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He is one of the five children of Anne Jeanne Josèphe (née Marillier), a stay-at-home mother known as "La Lilette", and René Maxime Lionel Depardieu (better known in his neighborhood as "Dédé" because he could write only two letters),: 12 a metal worker and volunteer fireman.
He married Elisabeth Depardieu in 1971, and they divorced in 1996; she appeared with him in Jean de Florette (1986) and Manon of the Spring (1986); their children Guillaume Depardieu and Julie Depardieu are both actors.
- January 1, 1
- 1.80 m
- Châteauroux, Indre, France
Gérard Depardieu was born in Châteauroux, Indre, France, to Anne Jeanne Josèphe (Marillier) and René Maxime Lionel Depardieu, who was a metal worker and fireman.
- December 27, 1948
The man from the city is Jean de Florette, a hunchback tax collector played by Gerard Depardieu, that most dependable of French actors. When he inherits a little land in Provence, he is only too happy to pack up his loyal wife and beautiful child and move to the country for a new beginning.
His taciturn father, René "Dédé" Depardieu, was a barely literate sheet metal worker; his mother, Alice "Lilette" Marillier, came to Châteauroux with her family as refugees during World War II. The couple married in 1944 and had two children—one son and one daughter—before the birth of Gerard.
In the 1980s, the actor's international profile grew as a result of his leading role in three big budget period pieces: Daniel Vigne's Le Retour de Martin Guerre (1982), Andrzej Wajda's Danton (1982) and Claude Berri's Jean de Florette (1986).
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Apr 6, 2022 · Resnais, however, mischievously undermines Laborit, cutting to brief shots of Jean leaving his wife (escaping) and René and his rival wrestling on an office desk (inhibition behavior seeking release through socially unacceptable aggression)—their heads comically replaced by those of white lab rats.
