Gérard Darmon (, ; born 29 February 1948) is a French-Moroccan actor and singer. He has been nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actor twice, for his roles in '' Betty Blue'' (1987) and '' Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra'' (2003).

Personal life

He was the second husband of actress Mathilda May (mother of his two youngest children). He has three children: Virginie (born 1968) and, by May, daughter Sarah (born 17 August 1994) and son Jules (born 4 March 1997). Darmon also did a cover of " Mambo Italiano". Darmon is of

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( Algerian-Jewish) descent.Gilbert Werndorfer, ''Juifs d'Algérie'', Soline, 2003, p., 58 In July 2012, he was naturalised Moroccan by a decree from King Mohamed VI.

Theater

Filmography

Cinema

Television

Discography

* ''Au milieu de la nuit'' (2003) * ''Dancing'' (2006) * ''On s'aime'' (2008)

Accolades

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Darmon, Gerard 1948 births Male actors from Paris 20th-century French Sephardi Jews Living people Naturalized citizens of Morocco Jewish French male actors French people of Algerian-Jewish descent 20th-century Moroccan male actors 21st-century Moroccan male actors 20th-century French male actors 21st-century French male actors