He was loved by moviegoers all over the world: Jean-Paul Belmondo died

Died at the 89th year of life Jean-Paul Belmondo is one of the most beloved actors in Europe and the whole world, reports gazeta.ru

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The cause of death has not yet been reported. A spokesman for the actor said that Belmondo "felt tired and died calmly."

Emmanuel Macron, President of France, has already expressed his condolences.

The French artist has more than 100 roles in film and theater. The audience knows him for such films as "Ace from Ases", "The Monster", "Magnificent", "Professional", "In his last breath", "The Man from Rio" and others.

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Belmondo was born in the family of the famous sculptor Paul Belmondo. He chose his path between a career as an athlete and an actor. In the end, he entered the Higher National Conservatory of Dramatic Art.

The actor recalled: “At the Conservatory of Dramatic Art, where I studied, they did not believe in my abilities too much, moreover, my teacher Pierre Dukes, sighing, warned that women would never like me with my appearance. A few years after graduating from the Conservatory, I met him on the Champs Elysees. With me was my friend - the stunning Ursula Andress, who played the first Bond girl. I smiled, threw up my hands and said to the teacher: "This is how it happened ..."

Worldwide fame at that time to the 26-year-old actor was brought by the role of the reckless villain Michel Poicard in the film "On the last breath" - one of the main tapes of world cinema. In addition to the brilliant roles of incorrigible adventurers, the actor also played serious characters. So, in the film "The Heir" (1973), he created a unique image of Bart Cordell, the heir to a large fortune, who has yet to find out the reason for the quarrel between his father and father-in-law. The character Josse Beaumont from The Professional (1981) also remains one of Belmondo's most important creative achievements.

The actor said about himself: “I live in the present moment. And he's beautiful. "

He never stopped constantly searching for himself and his place in cinema and theater: “When I first stepped on stage, I was very doubtful. I doubted when I did my first films. But you always have to go forward, showing courage, which does not exclude doubt. "

In 1989, Belmondo was awarded the Cesar Award for his role in the film The Minion of Fate. However, he refused the award, as the sculptor of the statuette once spoke badly about his father. In addition, Belmondo was awarded "Honorary Palme d'Or" of the Cannes Film Festival and the Venetian "Golden Lion" for his contribution to world cinema. In 2019, the actor was also awarded the French Legion of Honor.

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Until 1986 Belmondo was the most commercially successful actor in France. In 2001, he suffered a stroke and retired from the profession. He returned to the stage in 2008 in the film "The Man and His Dog" directed by Francis Huster. In an interview with Pari-Match magazine, Belmondo said about this work: “Although I starred in 95 films and played 40 theatrical roles, I was happier on these shootings than ever. This film is not like what I have done before, this work is in a completely different way. "

The actor himself declared the principle of his life as follows: “Life to the fullest, without fear, without looking over his shoulder, because the road runs away back too quickly - it became the general line of my existence. "

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