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François Cluzet
François Cluzet
	Cluzet at the 2014 César Awards
Born	21 September 1955 (age 69); Paris, France
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1976–present
Spouses	Chantal Perrin (m. 1980s, divorced); Narjiss Slaoui-Falcoz (m. 2011);
Children	4

François Cluzet (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa klyzɛ]; born 21 September 1955) is a French film and theatre actor. Cluzet has collaborated with many important European and American directors, including Claude Chabrol, Bertrand Tavernier, Claire Denis, Agnieszka Holland, Robert Altman and Olivier Assayas. In 2007, he won a French César Award after starring as a doctor suspected of double homicide in the thriller Tell No One (original title Ne le dis à personne). Cluzet is best known for his role as Philippe in the film The Intouchables (2011).

Career

Cluzet grew up in Paris, and made his stage debut in 1976. Three years later, he made his premiere appearance on the big screen in Cocktail Molotov with Diane Kurys. A year later, Cluzet appeared in acclaimed family drama Cheval d'orgueil directed by Claude Chabrol. The two reunited in 1982 for Les Fantômes du chapelier. In 1983, Cluzet acted in L'Été meurtrier with Jean Becker. He was nominated for a César Award for best supporting role of the year, in the same year he made a list for best new male for film Vive la sociale.

Cluzet next collaborated with a number of major name French directors, all of whom had a predilection towards dramatic works: reuniting with Kurys in 1983 for Coup de foudre, reuniting with Bertrand Tavernier (to co-star in jazz film Round Midnight in 1985), Tony Gatlif (Rue du départ, 1985), Claire Denis (Chocolat, 1987), Pierre Jolivet (Force majeure, 1988, and one new César nomination for best second male role), Bertrand Blier (Trop belle pour toi, 1989) and again Robert Enrico (La Révolution française). Next, the actor worked with Claude Chabrol to play a husband tortured by jealousy in L'Enfer (1994) after having filmed with Chabrol in 1988 for Une affaire de femmes.

In 1994, Cluzet tried international cinema, acting in ensemble movie Prêt-à-Porter for director Robert Altman and romance French Kiss with Lawrence Kasdan. He returned to French cinema and comedy in 1995 with Les Apprentis (César nomination for best actor) and Enfants de salaud with Tonie Marshall, following a new Claude Chabrol: Rien ne va plus in 1997. Cluzet has often portrayed a role of the tormented writer: Fin août, début septembre with Olivier Assayas, L'Examen de minuit (1998), and Je suis un assassin (2004). He played the double of John Lennon in Janis et John (2003) and an animator of teleshopping in France Boutique (2004). In 2005, he played in Le Domaine perdu with Raoul Ruiz. The film portrayed the 1973 coup d'état in Chile.

His starring role came in 2006 as a doctor suspected of double homicide in the thriller Tell No One. For his performance, he received the 2007 César for best actor.

Cluzet's biggest role was in Intouchables (known in most English-speaking territories as The Intouchables). Based on a true story, the film chronicles the friendship between a wealthy quadraplegic (Cluzet) and a young caregiver who had recently been released from jail. In March 2012, The Intouchables became the second highest-grossing French film in France.

Personal life

Cluzet married film producer Chantal Perrin in the 1980's, later divorcing. Cluzet has a son, Paul, with late actress Marie Trintignant. Cluzet was in a long-term relationship with actress Valérie Bonneton, the mother of two of his children. In 2011, he married Narjiss Slaoui-Falcoz, whom he had met six months before filming The Intouchables.^[1]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
1980	Cocktail Molotov^[2]	Bruno	Diane Kurys
1980	The Horse of Pride	Pierre-Alain, the father	Claude Chabrol
1982	The Hatter's Ghost	the journalist	Claude Chabrol
1983	Entre Nous	a soldier	Diane Kurys
	One Deadly Summer	Mickey	Jean Becker
	Julien Fontanes, magistrat	Bob Mourèze	Jean-Pierre Decourt
1985	Les enragés	Marc, dit 'Teuf-Teuf'	Pierre-William Glenn
1985	Elsa, Elsa^[3]	Ferdinand, as adult	Didier Haudepin
1986	États d'âme^[4]	Pierrot	Jacques Fansten
	Round Midnight	François Borler	Bertrand Tavernier
	Rue du départ^[5]	Paul Triana	Tony Gatlif
1987	Association of Wrongdoers	Thierry	Claude Zidi
1988	Jaune revolver	Jean-Claude Wielzky	Olivier Langlois
	Chocolat	Marc	Claire Denis
	Story of Women	Paul	Claude Chabrol
1989	Deux [fr]^[6]	Louis	Claude Zidi
	Un tour de manège	Al	Pierre Pradinas
	Force majeure^[7]	Daniel	Pierre Jolivet
	La Révolution française	Camille Desmoulins	Robert Enrico
	Too Beautiful for You	Pascal Chevassu	Bertrand Blier
1992	Olivier, Olivier	Serge Duval	Agnieszka Holland
	Sexes faibles!	Sébastien Sébastian	Serge Meynard
	À demain	Gilles	Didier Martiny
1993	L'Instinct de l'ange^[8]	Ernest Devrines	Richard Dembo
1994	L'Enfer	Paul Prieur	Claude Chabrol
	The Wind from Wyoming (Le Vent du Wyoming)^[9]	Chester Celine	André Forcier
	Prêt-à-porter	Nina's assistant	Robert Altman
1995	French Kiss	Bob	Lawrence Kasdan
	The Horseman on the Roof	the doctor	Jean-Paul Rappeneau
	Les Apprentis^[10]	Antoine	Pierre Salvadori
1996	Enfants de salaud^[11]	Sandro	Tonie Marshall
1997	Le déménagement	Claude	Olivier Doran
	Le silence de Rak	Rak	Christophe Loizillon
	The Swindle	Maurice Biagini	Claude Chabrol
1998	La voie est libre	Jules	Stéphane Clavier
	Late August, Early September	Adrien	Olivier Assayas
	Dolce far niente	Stendhal	Nae Caranfil
	L'examen de minuit	Antoine	Danièle Dubroux
2002	The Adversary	Luc	Nicole Garcia
2003	Quand je vois le soleil	Pierre	Jacques Cortal
	Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose?	Gibson	Eric Lartigau
	Janis et John^[12]	Walter Kingkate	Samuel Benchetrit
	France Boutique	Olivier Mestral	Tonie Marshall
2004	The Hook	Ben Castelano	Thomas Vincent
2005	Le domaine perdu	Antoine	Raoul Ruiz
2005	La cloche a sonné	Jean
2006	Four Stars	Rene
2006	Tell No One	Alexandre Beck	Guillaume Canet
2007	Ma place au soleil	Paul
	La vérité ou presque	Marc
	Game of Four	Lionel	Bruno Dega
2008	Paris	Philippe Verneuil	Cédric Klapisch
2008	Rivals	Gabriel	Jacques Maillot
2009	In the Beginning	Philippe Miller	Xavier Giannoli
2009	One for the Road	Hervé Chabalier	Philippe Godeau
2010	Blanc comme neige	Maxime
2010	Little White Lies	Max Cantara	Guillaume Canet
2011	Mon père est femme de ménage	Michel
	The Art of Love	Achille	Emmanuel Mouret
	A Monster in Paris	Victor Maynott	Bibo Bergeron	Voice
	The Intouchables	Philippe	Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache
2012	Do Not Disturb	Jeff
2013	11.6	Toni Musulin	Philippe Godeau
2013	Turning Tide	Yann Kermadec	Christophe Offenstein
2014	Quantum Love	Pierre
2015	One Wild Moment	Antoine	Jean-François Richet
2016	Irreplaceable	Jean-Pierre Werner	Thomas Lilti
	La Mécanique de l'ombre	Duval	Thomas Kruithof
	The Other Me	Marcel de Chaffe	Sotiris Tsafoulias
2017	L'école buissonnière	Totoche	Nicolas Vanier
2018	Naked Normandy	Georges Balbuzard
2018	Le collier rouge	Lantier
2019	Nous finirons ensemble	Max	Guillaume Canet
2020	Rose Island	Jean Baptiste Toma	Sydney Sibilia
2021	L'Homme de la cave	Jacques Fonzic	Philippe Le Guay
2022	Masquerade	Simon	Nicolas Bedos
2022	Kitchen Brigade, or La Brigade	Lorenzo Cardi	Louis-Julien Petit

Theatre

1992: Belgicae by Anita Van Belle, directed by Pierre Pradinas, at the Festival d'Avignon

Awards

1984 : Nominated for César Award for Most Promising Actor for Vive la sociale
1984 : Nominated for César Award for Best Supporting Actor for One Deadly Summer
1984 : Prix Jean Gabin
1990 : Nominated for César Award for Best Supporting Actor for Force majeure
1996 : Nominated for César Award for Best Actor for Les Apprentis
2003 : Nominated for César Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Adversary
2007 : Nominated for César Award for Best Supporting Actor for Quatre étoiles
2007 : César Award for Best Actor for Tell No One
2007 : Nominated for Lumières Award for Best Actor for Tell No One
2007 : Étoile d'or du premier rôle masculin for Tell No One
2007 : Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor for Tell No One
2010 : Nominated for César Award for Best Actor for One for the Road
2010 : Nominated for César Award for Best Actor for In the Beginning
2010 : Nominated for Lumières Award for Best Actor for In the Beginning
2010 : Nominated for Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor for In the Beginning
2010 : Étoile d'Or for In the Beginning
2011 : Nominated for Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor for Little White Lies
2012 : Nominated for César Award for Best Actor for The Intouchables
2012 : Nominated for Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor for The Intouchables
2017 : Nominated for César Award for Best Actor for Irreplaceable

References

^ "François Cluzet à propos de sa femme, Narjiss: "Pour elle, j'aurais fait n'importe quoi"". L'Express (in French). 25 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
^ "Cocktail Molotov". Retrieved 23 October 2012.
^ "Elsa, Elsa". Retrieved 23 October 2012.
^ "États d'âme". Retrieved 23 October 2012.
^ "Elsa, Elsa". Retrieved 23 October 2012.
^ "Deux". Retrieved 23 October 2012.
^ "Force majeure". Retrieved 23 October 2012.
^ "L'instinct de l'ange". Retrieved 24 October 2012.
^ "Le vent du Wyoming". Retrieved 24 October 2012.
^ "Les Apprentis". Retrieved 24 October 2012.
^ "Enfants de salaud". Retrieved 24 October 2012.
^ "Janis et John". Retrieved 24 October 2012.