Biography
Who is Vincent Perez?
Early life and real name
Vincent Perez: Vicente Perez was born on June 10, 1964, in Lausanne, Switzerland. His mother was a housewife and his father worked in the import-export business. He grew up with a Spanish father and a German mother.
He commenced his acting studies in Geneva. He then attended the Conservatoire national superieur d art dramatique. He completed his formal training at the school of the Theatre Nanterre-Amandiers. Before starting in film, he acted extensively in theatre productions.
Career highlights
His breakthrough role in cinema was playing Christian opposite Gerard Depardieu in Cyrano de Bergerac. This performance earned him a nomination for a Cesar Award. He later played Ashe Corven in The Crow: City of Angels and portrayed Marius de Romanus in Queen of the Damned.
His French cinema credits include Le Bossu, La Reine Margot and Indochine. On television, he starred as Lieutenant Vincent Revel in Paris enquetes criminelles, which was the French remake of Law and Order: Criminal Intent. He also played Frankenstein's monster in a television movie from 2004.
He expanded his career into directing and filmmaking. Two of his short films, titled L'echange and Rien a dire, received nominations for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Photography work
Alongside his acting and directing career, Vincent works as a photographer. He has exhibited his photographic work in art galleries and during international festivals. His exhibition titled Face to Face featured portraits of Carla Bruni, Johnny Hallyday and Gerard Depardieu at Rencontres d'Arles in France.
He also exhibited photographs of dancers from the Bolshoi Ballet. This exhibition took place at the RuArts in Moscow, Russia, in December 2012. Two years later, he displayed these same photographs at the Accademia Fine Art Gallery in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Family and relationships
Vincent is married to French actress Karine Silla. Together they share children, including model Iman Perez. His wife is the sister of French producer Virginie Besson-Silla and the ex-partner of Gerard Depardieu.
In his past relationships, he was romantically involved with British actress Jacqueline Bisset from 1988 to 1992. He was also linked to Carla Bruni before his marriage.
Birthday and age
Vincent Perez was born on June 10, 1964, which makes Vincent 62 years old today. That birthday falls under the Gemini sign. Vincent shares the date with 34 other famous people.
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