's BFM TV that Ulliel was not wearing a helmet when rescuers arrived. Helmets are not required on French ski slopes. Regaldo also said weather conditions were "perfect" at the time of the accident and that there were no rocks in the area of the collision, which he described as easily accessible. The other skier, a Lithuanian man in his forties, was wearing a helmet and was not injured. He told the investigators that the collision was not too violent. Upon hearing the Lithuanian skier and other eyewitnesses of the accident, the public prosecutor of

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, Anne Gaches, stated that wearing a helmet "would not necessarily have changed things", and that "it was not noted excessive speed, inappropriate behavior or fault of one of the two skiers". Following their testimonies, the prosecutor also declared that the two skiers evolved side by side and ran into each other. "For the moment, it is difficult to say whether it was the shock or the fall that led to Mr. Ulliel's death", she said. Gaches also stated that no autopsy would be performed on Ulliel's body. The resort offered psychological support for both the Lithuanian skier, who was very shocked, and for Ulliel's relatives. Ulliel was on vacation at the resort with his ex-girlfriend, Gaëlle Pietri, and their six-year-old son. On 27 January 2022, a memorial service for Ulliel was held at the Church of St. Eustache in Paris. It was attended by nearly a thousand people, including his family, friends and co-stars such as Audrey Tautou,

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, Jérémie Rénier (who also acted as a pallbearer),

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and

. He was buried in a private ceremony at the

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in Paris. The La Rosière resort also paid tribute to Ulliel by symbolically stopping the ski lifts for one minute in tribute to him at 3:58 pm, which was the time of his accident on 18 January.

Tributes

Among those who paid tribute to Ulliel following his death were France's president Emmanuel Macron, who described Ulliel as "an icon of French elegance who dazzled the cameras", France's Prime Minister

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, and France's Culture Minister

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, as well as peers and collaborators such as

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, Chanel,

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, Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Fremaux, Cannes Film Festival president Pierre Lescure,

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, Pierre Niney,

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, André Téchiné, and

. On 25 February 2022, the 47th César Awards ceremony opened with a tribute video to Ulliel featuring his last scene in the 2016 film ''It's Only the End of the World'', and a message on the screen that read "this ceremony is dedicated to Gaspard Ulliel". Later in the evening, Xavier Dolan, who directed Ulliel in ''It's Only the End of the World'', paid a tribute to him in the form of a letter addressed to Ulliel's mother, which he finished by saying, ''"Because a mother's love is stronger than anything. I believe it. Stronger than life. Stronger than art itself. And certainly stronger than death."'' Dolan's speech was followed by the ceremony's "In Memoriam" segment, which also began with a tribute to Ulliel featuring scenes from the films ''A Very Long Engagement'' and ''Saint Laurent''. On 27 February 2022, Ulliel was honored in the "In Memoriam" segment from the 28th SAG Awards ceremony, which featured his last scene in ''A Very Long Engagement''. Despite not being mentioned during the

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' In Memoriam segment on 27 March 2022, Ulliel was included in the online memorial from the official website of the

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among other artists who had died recently. On 13 April 2022, that week's episode of the Marvel Studios miniseries '' Moon Knight'', which featured Ulliel guest starring in the role of Anton Mogart, was dedicated to his memory with a tribute in the end credits. Marvel Studios also shared a tribute to Ulliel on their social media.

Aftermath

Following Ulliel's death, politicians and ski professionals urged for helmets to be made obligatory on the French slopes. Jean-Marc Peillex, the mayor of

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in Haute-Savoie, stated that they must impose helmet-wearing to reduce the risk of serious accidents and also reexamine on a case-by-case basis the dangerousness of different pistes and potentially reclassify their colors. When asked if helmets should be made compulsory for skiing in France – like they are in other European countries – during a press conference on 20 January 2022, government spokesperson

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said that it was "not the moment to begin a debate around the subject." It was reported that 97% of children under the age 12 do wear a helmet in France, but the National Mountain Safety Observation System noted that this percentage decreases as people get older. The Canadian Medical Association Journal estimates that wearing a helmet reduces the risk of head injury by 35%. Ulliel's death caused a rise in the number of ski helmet sales in France. On 19 February 2022, Ulliel's ex-girlfriend, Gaëlle Pietri, announced that the family wanted to honor his memory by contributing to the French non-governmental organization Tara Ocean Foundation, which has the mission of raising awareness about the impact of climate change and the current ecological crisis on the oceans. Pietri said: "Gaspard was a diver, sensitive to climate issues and concerned about the protection of underwater biodiversity, he would have liked the momentum generated by his death to go to the defense of these causes that were close to his heart." A special page was opened on the foundation's website in memory of Ulliel to support this cause.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Awards and nominations

Decorations

* Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (2015)

References

External links

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