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Known For

Gérard Darmon is known for:

  • Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
    The Egyptian Queen Cleopatra bets against the Roman Emperor, Julius Caesar, that her people are still great, even if the times of the Pharaohs has long passed. She vows (against all logic) to build a new palace for Caesar within three months. Since all her architects are either busy otherwise or too conservative in style, this ambivalent honor falls to Edifis. He is to build the palace and be covered in gold or, if not, his fate is to be eaten by crocodiles. Edifis calls upon an old friend to help him out: The fabulous Druid Getafix from Gaul, who brews a fantastic potion that gives supernatural strength. In order to help and protect the old Druid, Asterix and Obelix accompany him on his journey to Egypt. When Julius Caesar gets wind of the project succeeding, he has the building site attacked by his troops in order to win the bet and not lose face. But just like the local pirates, he hasn't counted on Asterix and Obelix.
  • Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
    A second-class horror movie has to be shown at Cannes Film Festival, but, before each screening, the projectionist is killed by a mysterious fellow, with hammer and sickle, just as it happens in the film to be shown.
  • The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
    In this riot of frantic disguises and mistaken identities, Victor Pivert, a blustering, bigoted French factory owner, finds himself taken hostage by Slimane, an Arab rebel leader. The two dress up as rabbis as they try to elude not only assasins from Slimane's country, but also the police, who think Pivert is a murderer. Pivert ends up posing as Rabbi Jacob, a beloved figure who's returned to France for his first visit after 30 years in the United States. Adding to the confusion are Pivert's dentist-wife, who thinks her husband is leaving her for another woman, their daughter, who's about to get married, and a Parisian neighborhood filled with people eager to celebrate the return of Rabbi Jacob.

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Biography

Gérard Darmon (born 29 February 1948) is a French-Moroccan actor and singer. He is the second husband of actress Mathilda May. He has three children: Virginie (born 1968) and, by May, daughter Sarah (born 17 August 1994) and son Jules (born 4 March 1997). Darmon also did a cover of "Mambo Italiano". Darmon is of Algerian-Jewish origin. In July 2012, he was naturalized Moroccan by a decree from King Mohamed VI. Source: Article "Gérard Darmon" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.