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Jean Reno
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![]() Jean Reno at Cannes 2002 |
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| Born | Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jiménez July 30, 1948 Casablanca, French Morocco |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Spouse(s) | Genevieve Reno (1977–1995) Nathalie Dyszkiewicz (1996–2001) Zofia Borucka (2007–present) |
Jean Reno (born July 30, 1948) is a French actor. Working in both French and English, he has appeared not only in numerous successful Hollywood productions such as The Pink Panther, Godzilla, The Da Vinci Code, Mission: Impossible and Ronin, but also in European productions such as the French films Les Visiteurs (1993) and Léon (1994) along with the 2005 Italian film The Tiger and the Snow.
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Reno was born Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jiménez12 (also written as Don Juan Moreno y Herrera Jiménez)3 in Casablanca, French Morocco. His Andalusian parents were natives of Sanlúcar de Barrameda and Jerez de la Frontera (Spain), and had moved to North Africa to find work and escape the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. Reno moved to France at the age of seventeen. His mother died when he was an adolescent. He has a younger sister, María Teresa (Maite). Reno is a former student of the Cours Simon.4 He was raised Catholic.5
Due to his tall, hulking frame (188 cm, 6′2″), he mostly played villainous brutes early on in his career. He later appeared in romantic-comedies and action films. Reno's career began in French cinema, where he appeared in many of Luc Besson's films, including Besson's first film, L'Avant dernier. The two have continued to work together throughout their careers, in films produced, written or directed by Besson. Of the films they have done together, the ones that have achieved the most critical and commercial success include: Nikita (1990), the English-language films The Big Blue (1988), and Léon (1994) (known as The Professional in the United States) which features a young Natalie Portman. Additionally, Reno did the voice-over for Mufasa in the French-language version of The Lion King, a role originally performed by James Earl Jones.
Reno has starred in such high-profile American films 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). Reno turned down the role of Agent Smith in the The Matrix. He has not neglected to work in French productions either—e.g., Les Visiteurs (1993) (which was later remade in English as Just Visiting in 2001) and The Crimson Rivers (2000). In 2006, he had a prominent role in the remake of The Pink Panther and its sequel, playing Gilbert Ponton, the partner of Inspector Clouseau opposite Steve Martin, and also portrayed Captain Bezu Fache in the Ron Howard film The Da Vinci Code. Among his most successful films are Les Visiteurs and L'Enquete corse.
In other media, Reno was involved in the production of the third installment in the popular PlayStation 2 series Onimusha (Onimusha 3: Demon Siege), lending his likeness to the protagonist, Jacques Blanc, as well as providing the voice for the character's French dialog. Reno has also appeared in American television commercials for UPS.
On July 29, 2006, the actor married model and actress Zofia Borucka, 35, at the city hall of Baux-de-Provence in southern France. The French President (at the time, only a Presidential candidate) Nicolas Sarkozy was his best man (Reno endorsed Sarkozy for the 2007 French Presidential Elections).67 He was married twice before 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.
He is a huge fan of Elvis Presley and can actually imitate Elvis's voice. He used his "Thank you very much" impression in a scene of the film Godzilla when the script needed his character to pass as an American. Because of his versatile career in both his native French language films, and also in Hollywood, he is considered to be the 'French Stellan Skarsgård'.citation needed
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1980 | The Moroccan Stallion | ||
| 1982 | La Passante du Sans-Souci | ||
| 1983 | Le Dernier Combat | ||
| 1985 | Le téléphone sonne toujours deux fois!! | Marraine 's confidence man | |
| Subway | The Drummer | ||
| 1988 | Le Grand Bleu (The Big Blue) | Enzo Molinari | Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1990 | L'Homme au masque d'or | Father Victorio Gaetano | |
| La Femme Nikita | Victor, nettoyeur | ||
| 1991 | Loulou Graffiti | Pique la Lune | |
| L'Opération Corned-Beef | Capitaine Philippe Boulier, dit 'Le Squale'/Captain Philippe | ||
| 1992 | Kurenai no buta | Porco Rosso | Voice |
| 1993 | La Vis | Monsieur K | |
| Paranoïa | Short Subject | ||
| Flight from Justice | Charlie Bert | TV | |
| Les Visiteurs | Godefroy de Papincourt, Comte de Montmirail | Nominated - César Award for Best Actor | |
| 1994 | Léon (The Professional) | Leon | Nominated - César Award for Best Actor |
| 1995 | Les Truffes | Patrick | |
| French Kiss | Inspector Jean-Paul Cardon | ||
| Al di là delle nuvole | Carlo | ||
| 1996 | Mission: Impossible | Franz Krieger | |
| Le Jaguar | Jean Campana | ||
| 1997 | Roseanna's Grave | Marcello | |
| Un amour de sorcière | Molok | ||
| Les Soeurs Soleil | Un spectateur | ||
| 1998 | Les Visiteurs II: Les Couloirs du temps | Comte Godefroy de Montmirail, dit Godefroy | |
| Godzilla | Philippe Roaché | ||
| Ronin | Vincent | ||
| 2000 | Les Rivières pourpres (Crimson Rivers) | Pierre Niemans | Nominated - European Film Award for Best Actor |
| 2001 | Just Visiting | Count Thibault of Malfete | |
| Wasabi | Hubert Fiorentini | ||
| 2002 | Décalage horaire | Felix | |
| Rollerball | Alexis Petrovich | ||
| 2003 | Tais-toi! | Ruby | |
| 2004 | Onimusha 3: Demon Siege (Capcom-based popular franchise) |
Jacques Blanc | Voice Videogame |
| Les Rivières pourpres II: Les anges de l'apocalypse (Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse) |
Commissaire Niemans | ||
| Hotel Rwanda | Mr. Tillens | Uncredited | |
| L'Enquête Corse | Ange Leoni | ||
| 2005 | L'Empire des loups (Empire of the Wolves) | Jean-Louis Schiffer | |
| The Tiger and the Snow | Fuad | ||
| 2006 | The Pink Panther | Gilbert Ponton | |
| Flyboys | Captain Thenault | ||
| The Da Vinci Code | Captain Bezu Fache | ||
| Flushed Away | Le Frog | Voice | |
| 2008 | Ca$h | Maxime - Dubreuil | |
| 2009 | The Pink Panther 2 | Gilbert Ponton | |
| Le Premier Cercle | Milo Malakian | ||
| Couples Retreat | Marcel | ||
| Armored | Quinn | ||
| 2010 | The Round Up | Dr. Sheinbaum | awaiting release |
| Margaret | Ramon | awaiting release |
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