Childhood and family of Guillaume Canet: the beginning of a biography
Guillaume Canet was born on April 10, 1973 in the small town of Boulogne-Billancourt, located near Paris. His childhood was spent in the countryside among endless French meadows and numerous horses, which his parents bred. That is why, from a very early age, our today’s hero was very much indifferent to these animals. He spent days and days in the saddle, dreaming of becoming a horse breeder or a professional rider. However, one fine day, Fate made adjustments to the usual course of things.
Guillaume Canet and Diane Kruger
The thing is that during one of the walks, the future famous actor accidentally fell from a horse and injured his back. The injury turned out to be not very serious, but despite this, he had to forget about the career of a professional jockey. At this moment, Guillaume was forced to say goodbye to his old dream. For some time he was in apathy, not knowing what to do and how to express himself. However, at some point he learned about acting courses running near his home.
Soon, one theater studio was replaced by another. Guillaume Canet began studying acting under the guidance of the famous teacher Francois Florent and quite soon managed to prove himself in a new role.
At the age of nineteen he began performing on the stage of the Eberto Youth Theater. During this period, our today's hero began to methodically make his way to the big stage. It is quite noteworthy that already in the theater Guillaume Canet began to often play the roles of romantic guys in love, who understand nothing about amorous affairs, but captivate the audience with their openness and childish naivety. It was these roles that brought the actor the greatest success. Subsequently, our today's hero repeatedly successfully implemented such images on the silver screen. But that was all a little later.
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Star Trek actor Guillaume Canet, filmography
Despite the fact that our today's hero played his first role in the short film “Only Son,” his first serious work was a completely different film - the thriller “Barracuda,” released in 1997.
This project brought our today’s hero his first serious success. After that there were new films and new interesting works. However, the real rise of Guillaume Canet's career began in the 2000s. Guillaume Canet and Keira Knightley - frankly During this period, the young French actor received roles in the European blockbusters “Loyalty” and “Vidocq”, and also became Leonardo DiCaprio’s partner in the famous Hollywood film “The Beach”. With the release of these films, a new chapter began in the actor’s career. New interesting films appeared in his filmography one after another, and he himself began to often appear in various French television shows, where he usually played the role of a guest star. Guillaume Canet acted a lot and often. And very soon new interesting films with his participation appeared on screens throughout Europe.
Among these are the paintings “Fall in Love with Me If You Dare”, “Glitch”, “Merry Christmas”, “Don’t Tell Anyone”. The last of these films became very special in the career of Guillaume Canet. After all, our today’s hero worked on its creation not only as an actor, but also as a director and screenwriter.
Like in the movies: Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet
Marion Cotillard // Photo: Kinopoisk.ru
Unhappy love
Marion Cotillard was 16 when aspiring 23-year-old director Julien Rassam invited her to play the lead role in the short film “The Game.” The girl was happy - her first role in a movie, and the director was so handsome! Soon the young people began dating and rented an apartment together in the center of Paris. Julien introduced Marion to actors and directors.
“Rassam introduced me to Marion Cotillard in 1998,” recalls director Alexandre Aja. “At that time, I was looking for an actress who could play the role of an ardent opponent of the regime in the film “Fury.” I remember Julien said: forget about all these car races (Luc Besson’s film “Taxi” with Marion Cotillard as the main character’s girlfriend has just been released. - Note StarHit), this girl is capable of more. Julien was delighted with Marion, and she loved and idolized him.”
But even Marion Cotillard’s strong feeling could not save Julien Rassam from her addiction. He was a complete drug addict. In the summer of 2000, after learning that his mother had committed suicide, Julien took a huge dose of drugs and jumped out of the window. Rassam survived but was left paralyzed. For more than two years he was bedridden. Marion Cotillard has been caring for her beloved all this time. In 2002, Julien passed away and Marion left for India out of grief.
“I didn’t know what to do next, life had lost its meaning for me,” said Marion Cotillard. “However, in India I was able to regain my confidence. I used to dream of fame, but now I just wanted to act in films.”
Marion Cotillard returned to Paris and received an invitation from Yann Samuel to star in the film “Love Me If You Dare.” Then she recalled in an interview how the director told her: “Your partner’s name is Guillaume Canet. Actually, he is a director, but he was a jockey. At the age of 18, the poor fellow broke his back after falling from a horse, so he had to forget about his career as a rider. In general, Marion, I think you have something to talk about.”
Guillaume Canet was married to actress Diane Kruger at the time. And Marion Cotillard was photographed by the paparazzi hugging DJ Bob Sinclair. “I consider it indecent to talk about personal life,” Marion said.
Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet quickly became friends and, like their heroes Julien and Sophie, constantly teased each other. The actors played so naturally and at ease that after the film was released, rumors began to circulate that they were having an affair not only on screen. Canet and Cotillard denied everything. “We are friends and we know the main thing: you don’t need to believe everything that they say or write about us. It’s better to stay in the shadows and live your own life,” Guillaume Canet told reporters.
Just friends
Still from the film “Fall in Love with Me If You Dare” // Photo: Press service archives
In January 2003, Marion Cotillard went to America for several months to star in Tim Burton's film "Big Fish", Guillaume Canet was waiting for the release of the film "Narcos", in which he played the main role, and was writing the script. The actors were constantly in touch.
“I sent Marion pages of the script,” Guillaume Canet did not hide. – I have a perverted mind - I see everything in a dark light. It’s important for me to hear another point of view – smart and bright. Marion and I are good friends, so I consult with her.”
In January 2007, a plane from Paris landed at Los Angeles airport. Marion Cotillard walked down the plane arm in arm with... Guillaume Canet. At the airport, many saw the couple kissing. However, in February, the actress came alone to the Oscars, which Marion Cotillard was awarded for her role as Edith Piaf in the film La Vie En Rose. Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet hid their relationship for two years, although Canet divorced Diane Kruger back in 2006.
Only in May 2009 did they appear together at the Cannes Film Festival, where they presented the film “The Last Flight”. Guillaume Canet directed the film, and Marion Cotillard played the main role in it. “Will I be able to give up my career for the sake of my family? – asked Marion Cotillard at a press conference. - Why not! In fact, I can only live by love. True, I still need a little water and food, and a little sleep wouldn’t hurt either.”
In December 2010, Marion Cotillard appeared at the Marrakech Film Festival with a large diamond on her ring finger. In December, the actress made an official statement: she and Guillaume were going to get married in the near future.
“When I was little, the world seemed perfect,” Marion Cotillard said in an interview with Paris Match in 2009. “But then I grew up, and everything changed. I want to see the world through the eyes of a child again!” At the end of spring, the actress will bring her dream closer to becoming a mother.
Guillaume Canet - director
Paradoxically, it was the director's work that ultimately brought Guillaume the main prize in his career - the Golden Cesar. Subsequently, as a film director, Cane took part in several new projects. Among his works were both short films and more holistic works. The director’s most famous films were “Little Secrets” and “Blood Ties.” Business trip - a short film with Guillaume Canet It is quite noteworthy that with the blossoming of his “directing” career, Guillaume Canet’s acting successes also did not become any less. New bright projects regularly appeared on the list of his screen works. It is very interesting that Guillaume Canet often played in both European and American films.
Gossip Cop calendar: the best films of Guillaume Canet
Guillaume Canet is a Swede, a reaper, and a trumpet player, that is, an actor, a director, and a screenwriter. On April 10, he turns 41 years old - on this occasion, we remember his most striking works (those that were awarded serious awards or nominations for them, or audience attention, expressed in the rating of the film or box office receipts during distribution).
Guillaume grew up in a family of horse breeders, so as a child he dreamed of becoming a jockey. However, an unfortunate fall from a horse and a serious injury forced him to forget about these plans. But he entered Francois Florent's acting courses, after which he made his debut in the theater. It was on the stage that he was noticed and began to be offered his first film roles.
Since the mid-1990s, Kane has been acting quite actively, and in 1998 the film “Into the Heart”
, for which he was nominated for a Cesar Award in the Most Promising Actor category.
And two years later, Guillaume, together with his partner in “Into the Heart” Virginie Ledoyen, appeared in Danny Boyle’s cult film “The Beach”
.
Poster for the film “In the Heart”
Still from the movie “The Beach”
A year later, in 2001, young Guillaume played with Gerard Depardieu in the thriller Vidocq
. The film about the adventures of the legendary French detective Eugene-François Vidocq became the first in the history of cinema to be shot entirely on a digital video camera. And the visual effects of the film, especially 13 years ago, really excited the viewer.
Guillaume in the film Vidocq
In 2002, Guillaume made his debut as a director with his first feature film (before that he had only shot advertisements, short films and episodes for the series). It was the film "As You Say"
, in which the novice director played one of the leading roles. Canet was nominated for a Cesar Award in the Best Debut category and was also nominated for a European Film Academy Award.
Still from the film “As You Say”
In 2003, one of the most touching French films of the decade was released - “Love Me If You Dare”
. The mischievous main characters played by Guillaume and Marion Cotillard looked like a strange but ideal couple on the screen. However, no romance arose between the actors on the set (Kane, for example, was then married to Diane Kruger), but a few years later the actors actually began dating. They have been engaged since 2008, and in 2011 the couple had a son, Marcel.
Marion and Guillaume in the film "Love Me If You Dare"
...and on the red carpet as a couple
In 2005, Guillaume, along with his then-wife Diane Kruger, starred in the war drama “Merry Christmas.”
. This is an amazing story about how on Christmas Day 1914, the Germans, French and British left the trenches and concluded a temporary truce in honor of the holiday. They drank, ate together, listened to the service of the Scottish priest, and played football in the morning. The film was nominated for an Oscar, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for Best Foreign Language Film, and was also nominated for a César in six categories.
In the film "Merry Christmas" Guillaume Canet played a French lieutenant
In 2007, Canet appeared in Claude Berri's film Just Together
. An unusual, but at the same time, touching story, played by Guillaume, Audrey Tautou and Laurent Stoker, was nominated for the Audience Award of the European Film Academy, as well as three Cesars (one of them still went to the film, or rather, the actor Laurent Stoker for his role in this film).
Still from “Just Together”
And yet, since the mid-2000s, Cane has been trying to devote as much time as possible to his directorial projects. In 2006, he directed the thriller Don't Tell Nobody
, in which the main character tries to understand the death of his beloved wife. The film was nominated for nine Césars, four of which received, including in the Best Director category.
Still from "Don't Tell Nobody"
In 2010, Guillaume created the painting “Little Secrets”
(one of the main roles in it, by the way, was played by his beloved Marion). The film about a group of friends spending their summer together and how relationships can be ruined by too much frankness was once again nominated for the Audience Award at the European Film Academy.
Still from the film “Little Secrets”
In 2013, Guillaume’s first film with a mainly American cast premiered in Cannes. In his dramatic thriller "Blood Ties"
Clive Owen, Billy Crudup, Mila Kunis, Zoe Saldana and other Hollywood actors starred. However, Marion Cotillard couldn’t do without Canet’s muse either.
Still from the film “Blood Ties”
What plans does today’s birthday boy have in the director’s field is still a mystery. But it is known that three films with his participation as an actor will soon be released. We are waiting because Guillaume is wonderful on both sides of the camera!
Guillaume Canet currently
Among the actor's later works, it is worth highlighting the films "Right to Left", "Wonderful Life", as well as the American film "Last Night in New York", where Keira Knightley became the on-screen lover of the French guy. The actor’s latest work is the dramatic film “Loner,” which tells the story of a yachtsman on a non-stop race around the world.
Guillaume Canet and Marion Cotillard
Currently, our today's hero is working on the creation of his next film - a biographical film about Louis Armstrong. Details of this project are kept secret for now. However, it is already known that the premiere of the said film should take place in the second half of 2014. We will find out very soon how successful this project will be.
Guillaume Canet was born on April 10 1973
year in the city of Bilon-Biancourt. His parents were horse breeders, and since childhood, Guillaume dreamed of becoming a jockey. At the age of 10, he even began performing in the circus, but an unfortunate fall from a horse prevented him from continuing his career in big-time sports.
The decision to become an actor came to Guillaume unexpectedly. Acting training was limited to Florent's dramatic art courses, after which he immediately began acting in the theater. Thanks to his role in the play “The City Where the Child Rules” based on the play by Henri de Monterlant, Guillaume received his first film role. IN 1995
year, the handsome actor was noticed by filmmakers and offered a role in the short film “The Only Son” (Fils Unique).
After working in several TV series and television films, Guillaume was very lucky: in 1997
, he ended up on the set of the film “Barracuda” along with the legendary Jean Rochefort.
Such a successful start in big cinema made Guillaume Canet a new favorite of the French audience. IN 1999
In 2009, he was nominated for a Cesar Award as Most Promising Actor for his role in the film “In the Heart” (En plein coeur).
Success is obvious, but France alone was not enough for the young ambitious actor. In 2000
, English director Denny
Boyle invited Guillaume to his project “The Beach”, where the actor was accompanied by Leonardo DiCaprio and Virginie Ledoyen. Thanks to his work in this film, Cane became known throughout the world.
IN 1999
year, Guillaume met the German model and actress Diane Kruger, known for the films “Troy” and “National Treasure”.
In the fall 2001
, the actors got married.
Their union also brought creative fruits: together they starred in the films “As You Say” (Mon idole), “Narco” (Narco) and “Merry Christmas” (Joyeux Noël). In 2006
, the couple broke up.
At the very beginning of his acting career, Guillaume became interested in directing. He began by filming several commercials for the newspaper Le Parisien and the television network Cine Cinema. From this moment on, Guillaume's directorial work gains momentum. IN 1996
In 1998 he directed the short film “Sans regrets”, and in
1998
and
2000
he directed and wrote the script for the films “I Love You” (Je taim) and “I Can’t Sleep...” (J’peux pas dormir) ...), also filmed in short film.
IN 2002
This year, a full-length film about the cruelties of show business, “As You Say” (Mon Idole), was released.
The scriptwriter, director, producer and co-star is Guillaume Canet. For this work, Canet was nominated for a Cesar Award in the Best Debut category. Further is better. In 2007
, Guillaume's psychological thriller Don't Tell Nobody (Ne le dis à personne), based on the best-selling book by Philippe Lefebvre, was awarded a César for Best Film and was also nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. Despite Guillaume's obvious desire to sit deeper in the director's chair, he continues to delight audiences with his acting talent, regularly appearing in new film projects.
Personal life of Guillaume Canet
As noted above, many interesting episodes can be found in the actor’s personal life.
So, from 2001 to 2006, our today’s hero met with the famous German actress Diane Kruger, who later became his wife. Despite the fact that their couple was called the most beautiful in the entire world of French cinema, this marriage broke up after five years of its existence. For a long time, the details of celebrity divorce were discussed in the press. However, at some point, all previous rumors were eclipsed by Guillaume Canet's new novel. Our today's hero's new friend is another French film star - actress Marion Cotillard. It is quite remarkable that just shortly before the start of their relationship, the couple played love on the screen - in the film “Fall in Love with Me If You Dare.”
Despite the fact that the careers of the two celebrities are moving forward at full speed, their love is still alive. The lovers spend a lot of time together, devoting all their free time to each other and their little son Marcel (born in 2011).
Personal life
The popularity of the actor and director was brought not only by his screen works, but also by his novels. The personal life of Guillaume Canet was often discussed in the press. The artist's first wife was the German star Diane Kruger. But the actors lived together for only 5 years and broke up in 2006.
The reason for the breakup was a divergence in their creative path. The married couple was constantly separated and saw each other only once a month.
The discussion of divorce stopped immediately when new food for conversation appeared: Guillaume had a new affair with an equally famous person - the French actress Marion Cotillard. The couple met on the set of the melodrama “Love Me If You Dare.” Then he was married, and the actress was going through difficult times, and the relationship between the artists was exclusively friendly.
After filming, Guillaume and Marion went their separate ways, but they continued to communicate.
When the actor divorced Diana, he had affairs with Carla Bruni, Louise Bourgoin and Elodie Navarre.
Today Canet and Cotillard live in a de facto marriage. In 2011, they had their first child, Marcel. In 2010, Guillaume gave his beloved a ring, but the couple has not yet legalized the relationship.
In March 2020, Marion gave her beloved daughter, who was named Louise. Shortly before this, the uproar around the divorce of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, in which journalists also implicated Cotillard, did not subside. There were rumors that it was the Hollywood sex symbol who left for her. And all because Pitt and Marion Cotillard starred together in the film Allied, where they played a married couple.
As a result, the actress rejected the speculation and announced that she was expecting a child from Cane, and Guillaume did not doubt the woman he loved for a second. He even published a post on Instagram, where he urged people to strive for the best, and not to throw mud at others.
Like many artists, the actor maintains an officially verified Instagram. He shares personal photos, stills and clips from films with thousands of fans. In addition, he posts recordings on his official Twitter.
