20 Facts About Jean Dujardin

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Jean Edmond Dujardin is a French actor and comedian.

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Jean Dujardin began his career as a stand-up comedian in Paris before guest starring in comedic television programmes and films.

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Jean Dujardin first came to prominence with the cult TV series Un gars, une fille, in which he starred alongside his partner Alexandra Lamy, before gaining success in film with movies such as Brice de Nice, Michel Hazanavicius's OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies and its sequel OSS 117: Lost in Rio, as well as 99 Francs.

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Jean Dujardin later appeared in Martin Scorsese's 2013 black comedy The Wolf of Wall Street and George Clooney's 2014 historical drama, The Monuments Men.

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Jean Dujardin was born on 19 June 1972 in the commune of Rueil-Malmaison, Hauts-de-Seine department, Ile-de-France region, in the western suburbs of Paris.

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Jean Dujardin began contemplating a career in acting while serving his mandatory military service a few years later.

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Jean Dujardin began his acting career performing a self-written one-man show in various bars and cabarets in Paris.

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Jean Dujardin first gained attention when he appeared on the French talent show Graines de star in 1996 as part of the comedy group Nous C Nous, which was formed by members of the Carre blanc theater.

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From 1999 to 2003, Jean Dujardin starred in the France production of the originally Canadian comedy series Un gars, une fille, alongside his future wife Alexandra Lamy, before transitioning to a career in film.

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In 2011, Jean Dujardin starred as movie star George Valentin in the silent film The Artist, reuniting him with OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies director Michel Hazanavicius and his co-star in that film, Berenice Bejo.

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Jean Dujardin's performance garnered much critical acclaim and he received numerous nominations, including the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor and the Screen Actors Guild for Best Actor.

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Jean Dujardin later went on to win the Screen Actors Guild for Best Actor, and the BAFTA for Best Actor.

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Jean Dujardin went on to win the Best Actor award at the 84th Academy Awards.

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In February 2012, Jean Dujardin appeared in Les Infideles with co-star and friend Gilles Lellouche.

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Jean Dujardin was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in June 2012 along with 175 other individuals.

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In 2013, Jean Dujardin starred in Eric Rochant's Mobius with Cecile de France and Tim Roth.

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Jean Dujardin appeared in The Monuments Men, directed by George Clooney, and co-starring Clooney, Matt Damon, and Cate Blanchett, and starred in the French film Le Petit Joueur.

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Jean Dujardin plays a French police magistrate who tries to dismantle the French Connection and bring down the Unione Corse.

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Jean Dujardin has been married three times and has four children.

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Jean Dujardin began dating French ice dancer Nathalie Pechalat in 2014 after following her to Japan to watch her perform in the world ice skating championships, and they had a daughter who they named Jeanne, in December 2015.