Fabrice Luchini (; born Robert Luchini; 1 November 1951) is a French stage and film actor. He has appeared in films such as ''
Potiche'', ''
The Women on the 6th Floor'', and ''
In the House''.
Life and career
Fabrice Luchini was born in Paris, into an Italian immigrant family from
Assisi
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It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Prope ...
who were greengrocers. He grew up around the neighbourhood of
Goutte d'Or in Paris's
18th arrondissement. When he was 13, his mother apprenticed him to a hairdresser in a trendy parlour in Avenue Matignon, where he would take the name of the hairdresser's son, Fabrice, in place of his real name, Robert.
His first film role was in ''Tout peut arriver'' in 1969, directed by
Philippe Labro. He then appeared in
Éric Rohmer
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's ''
Le Genou de Claire'' in 1970 playing a small role as an adolescent. He went on to appear in Rohmer's ''
Perceval le Gallois'' and ''
Les Nuits de la pleine lune'', and also in films directed by
Walerian Borowczyk
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Nagisa Oshima
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Claude Chabrol
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Claude Lelouch
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Édouard Molinaro
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Biography
He was born in Bordeaux, Gironde. He is best known for his comedies with Louis de Funès (''Oscar (1967 film), Oscar'', ''Hibernatus''), ...
. In 1990 he appeared in
Christian Vincent's ''
La Discrète''.
For his role in the 2015 film ''
Courted'' he won the
Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the
72nd Venice International Film Festival.
Filmography
Cinema
Television
Theatre
*''
En attendant Godot'' (1978)
*''TroĂŻlus et Cressida'' (1979)
*''De toutes les couleurs'' (1982)
*''Voyage au bout de la nuit'' (1986)
*''Le Veilleur de nuit'' (1986)
*''La Valse du hasard'' (1986)
*''Le Secret'' (1987)
*''Voyage au bout de la nuit'' (1987)
*''Voyage au bout de la nuit'' (1988)
*''Une folie Ă©lectrique'' (1989)
*''Deux femmes pour un fantĂ´me'' and ''La Baby-sitter'' (1990)
*''La Société de chasse'' (1991)
*''Partenaires'' (1993)
*''« Art »'' (1994)
*''Fabrice Luchini dit des textes de
Baudelaire,
Hugo,
La Fontaine,
Nietzsche
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'' (1996)
*''Un cœur simple'' (1996)
*''L’Arrivée à New-York'' (2000)
*''Écoute mon ami (et autres textes de
Louis Jouvet)'' (2002)
*''Knock ou le triomphe de la médecine'' (2002)
*''Fabrice Luchini dit des textes de
La Fontaine,
Nietzsche
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,
CĂ©line,
Baudelaire'' (2005)
*''Molly'' (2005)
*''Le Point sur Robert'' (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
*''Fabrice Luchini lit
Philippe Muray'' (2010, 2011, 2012)
*''La Fontaine'' (2011)
*''Une heure de tranquillité'' (2013)
Literature
*In 2010, Fabrice Luchini wrote the preface of two books: ''A la rencontre de Sacha Guitry'', published by Editions Oxus, and ''Seul avec tous'' by Laurent Terzieff, published by Presses de la Renaissance.
*In 2011, he collaborated in a book by Philippe Muray, published by les Cahiers d'histoire de la philosophie (Editions du Cerf).
*Also in 2011, he released ''Fabrice Luchini lit fragments d'un discours amoureux'' through Audiolib.
*In 2012, he released ''Variations (La Fontaine & Baudelaire)'' on CD and DVD on Barclay / Universal Music France
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1951 births
Living people
French male film actors
French male stage actors
French people of Italian descent
20th-century French male actors
21st-century French male actors
French male television actors
Best Supporting Actor CĂ©sar Award winners
Volpi Cup for Best Actor winners
People of Umbrian descent
Male actors from Paris