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Louis Garrel

French actor, screenwriter and director.
Date of Birth:
Country: France

Content:
  1. Biography of Louis Garrel
  2. Early Life and Education
  3. Career
  4. Personal Life

Biography of Louis Garrel

Louis Garrel is a French actor, screenwriter, and director. He was born on June 14, in Paris, into a family of artists. His father is the director Philippe Garrel, and his mother is the actress Brigitte Sy. Louis also has a sister named Esther Garrel, who is also an actress. Acting runs in the family, with his grandfather Maurice Garrel and great-grandfather also being actors.

Early Life and Education

Louis Garrel completed his education at the Higher National Conservatory of Dramatic Art in Paris in He began acting under his father's direction at the age of six, but his breakthrough came with the role of Théo, a cinephile, erotomaniac, and rebel in Bernardo Bertolucci's film "The Dreamers." This role perfectly suited his image as an aloof intellectual and nervous heartthrob.

Career

In , Louis Garrel received the prestigious César Award for Most Promising Actor for his role in his father's film "Regular Lovers." He also gained attention at the Cannes Film Festival, playing the lover of a forty-year-old actress (played by Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi) in Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi's film "Actresses' Night." In Christophe Honoré's musical "Love Songs," Garrel portrayed a character in a bisexual melodrama. He also performed all the songs for the soundtrack of the film "Songs" (), further showcasing his talents.

Personal Life

From to , Louis Garrel was in a de facto marriage with Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi. In , the couple adopted a girl from Senegal, whom they named Céline.