Gerard Depardieu: from mud to riches

Incredibly charismatic and insane to the insanity, world famous and universally loved actor Gerard Depardieu, whose biography begins in a poor roofer family. In addition to Gerard, there were five other children in the family. The actor was born 27 December 1948 in a small town called Shatoru.

His childhood Gerard Depardieu spent in the street, among the same children of poor fathers. Childhood years it can be called criminal in the literal sense of the word - escape from home at 12, vagrancy, petty theft, periodic "otsidki" for them.

But one day it happened - the boy accidentally got into the theatrical studio, and rushed. He began to read a lot and, at all costs, decided to conquer the capital. At the age of 16, he began his studies at the courses of Dulene's dramatic art. Soon "lit up" and in the movie in episodic roles. The first serious work is dated 1971 ("A little sun in cold water"). Then it raced - only in 1972 Depardieu Gerard starred in 8 films from different directors.

Today, the actor is already far beyond 60, but his work capacity is still amazing. The number of films in which Gerard Depardieu appeared in different years can make many venerable masters of Hollywood envious. The range of roles and genres is also very extensive: these are comedies ("My Papa Hero"), and historical films (Napoleon, Danton, Vidoc, Vatel), and melodramas (Moon in the Gutter) , And experiments in the style of absurdity ("Cold Appetizers"), and classical dramatic repertoire ("Cyrano de Bergerac").

Particular attention in the filmography of the actor deserves a picture of the "Waltzing." At one time (1974), the film took an honorable third place at the box office in France, and was later recognized by film critics as the key product of those years. And all this, despite the shocking nature of the picture and the immoral behavior of its heroes (a huge number of scenes of a sexual nature involving minors, homosexuals, nursing mothers).

It was this work that made Depardieu a popular actor. With Bertrand Blier he shot a number of films - "Cold Snacks", "Too Beautiful for You", "Evening Dress", "Thank You for Life", "How Much Are You?", "Actors".

Gerard Depardieu is on par with such masters as Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon on the popularity of foreign actors in the Soviet Union. The most favorite films in our country were the comedy "Runaways", "Papas" and "Unlucky." All three films are collaborations between Depardieu and Pierre Richard. Apart from the competition, there are also paintings in which Gerard works in a comic duet with Christian Clavier ("Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar" and "Between the Angel and the Devil"), and together with Jean Reno (the picture "Unlucky").

Such a symbolic person in the world of cinema can not do without awards. In 1985, Depardieu was awarded the Volpi Cup at the Venice Film Festival for Best Actor (film "Police"). In 1991 - the award "Golden Globe", and in 1981 and 1991 - "Cesar".

Gérard Depardieu's talent is not limited to acting. He is the director of the adaptation of the play by Moliere "Tartuffe" and the film "The bridge between the two banks."

Depardieu is the father of four children - the sons of Guillaume (died in 2008) and Jean and the daughters of Julie and Roxanne.