Jean Reno Biography
Jean Reno (born on July 30, 1948) is a French actor.
Working in both French and English, he has appeared in numerous
successful Hollywood productions.
Biography
Jean Reno was born in Casablanca, Morocco to Andalusian parents, who moved to North Africa to escape the fascism of Francisco Franco "el Caudillo", he moved to France at the age of twelve.
Jean's career started in French movies, where he appeared in many of Luc Besson's films, two of which brought huge success for him as well: The Big Blue (1988), and Léon (1994), known as the Professional in the United States. He has starred in such high-profile American movies as French Kiss (1995) with Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline, Mission: Impossible (1996) with Tom Cruise, Ronin (1998) with Robert De Niro, and Godzilla (1998), while not neglecting French productions either—e.g., The Visitors (1996) and The Crimson Rivers (2000). He had a prominent role in the 2006 revival of the Pink Panther franchise, playing the partner of Inspector Clouseau opposite Steve Martin. He plays Captain Bezu Fache in the 2006 major motion picture, The Da Vinci Code.
Reno was also involved in the production of the second sequel of the popular PlayStation 2 series Onimusha (Onimusha 3: Demon Siege), having his likeness created into the protagonist Jacques Blanc as well as providing the voice for the character's French dialogue.
Biography
Jean Reno was born in Casablanca, Morocco to Andalusian parents, who moved to North Africa to escape the fascism of Francisco Franco "el Caudillo", he moved to France at the age of twelve.
Jean's career started in French movies, where he appeared in many of Luc Besson's films, two of which brought huge success for him as well: The Big Blue (1988), and Léon (1994), known as the Professional in the United States. He has starred in such high-profile American movies as French Kiss (1995) with Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline, Mission: Impossible (1996) with Tom Cruise, Ronin (1998) with Robert De Niro, and Godzilla (1998), while not neglecting French productions either—e.g., The Visitors (1996) and The Crimson Rivers (2000). He had a prominent role in the 2006 revival of the Pink Panther franchise, playing the partner of Inspector Clouseau opposite Steve Martin. He plays Captain Bezu Fache in the 2006 major motion picture, The Da Vinci Code.
Reno was also involved in the production of the second sequel of the popular PlayStation 2 series Onimusha (Onimusha 3: Demon Siege), having his likeness created into the protagonist Jacques Blanc as well as providing the voice for the character's French dialogue.
Jean Reno was married twice and has four children, two from each
marriage. His first wife was Geneviève, with whom he has a
daughter, Sandra (born in 1978), and a son, Mickael (born in
1980). His second wife is model Nathalie Dyszkiewicz, with whom
he has a son, Tom (born 1996), and a daughter, Serena (born
1998). He maintains homes in Paris and in Los Angeles.
Film List
- Flushed Away (2006)
- Margaret (2006)
- The Da Vinci Code (2006)
- Flyboys (2006)
- The Pink Panther (2006)
- The Tiger And The Snow (2005)
- L'Empire des loups (2005, Empire of the Wolves)
- L'Enquête corse (2004)
- Hotel Rwanda (2004)
- Les Rivières pourpres II: Les anges de l'apocalypse (2004, Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse)
- Onimusha 3: Demon Siege (2004) (Capcom-based popular franchise), (voiced acting of Jacques Blanc)
- Tais-toi! (2003)
- Jet Lag (2003)
- Rollerball (2002)
- Décalage horaire (2002)
- Wasabi (2001)
- Just Visiting (2001)
- Les Rivières pourpres (2000, Crimson Rivers)
- Ronin (1998)
- Godzilla (1998)
- Les Couloirs du temps: Les visiteurs 2 (1998)
- Les Soeurs Soleil (1997)
- Un amour de sorcière (1997)
- Roseanna's Grave (1997)
- Le Jaguar (1996)
- Mission: Impossible (1996)
- Al di là delle nuvole (1995)
- French Kiss (1995)
- Les Truffes (1995)
- Léon (1994, The Professional)
- Les Visiteurs (1993)
- Flight from Justice (1993(TV))
- Paranoïa (1993)
- La Vis (1993)
- Kurenai no buta (1992 (voice))
- L'Opération Corned-Beef (1991)
- Loulou Graffiti (1991)
- Nikita (1990)
- L'Homme au masque d'or (1990)
- Le Grand Bleu (1988, The Big Blue)
- Subway (1985)
- Cats
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