Jacques Charrier (born 6 November 1936) is a French actor in both film and the theater, a film producer, and an artist in painting and ceramics. He was married to film actress
Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot ( ; ; born 28 September 1934), often referred to by her initials B.B., is a former French actress, singer and model. Famous for portraying sexually emancipated characters with hedonistic lifestyles, she was one of the ...
from 1959 to 1963.
Biography
In 1980 he returned to the School of Fine Arts, and went back to painting that was full of references to his two passions, travel and antiquity. His art work has been regularly exhibited in Paris, Geneva and San Francisco.
With the publication of the memoirs of Brigitte Bardot, he found himself in the media spotlight. He sued for "violation of privacy", and was successful.
Personal life
In 1959, he married
Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot ( ; ; born 28 September 1934), often referred to by her initials B.B., is a former French actress, singer and model. Famous for portraying sexually emancipated characters with hedonistic lifestyles, she was one of the ...
; they had one son, Nicolas-Jacques Charrier, before divorcing in 1963.
In 1964, he married France Louis-Dreyfus, of the
Louis-Dreyfus family, with whom he had two daughters, Sophie and Marie, before divorcing in 1967.
In 1982, he met his third wife Linda with whom he had one daughter, Rosalie.
Since 2009, he has been married to Japanese artist Makiko Kumano.
Since 1997 he has lived in Paris.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1936 births
Living people
Actors from Metz
French male film actors
French male stage actors
Louis-Dreyfus family