Gilles Lellouche (French pronunciation: [ʒil ləluʃ]; born 5 July 1972) is a French actor and director.[2] He was nominated twice for a César Award; in 2006 for Most Promising Actor and in 2011 for Best Supporting actor for his performance in Little White Lies (2010).
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| Born | 5 July 1972[1] Savigny-sur-Orge, France[1] |
| Nationality | French |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
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| Children | 2 |
| Family | Philippe Lellouche (brother) |
Early life
editLellouche was born in Savigny-sur-Orge, France, to a father of Algerian-Jewish descent, and to a mother of Irish Catholic background.[3] His brother Philippe Lellouche is also an actor and director.[4]
Personal life
editFrom 2002 to 2013, Lellouche was in a relationship with actress Mélanie Doutey,[5] with whom he had a daughter, born on 5 September 2009.[6]
Since 2015, Lellouche has been in a relationship with former model and jewelry designer Alizée Guinochet, with whom he had a son, born in November 2022.[7]
In January 2017, following the backlash over director Roman Polanski being appointed as the president of the 2017 César Awards while being convicted of sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl and being a fugitive from justice since 1978, Lellouche expressed his support for the director in an interview with Le Parisien, saying; "In France, we make controversies of everything. We die of this in this country. In my opinion, you have to be consistent. Polanski has lived in France for forty years. The facts he was accused of precede this arrival. For all these years, he has been doing films! At that time, it had to be forbidden to live in our territory or to work here. But we welcomed him, we gave him awards, we praise him since he is a big director and he is part of the history of cinema. I am not excusing the facts. But why, today more than yesterday, should there be a scandal? What's going on with us? Have we become Americans? I don't agree with that." [...] "We have many people in France that we have things to criticize and who are still in political, social or economic life. We did not put them in prison, we did not make controversies. Even the victim is tired of this story! To make a scandal only today because he is the president of the Césars, it does not make sense."[8] Polanski later dropped out of presiding over the Césars after the backlash, which included a 61,000-signature petition and calls to boycott the ceremony.[9]
Filmography
editAs actor
editAs director
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 1996 | 2 minutes 36 de bonheur | Short film |
| 2002 | Pourkoi... passkeu | Short film |
| 2004 | Narco | (codirected with Tristan Aurouet) |
| 2012 | The Players | Segment: "'Las Vegas" |
| 2018 | Sink or Swim | Nominated - César Award for Best Film Nominated - César Award for Best Director Nominated - César Award for Best Original Screenplay |
| 2024 | Beating Hearts | Post-production[10] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Gilles Lellouche, crawl de mec". Libération (in French). 22 October 2018. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Gilles Lellouche". Berliner Zeitung. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ "Gilles Lellouche : "A 20 ans, j'avais un QI de moineau"". France Info (in French). 21 July 2014. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ Bonifacy, Véronique (18 May 2024). ""Il est plus au cinéma que moi" : Philippe Lellouche se confie sur la rivalité avec son petit frère, Gilles Lellouche". Télé-Loisirs (in French). Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Gilles Lellouche et Mélanie Doutey, clap de fin". Le Soir (in French). 24 March 2013. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Mélanie Doutey a accouché d'une petite fille !". Elle (in French). 11 September 2009. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Mabilon, Léa (29 January 2024). "Qui est Alizée Guinochet, la compagne de Gilles Lellouche depuis huit ans ?" [Who is Alizée Guinochet, Gilles Lellouche's partner for eight years?]. Madame Figaro (in French). Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Balle, Catherine (21 January 2017). "LA QUESTION QUI FÂCHE. Roman Polanski peut-il présider les Césars ?". Le Parisien (in French). Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Willsher, Kim (24 January 2017). "Roman Polanski drops out of French awards ceremony". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (18 May 2023). "French Hitmakers Hugo Selignac, Alain Attal Set for Banner 2024 With Studiocanal and Netflix on Gilles Lellouche's 'L'Amour Ouf,' and With WB, HBO Max on Boukherma Brothers' Next Film (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.