10 Facts About Vincent Lindon

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Vincent Lindon was born on 15 July 1959 and is a French actor and filmmaker.

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Vincent Lindon was selected as the president of the jury for the main competition section of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.

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Vincent Lindon is the son of Laurent Lindon, who was director of the company Audioline.

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Vincent Lindon is the grandson of Raymond Lindon, who served as the magistrate and mayor of Etretat between 1929 and 1959, as well as the nephew of Jerome Lindon, director of Les Editions de Minuit.

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Vincent Lindon completed studies at the Lycee Victor-Duruy, where he obtained a baccalaureat scientifique.

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Vincent Lindon then enrolled in an ecole superieure de commerce, but lost interest in his studies after 22 days.

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Vincent Lindon then spent six months in New York working as an assistant in charge of radio promotion with his uncle, Eric Dufaure, founder of the label Cachalot Records.

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Vincent Lindon was a courier for the newspaper Le Matin de Paris before entering the Cours Florent drama school.

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Vincent Lindon later had a highly-publicised relationship with Caroline, Princess of Monaco.

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Vincent Lindon married actress Sandrine Kiberlain in 1998, with whom he has a daughter, Suzanne, born in 2000.