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Thelonious Bernard (born 9 January 1964) is a French dentist and former actor. In 1979, Bernard starred opposite Laurence Olivier and
Diane Lane Diane Colleen Lane (born January 22, 1965) is an American actress. Born and raised in New York City, Lane made her screen debut at age 14 in George Roy Hill's 1979 film '' A Little Romance''. The two films that could have catapulted her to st ...
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A Little Romance ''A Little Romance'' is a 1979 American romantic comedy film directed by George Roy Hill and starring Laurence Olivier, Thelonious Bernard, and Diane Lane in her film debut. The screenplay was written by Allan Burns and George Roy Hill, based on ...
'', a film about a romance between two young teenagers in
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. Bernard was nominated for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film in the first annual Young Artist Awards, but lost out to
Dennis Christopher Dennis Christopher (born Dennis Carrelli; December 2, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in '' Breaking Away'' (1979), '' Fade to Black'' (1980), '' Chariots of Fire'' (1981), '' It'' (1990) and ''Django Unchained'' (201 ...
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Breaking Away ''Breaking Away'' is a 1979 American coming of age comedy-drama film produced and directed by Peter Yates and written by Steve Tesich. It follows a group of four male teenagers in Bloomington, Indiana, who have recently graduated from high sc ...
''. While his co-star Lane went on to a long career, Bernard subsequently chose not to remain in show business; except for a walk-on role in
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's ''Allons z'enfants'' in 1981, he made no more films. Instead, Bernard continued his education, and now practices as a dentist in Nantes, where he lives with his wife and children.


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* 1964 births French male film actors Place of birth missing (living people) French dentists Living people {{france-film-actor-stub