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Gérard Darmon

Acting Born Feb 29, 1948 Paris, France 24 credits

Biography

Gérard Darmon (born 29 February 1948) is a French-Moroccan actor and singer. He has been nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actor twice, for his roles in Betty Blue (1987) and Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2003).

He was the second husband of actress Mathilda May (mother of his two youngest children). He has three children: Virginie (born 1968) and, by May, daughter Sarah (born 17 August 1994) and son Jules (born 4 March 1997).

Darmon also did a cover of "Mambo Italiano".

Darmon is of Sephardic Jewish (Algerian-Jewish) descent. In July 2012, he was naturalised Moroccan by a decree from King Mohamed VI.

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Full filmography

  • Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self
  • Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
  • Betty Blue (1986) as Eddy
  • Midi Première (1975) as Self
  • C à vous (2009) as Self
  • The Tit and the Moon (1994) as Maurice
  • Les Nuls, l'émission (1990) as Self
  • Capitaine Marleau (2015) as Frédéric Lefranc
  • Burger Quiz (2001) as Self
  • Salut les Terriens ! (2006) as Self - Guest
  • Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma (2023) as Self - Guest
  • Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002) as Amonbofils
  • LOL : Qui rit, sort ! (2021) as Self
  • It Takes Two To Tango (2025) as Antoine Toussaint
  • Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom (2023) as Le narrateur (voice)
  • The Flame (2020) as Phlippe
  • Top Gear France (2015) as Self - Guest
  • The Torch (2022) as Pathoche (Philippe)
  • Family Business (2019) as Gérard Hazan
  • Crimes parfaits (2017) as Frank
  • The Secret Song (2018) as Self
  • Casting(s) (2013) as Self
  • Le Late avec Alain Chabat (2022) as Self
  • We're Live (2020) as Self