1. Jean Reno established himself as a leading man of French cinema through his collaborations with director Luc Besson, and has worked in numerous international productions.
21 Facts About Jean Reno
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Jean Reno is a three-time Cesar Award nominee - Best Actor for Les Visiteurs and Leon: The Professional, and Best Supporting Actor for The Big Blue.
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Jean Reno was born Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jimenez, on 30 July 1948 in Casablanca, French Morocco.
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Jean Reno's parents were Spanish, natives of Sanlucar de Barrameda and Jerez de la Frontera in Andalusia.
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Jean Reno has a younger sister named Maria Teresa ; the children were raised Catholic.
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Jean Reno served in the French Army, as his military service became mandatory once his family had gained French citizenship.
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Jean Reno learned Spanish from his parents, Arabic and French growing up in Morocco, and Italian from studying it as a special interest and acting in Italian films.
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Jean Reno later appeared in romantic comedies and action films.
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Jean Reno began his film career in France, appearing in many films by director Luc Besson, including his early Le Dernier Combat.
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Jean Reno did the voice-over for Mufasa in the French-language version of The Lion King, a role originally performed in English by James Earl Jones.
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Jean Reno has starred in such high-profile American films as French Kiss with Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline, Mission: Impossible with Tom Cruise, Ronin with Robert De Niro, and Godzilla with Matthew Broderick.
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Jean Reno turned down the role of Agent Smith in The Matrix.
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Jean Reno acted in French productions: Les Visiteurs ; The Crimson Rivers, and Jet Lag by Daniele Thompson, which was a box-office success in France.
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In 2006, Jean Reno had a prominent role in The Pink Panther 2006 remake and its sequel The Pink Panther 2, playing Gilbert Ponton, opposite Steve Martin as Inspector Clouseau.
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Jean Reno portrayed Captain Bezu Fache in the Ron Howard film The Da Vinci Code.
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In other media, Jean Reno was involved in the production of the third installment in the popular Capcom series Onimusha, lending his likeness to the protagonist Jacques Blanc, as well as providing the voice for the character's French dialogue.
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Jean Reno starred as Jo in the 2013 English-language TV series Jo.
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Jean Reno married his first wife, Genevieve, in 1977; they divorced in 1988.
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Jean Reno married his second wife, Polish model Nathalie Dyszkiewicz, in 1995.
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On 29 July 2006, Jean Reno married for the third time, to a British model and actress of Polish descent, Zofia Borucka, at the Les Baux-de-Provence city hall.
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Jean Reno maintains three homes in Paris, Malaysia, and Los Angeles.