French actor and director Richard Berry: biography, career and personal details

Richard Berry is a French actor and director, who has become famous far beyond his native country. Everyone who wants to get acquainted with his biography, creativity and personal life, we propose to read our article.

Richard Berry: biography, family and childhood

He was born in 1950 (July 31) in the main city of France - Paris. He has Algerian roots. In what kind of family was the future artist born? His parents are businessmen. At one time they owned a boutique clothing pret-a-porter. The Berry family did not live in Paris itself, but in its suburbs - the district of Boulogne-Billancourt.

From early childhood, he was engaged in music, dancing and sports, and at the age of 16 seriously took a great interest in theatrical art. The guy was accepted into the troupe of amateur actors. In a short time, Richard studied the works of Pierre Corneille, Beaumarchais, Moliere, as well as other French playwrights and comediographers.

Richard has a brother Philip, who has nothing to do with the world of cinema. He is a sculptor.

Education

In 1969, our hero from the first attempt was able to enter the Higher National Conservatory of Dramatic Art (Paris). His teachers and mentors were Antoine Vite and Jean-Laurent Couchet.

In 1973, Richard began to perform on the stage of the repertory theater "Comedie Francaise". He became a boarding school-pupil, who is on a full boarding house. In this institution, the young man worked until 1980.

Richard Berry: filmography

His film debut took place in 1974. In the melodrama "Slap in the face," Richards got a small role. But this did not upset the young man. After all, he had the opportunity to work on the same platform with such French film stars as Annie Girardot and Isabelle Adjani.

In 1978, our hero was approved for the main role in the Italian dramatic film "My First Love". The shooting also involved the beautiful Ornella Muti.

In subsequent years, Richard Berry worked closely with the director Alexander Arkadi. The fruit of their joint creativity was the appearance of such films as "The Big Carnival", "The Last Dawn", "The Day of Reckoning" and others.

Below are listed the most interesting of his acting work for 2006-2013:

• Comedy "backup" (2006) - lawyer;
• The French tape "Zanuda" (2008) - Ralph Milan (one of the main characters);
• Criminal picture "Marquis" (2011) - Quentin;
• French-Luxembourg drama "At the threshold of winter" (2013) - Gerard.

Directing activity

In 2001 R. Berry made his first film. It's about comedy melodrama "The art of seduction." Key roles in the picture went to Patrick Timsey and Cecil De France.

He presented the second director's work in 2003. It was a comedy, called "I, Caesar". In this film, Richard put his youngest daughter, Josephine.

Both tapes, shot by Berry, have a comic tone. At some point, the director wanted to work in a different direction. Then he created a psychological thriller "Black Box". The picture was released in 2005. In a short time, it was viewed by hundreds of thousands of people. The box office of the film exceeded $ 3 million.

In 2010, he directed the militant "22 bullets: Immortal."

Personal life

Richard Berry several times entered into an official marriage. His first wife was actress Catherine Igel. This woman in 1976 gave him a tiny daughter. The baby was called Colin.

In 1991, he married an English actress Jessica Ford. Soon they had a common daughter - Josephine. In January this year the girl celebrated her 25th birthday. She followed in the footsteps of Mom and Dad, becoming a professional actress.

His third wife was the singer Jean Manson. And now the director is married to a young actress Pascal Luange.

Interesting Facts

Here are some curious things about Richard Berry:

1. His main passion is playing chess. This lesson he devotes most of his free time.
2. For many years, the French actor has been collecting watches of different shapes, colors and brands.
3. The house of our hero is located in one of the most prestigious districts of Paris - Montmartre.
4. Richar Berry, whose height is 175 cm, played basketball at school.
5. In 1992 he won the film festival prize in Montreal (Canada), having won the nomination "Best Actor" (tape "The Little Prince said").
6. Is the author of the action movie "22 bullets: Immortal" (2010).

Finally

Richard Berry made an invaluable contribution to the development of cinematography in his beloved country - France. His films are enjoyed with pleasure by millions of people around the world. Let's wish our hero great success in acting and directing!