Jean Reno
Jean Reno (born Juan Moreno y Jederique Jimenez, July 30, 1948) was a French actor of Spanish descent. Working in both French and English, he had appeared in numerous successful Hollywood productions, but also European productions such as the 2005 Italian film The Tiger And The Snow.
Biography
Early life
Reno was born in Casablanca, Morocco, then a french protectorate, to Spanish Andalusian parents, who had moved to North Africa to escape the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. He moved to France at the age of twelve.
Career
His career began 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) with Natalie Portman, 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 (1993) 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.
He has also appeared on UPS advertisements on television.
Personal life
On July 29th, 2006 the actor married model and actress Zofia Borucka, 35, at the city hall of Baux-de-Provence in southern France. He was married 2 times 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, Malaysia and in Los Angeles.
Filmography, as actor, includes
- 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) aka Empire of the Wolves
- L'Enquête corse (2004)
- Hotel Rwanda (2004)
- Les Rivières pourpres II: Les anges de l'apocalypse (2004) aka Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
- Onimusha 3: Demon Siege (2004) (Capcom-based popular franchise), (voice actor and Character Model of Jacques Blanc)
- Tais-toi! (2003)
- Jet Lag (2003)
- Rollerball (2002)
- Décalage horaire (2002)
- Wasabi (2001)
- Les Visiteurs en Amérique (2001) aka Just Visiting
- Les Rivières pourpres (2000, Crimson Rivers)
- Ronin (1998)
- Godzilla (1998)
- Les visiteurs 2: Les couloirs du temps (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
- Le Dernier Combat (1983)
External links
- Jean Reno at IMDb
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- Jean Reno (fansite)