For more than half a century Gérard Depardieu He stood up as an imposing figure in French cinema, a titan known for his dominant physical presence, instinct, sensitivity and remarkable versatility.
A Bon Vivant that overcame an impediment of speech and a turbulent youth, Depardieu jumped to fame in the 1970s and became one of the most prolific and acclaimed actors in France, portraying a wide range of characters, from strange volatile to deeply introspective figures.
In recent years, however, Depardieu’s illustrious career It has been eclipsed for multiple accusations of misconduct. He has been publicly accused or formal complaints for more than 20 women, but so far Only a case of sexual assault It has proceeded to court. Others were withdrawn due to lack of evidence or statute of limitations.
In March, the Public Prosecutor of Paris requested a 18 -month suspended prison sentence for accusations that two women sexually assaulted in a SET film. A decision is expected on Tuesday.
Here is a timeline of the key moments in Rise and Fall de Depardieu:
December 27, 1948: Born in Châteauroux, in a modest family of six children. His youth is tumultuous. Depardieu lives near an American military base and rubs the shoulders with small thugs, smuggling all kinds of goods.
1960: Depardieu arrives in Paris. Take acting classes and discover all the great classics of literature while undergoing therapy to correct their speech difficulties.
1967: Depardieu makes its debut on the screen in the short film “Le Beatnik et le minet” and appears in his first play.
1972: Characteristics in “Nathalie Granger”, directed by Marguerite Duras.
1974: First great success in France with “Les Valseuses” (“Going Place”), Bertrand Blier’s classic farce on two wandering thugs.
1980: Depardieu becomes the most wanted French actor. Maurice Pialat Casts Him in “Loulou,” The Highly Acclaimed “Police,” For Which He Won An Acting Prize at The 1985 Venice Film Festival, and “Under Satan’s Sun,” a provocative talent about a monk’s enounter with the devil WHICH WON CANNES ‘PALME D’OR IN 1987 Stars in Many Hits: “The Woman Next Door,” “Jean de Florette,” “The Last Metro,” “Danton”, “The return of Martin Guerre.”
1991: Depardieu receives a nomination for the best Oscar actor for his performance in “Cyrano de Bergerac”. But controversy occurs after Time magazine carries an affirmation of Depardieu that he participated in a rape when he was 9 years old. The film suffers a bloody nose in the Oscars. Depardieu categorically denies that he participated in rape. “He is outrageous at 9 years or any age,” he told the French newspaper Le Monde. “Yes, one can say that I had sexual experiences when I was very young, but a rape, never. I respect women too much.”
1990: Depardieu’s career is not affected in France. Star in the “INIAS POUR DE JEAN-LUC Godard. Meanwhile, Depardieu reinforces her popularity among the mass public with the Astérix AND Obélix films series.
1998: Depardieu crashes his motorcycle. Its blood alcohol limit is five times the legal level. It escapes with legs and face injuries. The incident was one of several meetings with the law for Depardieu, who also grabbed the headlines when he urinated in the hall of an plane before takeoff on a flight from Paris to Dublin, and when he was arrested for allegedly driving drunk with his scooter.
1999: Depardieu returns to the French stage for the first time in 13 years as an emperor devastated by guilt in a murder-monterium.
2000: Depardieu undergoes a successful coronary surgery of bypass.
October 13, 2008: Death of his son Guillaume Depardieu.
2013: After training with his native country on taxes, Vladimir Putin gives him Russian citizenship.
2014: Depardieu plays the main role in “Welcome to New York”, the film inspired by the life of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former director of the International Monetary Fund who was accused in 2011 of sexually assaulting a hotel maid.
2018: Prosecutors in Paris open a preliminary investigation after actor Charlotte Arneuld accused Depardieu of raping her at home. That case is still active, and in August 2024 the prosecutors requested that it be in trial.
2023: Your wax figure It is eliminated from the most famous Wax Museum in Paris after negative visitors for accusations about their behavior with women. The decision to eliminate the figure of the Grevin Museum followed a television documentary that showed it repeatedly making obscene comments and gestures during a 2018 trip to North Korea.
2025: Depardieu will be judged in Paris for charges of sexually assaulting two women in a film set. He has been accused of gropening a 54 -year -old dressing table and a 34 -year -old assistant during the filming in 2021 of “Les Volets Verts”.
