Jean Dujardin

Jean Dujardin garnered international acclaim for his performance as George Valentin in The Artist, Michel Hazanavicius' tribute to Hollywood's silent era that went on to win 5 Academy Awards in 2012, including best picture and a best actor nod for the French star. That same year, Dujardin was also awarded a Golden Globe for best performance by an actor in a comedy or musical, a BAFTA award, a Screen Actors Guild award and an Independent Spirit Award, amongst other prizes. The amazing journey of The Artist started at the Cannes Film Festival in may 2011, where, following the film's premiere, Dujardin received a best actor trophy from the hands of jury president Robert De Niro.

Jean Dujardin began his career in the early 90s doing stand up with his comedy troupe "Nous C Nous", who eventually got their own special on national French TV. That's where he got his big break a few years later, in 1999, starring in the hit sitcom "Un gars, une fille" with Alexandra Lamy. The show lasted for five seasons and averaged 7 million viewers per episode.

A phenomenal success that allowed Dujardin to transition to the big screen. After a couple in supporting roles in Mariages! and Le Convoyeur (2004), he got his first leading role in Brice de Nice, based on a character Dujardin had created on stage. With 4,4 admissions at the french box-office in 2005, Brice de Nice became the most successful French movie of that year.

The actor had another hit the following year with the spy comedy OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies, which spawned a sequel in 2009, OSS 117: Lost in Rio. Both were directed by Michel Hazanavicius, who teamed up again with Dujardin in 2011 for The Artist. After winning the Oscar, he made his American debut in Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street, playing Swiss banker Jean-Jacques Saurel opposite Leonardo DiCaprio.

In 2014, Dujardin starred in The Monuments Men, directed by George Clooney, as part of an ensemble cast that includes Matt Damon, Cate Blanchett, Bill Murray, John Goodman and Clooney. He shot the thriller La French, which reuniteed him with Gilles Lellouche, with whom he wrote, produced, starred in and co-directed a segment of the anthology film Les Infidèles in 2012.

Additional credits include 99 francs (2007), Ca$h (2008), Lucky Luke (2009), The Clink of Ice (2010), Little White Lies (2010), Un balcon sur la mer (2010) and Möbius (2013).

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