He was innate around Châteauroux, Centre, France, the boy of the sheet metal worker. His acting career began in the 1970s and by the early 1980s, he was one of the leading French actors gaining lot attention for his role paired Fanny Ardant in François Truffaut's film ''La Femme d'à côté (The Woman Next Door), and winning his first César Award for Best Actor for his role in Le Dernier métro.

He as well starred around Le Retour de Martin Guerre in 1982.

In the 1990s he achieved some fame around North America too. His virtually all important English-language productions come Green Card with Andie MacDowell and 1492: Conquest of Paradise.

He number one married Élisabeth Depardieu, with whom he has ii tikes: Guillaume and Julie.

He late married fellow actress Carole Bouquet, in 1997.

Depardieu is a greatest-paid actor around France, & one of a virtually all right in the French movie industry. Additionally to the about 150 motion-pictures he has appeared around, he has likewise directed and/or produced many major films across his company, "DD Productions."

In September 15, 2005, he released the cookbook entitled Gérard Depardieu: My Cookbook.

Awards

He has been nominated the record-setting Fourteen days for the César Award as Best Actor. Fallowing his 1st wwithin in 1981, he won a second period around 1991 for Cyrano de Bergerac for which he was also nominated for the 1990 Academy Award for Best Actor. Additionally he as well earned a as punishment:

1985: Better Actor Award: Venice Film Festival for his role in Police 1990: Better Actor Award: Cannes Film Festival for his role in Camille Claudel 1991: winner Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his role within Green Card 1997: Lion d'or even: Venice Film Festival

Selected filmography
For the elaborated filmography, look at Gérard Depardieu's filmography

Crime Spree (2003) Vidocq (2001) CQ (2001) 102 Dalmatians (2000) Les Misérables (2000) (TV) (co-produced by Depardieu) Vatel (2000) The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) Hamlet (1996) Élisa (1995) My Father the Hero (1994) Germinal (1993) 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) Green Card (1990) Uranus (1990) Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) Camille Claudel (1988) Jean de Florette (1986) Une femme ou deux (1985) Le Retour de Martin Guerre (1982) ''Mon oncle d'Amérique (1980) 1900 (1976) Maîtresse'' (1973)