Gérard Lanvin (; born 21 June 1950) is a
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Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''César'' (film), a 1936 film directed by Marcel Pagnol
* ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt
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-winning French actor.
He quit his studies when he was 17 to become an actor. He took on a role in ''
Vous n'aurez pas l'Alsace et la Lorraine'' in 1977 on an offer from the actor
Coluche
Michel Gérard Joseph Colucci (, ; 28 October 1944 – 19 June 1986), better known under his stage name Coluche (), was a French stage comedian and cinema actor. He adopted ''Coluche'' as a stage name at age 26, when he began his entertainment ca ...
. He received the
Prix Jean Gabin in 1982 for his role in ''
Une étrange affaire''. In 1995 he won a
César Award for Best Actor with ''
Le Fils préféré''. Other appearances include ''
Une semaine de vacances'' and ''
3 zéros
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societies ...
''. During the
2000s
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, he returned to the big screen with popular
comedies. In 2001, he received the
César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role with ''
The Taste of Others (Le Goût des autres)''. He is married to Chantal Benoist, an actress, model and singer who released disco albums in 70s/80s under the name "Jennifer".
Selected filmography
Discography
Albums
References
External links
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Allociné page (French)
1950 births
Living people
People from Boulogne-Billancourt
Best Actor César Award winners
French male film actors
French male television actors
French male voice actors
20th-century French male actors
21st-century French male actors
Cours Florent alumni
Best Supporting Actor César Award winners
Prix Fénéon winners
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