Thomas Langmann (born 24 May 1971) is a French film producer and actor, known for producing ''
The Artist'' (2011), for which he received an
Academy Award for Best Picture
The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) since the awards debuted in 1929. This award goes to the producers of the film and is the only categor ...
as producer in 2012.
Career
Langmann began his career as an actor in his father's films when he was a teenager, earning Cesar Award nominations for
Most Promising Newcomer for ''Les années sandwiches '' in 1988 and ''Paris s'éveille'' in 1991, as well as a nomination for
Best Supporting Actor in 1993 for ''Le nombril du monde''. He became a film producer in the early 2000s. During the filming of ''
Asterix at the Olympic Games
''Asterix at the Olympic Games'' is the 12th comic book album in the Asterix series. Serialized in Pilote issues 434–455 in 1968 (to coincide with the Mexico City Olympics), it was translated into English in 1972 (to coincide with the Munich ...
'', he was arrested for employing prostitutes and purchasing narcotics. In 2011, Langmann produced the black and white, silent film ''
The Artist'' with director
Michel Hazanavicius. He was unable to attract investors to the risky project and self-financed the film. He won the
Academy Award
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for the film at the
2012 Oscars and won the
. He was invited to join the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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in June 2012 along with 175 other individuals.
Personal life
Langmann was born in Paris, France, the son of Anne-Marie Rassam and film director
Claude Berri
Claude Berri (; 1 July 1934 – 12 January 2009) was a French film director, writer, producer, actor and distributor.
Early life
Born Claude Beri Langmann in Paris, Berri was the son of Jewish immigrant parents. His mother, Beila (née Bercu), w ...
. His uncle was the late producer
Jean-Pierre Rassam and his brother was the late French actor
Julien Rassam. Both his mother and his brother committed suicide, in 1997 and in 2002, respectively, while his father died of a stroke in 2009. He has a younger half-brother from his father's later relationship, Darius Langmann. His father Claude Berri was
Jewish
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, and his mother Anne-Marie Rassam, who was born in
Lebanon
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, was
Lebanese Christian.
In 2008, Langmann was sentenced to four months in prison for assaulting his long-term girlfriend Frédérique, with whom he had a daughter in 2002. Langmann married French journalist Céline Bosquet on 21 June 2013.
Filmography
As producer
*2002 ''
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra''
*2002 ''
Dead Weight''
*2004 ''
Blueberry''
*2004 ''Double zéro''
*2005 ''Foon''
*2006 ''Those Happy Days''
*2007 ''Steak''
*2008 ''
Asterix at the Olympic Games
''Asterix at the Olympic Games'' is the 12th comic book album in the Asterix series. Serialized in Pilote issues 434–455 in 1968 (to coincide with the Mexico City Olympics), it was translated into English in 1972 (to coincide with the Munich ...
'' (also director)
*2008 ''
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1''
*2008 ''
Mesrine: Killer Instinct''
*2010 ''Le mac''
*2011 ''Mon père est femme de ménage''
*2011 ''
The Artist''
*2011 ''
La nouvelle guerre des boutons
''War of the Buttons'' (french: La nouvelle guerre des boutons) is a 2011 French film directed by Christophe Barratier.
Plot
The story takes place in March 1944 in a small French village. The young people from the neighbouring villages of Longever ...
'' (''War of the Buttons'')
*2012 ''
The Suicide Shop
''The Suicide Shop'' (french: Le Magasin des suicides) is a 2006 black comedy novel by the French writer Jean Teulé. It is set in a future near- apocalyptic city in a world suffering the ravages of severe climate change, where almost everybody i ...
''
*2012 ''
Maniac
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Maniac may also refer to:
Film
* ' ...
''
*2012 ''Stars des années 80''
*2012 ''
Colt 45''
*2014 ''
The Search
''The Search'' is a 1948 American film directed by Fred Zinnemann that tells the story of a young Auschwitz survivor and his mother who search for each other across post-World War II Europe. It stars Montgomery Clift, Ivan Jandl, Jarmila Novotn ...
''
*2015 ''
One Wild Moment''
*2016 ''
Tout, tout de suite
''Tout, tout de suite'' is a 2016 crime thriller-drama film directed by Richard Berry. The film is a co-production between France, Luxembourg and Belgium. Written by Richard Berry and Morgan Sportès, it is based on a novel by Sportès which was ...
''
*2016 ''
The Jews''
*2019 ''
Quand on crie au loup''
As actor
*1980 ''
Je vous aime
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Arts and entertainment
* ''JE'' (TV series), a Canadian television newsmagazine series on TVA
* Joy Electric, an analogue purist synthpop group
Businesses and organizations
* Johnny's Entertainment, a Japanese talent agenc ...
''
*1988 ''Les années sandwiches''
*1989 ''Jour après jour''
*1989 ''Bille en tête''
*1990 ''Déminage'' (short)
*1990 ''
Alberto Express''
*1991 ''
Night and Day''
*1991 ''Paris s'éveille''
*1992 ''Tous les garçons'' (short)
*1992 ''Les paroles invisibles'' (short)
*1992 ''Lover''
*1994 ''Le nombril du monde''
*1995 ''Court toujours: Joséphine et les gitans'' (short)
*1995 ''La musique de l'amour: Robert et Clara''
*1997 ''Une femme très très très amoureuse''
*1998 ''Foul Play''
*2002 ''Dead Weight''
*2006 ''
Days of Glory''
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1971 births
Living people
French male film actors
French film producers
Male actors from Paris
Producers who won the Best Picture Academy Award
Filmmakers who won the Best Film BAFTA Award
Golden Globe Award-winning producers
French people of Lebanese descent
French people of Polish-Jewish descent
French people of Romanian-Jewish descent
Film directors from Paris