Jean Reno

Early life

Reno was born in Casablanca, Morocco, then a French protectorate, to Spanish Andalusian parents, who had moved to North Africa to escape the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. He moved to France at the age of twelve.

Career

His career began in French movies, where he appeared in many of Luc Besson's films, two of which brought huge success for him as well: The Big Blue (1988), and Leon (1994) with Natalie Portman, known as The Professional in the United States. He has starred in such high-profile American movies 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), while not neglecting French productions either-e.g., The Visitors (1993) and The Crimson Rivers (2000). He had a prominent role in the 2006 revival of The Pink Panther franchise, playing the partner of Inspector Clouseau opposite Steve Martin. He plays Captain Bezu Fache in the 2006 major motion picture, The Da Vinci Code.

Reno was also 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 dialogue.

He has also appeared in United Parcel Service advertisements on television.

Personal life

On July 29th, 2006 the actor married model and actress Zofia Borucka, 35, at the city hall of Baux-de-Provence in southern France. He was married twice and has four children, two from each marriage. His first wife was Genevii¨ve, 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.

Filmography

Film and television

Musicals