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Gérard Darmon Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

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Born:
1948-02-29

Birthplace:
Paris, France

Credits:
123 Total Roles

Gérard Darmon

Acting

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Biography

Gérard Darmon (born 29 February 1948) is a French-Moroccan actor and singer. He has been nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actor twice, for his roles in Betty Blue (1987) and Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2003).

He was the second husband of actress Mathilda May (mother of his two youngest children). He has three children: Virginie (born 1968) and, by May, daughter Sarah (born 17 August 1994) and son Jules (born 4 March 1997).

Darmon also did a cover of "Mambo Italiano".

Darmon is of Sephardic Jewish (Algerian-Jewish) descent. In July 2012, he was naturalised Moroccan by a decree from King Mohamed VI.

Source: Article "Gérard Darmon" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés MOVIE Self (archive footage)
2025 Une situation délicate MOVIE Philippe
2025 It Takes Two To Tango MOVIE Antoine Toussaint
2024 Present Perfect MOVIE Michel Stein
2024 Le Monde magique de Jérôme Commandeur TV Self
2024 The Lies We Tell Ourselves MOVIE Gérard
2024 Start Me Up MOVIE Jean-Pierre Savarrin
2024 Pimp My Bride MOVIE Roland
2024 The Scammers MOVIE Henri
2024 Neuilly-Poissy MOVIE Le juge

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