Guillaume Gallienne | |
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 Gallienne in 2014 at the39th César Awards | |
| Born | (1972-02-08)8 February 1972 (age 53) Neuilly-sur-Seine,Hauts-de-Seine, France |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, screenwriter, director, producer |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse | |
Guillaume Gallienne (born 8 February 1972) is a Frenchactor,screenwriter andfilm director. He has received twoMolière Awards for his stagework and has won twoCésar Awards, one for writing and the other for his performance in his autobiographical comedy filmMe, Myself and Mum (2013).
Gallienne was born inParis to French businessman Jean-Claude and Russian-Georgian aristocrat Melitta Gallienne, the third of four sons.[1] From the age of 10, he attendedLa Salle Passy Buzenval where he was bullied for hiseffeminate personality.[2] Two years later, after a nervous breakdown, he was sent toSt John's College nearPortsmouth in England.[3] The death of a close cousin convinced him to take up acting at the age of 19.[4] He attendedCours Florent for three years before studying underDaniel Mesguich,Stéphane Braunschweig andDominique Valadié at theFrench National Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating in 1998.[5]
Gallienne made his film debut in 1992 inTableau d'honneur and he has starred inSofia Coppola's 2006 filmMarie Antoinette. Between 2008 and 2010, he had a shortsketch segment entitledLes Bonus de Guillaume onLe Grand Journal, parodying DVD bonus features.[6] He won aMolière Award for Best Newcomer in 2010 in his one-man stage showBoys and Guillaume, to the table! (Les Garçons et Guillaume, à table!) and another for Best Supporting Actor in 2011 inUn fil à la patte.[7][8] He collaborated with choreographerNicolas Le Riche to write the libretto for the 2011Paris Opera Ballet production ofCaligula.[9] He adaptedBolshoi Ballet's 2014 Parisian production ofIllusions perdues, choreographed byAlexei Ratmansky.[10]
His 2013 filmMe, Myself and Mum, an adaptation of his stage show, was screened in theDirectors' Fortnight section at the2013 Cannes Film Festival where it won the top prize (Art Cinema Award) and the Prix SACD.[11] The film was nominated for tenCésar Awards, the most in 2014, winning five in total. Individually, he was awarded theCésar Award for Best Actor and theCésar Award for Best Adaptation. He also won theCésar Award for Best Film andCésar Award for Best First Film with producers.[12]
Gallienne has been a member (Sociétaire) of theComédie-Française company since 2005, having first entered in 1998.[13] He became a Knight of theNational Order of Merit in November 2008 and an Officer of theOrder of Arts and Letters at the start of 2013.[14][15] He has hosted a weekly literature showÇa peut pas faire de mal onFrance Inter since September 2009.[16]
In 2001, Guillaume met his wife Amandine, a stylist, whom he married in 2005.
