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Jean Edmond Dujardin (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ dy.ʒaʁ.dɛ̃]; born 19 June 1972) is a French actor and comedian. He has worked notably with director Michel Hazanavicius, starring in his OSS 117 spy parodies. His starring role in Hazanavicius' silent movie The Artist, playing actor George Valentin, received widespread acclaim. The role won him the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, the Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Award, and the Academy Award for Best Actor. He is the first French actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Dujardin was born and raised in Rueil-Malmaison (Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France), a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. After attending high school, he went to work for his parents' construction company. Dujardin began contemplating a career in acting while serving his mandatory military service a few years later.
Actors: Jean Dujardin (actor), Pierre-Ange Le Pogam (actor), Rémy Roubakha (actor), Claude Miller (actor), Ludovic Berthillot (actor), Gérard Depardieu (actor), Bruno Solo (actor), Jean Benguigui (actor), Elie Semoun (actor), Dan Herzberg (actor), Husky Kihal (actor), Lise Lamétrie (actress), Michel Muller (director), Michel Muller (writer), Michel Muller (actor),
Genres: Comedy,