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Gérard Depardieu

1948 - Today

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Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu (UK: , US: , French: [ʒeʁaʁ ɡzavje maʁsɛl dəpaʁdjø] ; born 27 December 1948) is a French actor. Considered an icon of French cinema in the same way as Jean Gabin and Alain Delon, he has completed over 250 films since 1967, most of which as a lead actor. He is also a film producer, businessman, vineyard owner, and occasional director. Depardieu has worked with over 150 film directors including François Truffaut, Bertrand Blier, Maurice Pialat, Alain Resnais, Claude Chabrol, Ridley Scott, Jean-Luc Godard, and Bernardo Bertolucci. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gérard Depardieu is the 41st most popular actor (down from 40th in 2019), the 149th most popular biography from France (down from 142nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular French Actor.

Gérard Depardieu is most famous for his role in the movie Cyrano de Bergerac.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Gérard Depardieu ranks 41 out of 13,578. Before him are Romy Schneider, Dustin Hoffman, Elizabeth Taylor, Bud Spencer, Bruce Willis, and Marcello Mastroianni. After him are Nicolas Cage, Debbie Reynolds, Paul Newman, Charles Bronson, Gina Lollobrigida, and Terence Hill.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Gérard Depardieu ranks 5. Before him are Charles, Prince of Wales, Al Gore, George R. R. Martin, and Jean Reno. After him are Jean-Michel Jarre, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Svetlana Alexievich, Terry Pratchett, Cat Stevens, Samuel L. Jackson, and Ozzy Osbourne.

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In France

Among people born in France, Gérard Depardieu ranks 149 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean Cocteau (1889), Évariste Galois (1811), Bernard of Clairvaux (1090), Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122), Roland Barthes (1915), and Charles I of Anjou (1226). After him are Paul Verlaine (1844), Jean-François Champollion (1790), Jacques Lacan (1901), Charles VIII of France (1470), Francis II of France (1544), and Charles VI of France (1368).

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Among ACTORS In France

Among actors born in France, Gérard Depardieu ranks 6. Before him are Alain Delon (1935), Brigitte Bardot (1934), Jean-Paul Belmondo (1933), Louis de Funès (1914), and Sarah Bernhardt (1844). After him are Catherine Deneuve (1943), Jean Marais (1913), Jean Gabin (1904), Jean Renoir (1894), Jean-Louis Trintignant (1930), and Fernandel (1903).

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