Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu (born 27 December 1948) is a French actor, film-maker, businessman and vineyard owner. He is one of the most prolific character actors in film history, having completed approximately 170 movies since 1967. He has twice won the César Award for Best Actor as well as the Golden Globe award for Best Actor in Green Card. After he garnered huge critical acclaim for the title role in Cyrano de Bergerac, which landed him a nomination for an Academy Award, Depardieu acted in many big budget Hollywood movies. He is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur and Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite. He was granted citizenship of Russia in January 2013 and the same month became a cultural ambassador of Montenegro. In 2015 he left Russia declaring that he intends to give up the citizenship and to live in Belgium. Depardieu has been repeatedly accused of sexual assault. The French authorities have charged him with rape and, since 2021, have had him under formal investigation. Depardieu has denied any wrongdoing and has not been convicted in connection with any of the accusations against him. He was stripped of the National Order of Quebec in 2023.
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Gérard Depardieu is een productieve Franse acteur die bekendstaat om zijn rollen in meer dan 170 films gedurende een carrière van meer dan vijftig jaar.
Hij is vooral bekend om zijn geprezen titelrol in Cyrano de Bergerac, zijn vertolking van Obélix in de live-action Asterix-reeks en zijn werk in Jean de Florette.
Hij heeft twee César Awards voor beste acteur gewonnen en een Golden Globe Award voor zijn optreden in Green Card.
