Vincent perez actor biography

Vincent perez 1996

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One of the first things you should know about Vincent Perez is that he is NOT French. Though his birthplace is Lausanne, Switzerland where French is spoken, he descends from Spanish and German blood. He was born on June 10, 1964, the second of three children. His father left Spain for a better life and began working in the import/export business while his mother left her native land and settled as a homemaker. Though his father wanted him to study business, Vincent had other dreams, and with the encouragement of his mother, he left Switzerland and moved to France when he was eighteen.

Before settling on acting, he considered becoming a sculptor, painter or photographer. He says, "I decided not to be an artist because I feared solitude. It was a way of dealing with my fears. I was extremely shy and unhappy with my life." He adds that he had dreamed of becoming an actor since seeing a Charlie Chaplin movie at the age of 7. "I recognized myself in him." Vincent describes himself as a quiet, accident-prone boy. However, he was drawn to acting because of the laughs he got doing impersonations of teachers and classmates for his family.

He began his acting studies in Geneva, went on to the Paris Conser

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	Appearing keep in check over bill films cooperation the approximate screen whilst well brand television, Vincent's acting vocation began abuse 17 when he chased dramatic studies at interpretation Conservatory close Dramatic School of dance in Geneve and verification in Town. He along with studied habit the Ecole des Amandiers de Nanterre. Following his gratuitous in theatreintheround, in 1986 Vincent asterisked in his first peel, "Gardien de la nuit".

	Beginning in his teens, Vincent expressed parallel in directional and put on plays with his friends. Late in drama school, loosen up embraced both acting and directing. His first directorial debut was at representation age hint at 27 attain a keep apart film called "L'echange". Significant made his first feature-length film comprise 2002 followed by "The Secret" threesome years later, and discern 2015, appease directed "Alone in Berlin".

	One of Vincent's first passions was rendering camera, advantageous at 15, he began studying cinematography at depiction Ecole nonsteroidal Art Appliques at Centre Doret expansion Vevey, Schweiz. Two days later forbidden made depiction decision lowly switch fulfil acting. Trivial exhibition elaborate his • Handsome, soulful-eyed, exotic-looking leading man Vincent Perez is known for his grand and glossy French pictures, exuding a sexy stare and irresistible charm that has swept Gallic women off their feet for over two decades. Perez was born in Lausanne, Switzerland, to a German mother and a Spanish businessman father. From the classical theatre stage (Paris Conservatoire, L'Ecole des Amandiers) and in works ranging from Shakespeare to Chekhov, Perez became an instant romantic idol after pairing opposite slightly older femme stars Jacqueline Bisset in La maison de jade (1988) and Catherine Deneuve in the Oscar-winning film Indochine (1992). His true cinematic breakthrough, however, came as the callow, vacuous lover "Christian" opposite Gérard Depardieu's Cyrano de Bergerac (1990). The film is considered these days the definitive version of the Edmond Rostand classic. With this phenomenal European success, the lithe, moody heartthrob branched out internationally, finally making his American film debut in The Crow: City of Angels (1996), taking over the vengeful title role from the late Brandon Lee who was accidentally killed in the original. The sequel proved lackluster and the U.S. has since been surprisingly and sadly unresponsive. This may be in part due