July 30, the French actor - anniversary. On this day, his beloved wife, six children and even the president of France, even if former, will congratulate him, but a friend is a real. "Telenedelya" also joins congratulations and recalls all the best that happened to Jean Reno over the past seven decades, 70 years, notes Juan Moreno-i-Errera Jimenez. These are the names of not two people, as it may seem, but one - the well-known and beloved by many French actor Jean Reno. However, strictly speaking, he is not quite French. Born Juan Moreno in Casablanca (Morocco), where his family fled from Spanish Andalusia, fleeing the regime of General Franco. At the age of twelve, Juan, together with his parents, returned to Europe and settled in France. To obtain citizenship, he joined the National Guard at age 17. And only after spending four years in military service and receiving a French passport, Juan Moreno decided to fulfill his dream - to become an actor. For her sake, he had to go on another "sacrifice" - to renounce his Spanish name and become Jean Reno.
In 9 films of the French director and producer Luc Besson Jean Reno starred. And including the debut - the short film "Penultimate". In the early days of both Renault's career was Besson's muse. He called the actor in almost all his films - "The Last Battle", "Podzemka", "Nikita", "Blue Abyss". A unique "Leon", where Jean played a gloomy killer-introvert with a gentle soul, glorified them both. They say Besson dreamed of using Renault in the "Fifth Element", but the producers from the United States forced the director to take on the main role of the not-so-known French actor, and the star of all America Bruce Willis.
Nevertheless, after the release of "Leon" Reno became one of the few French celebrities who are in Hollywood. And Besson - the director, who in the same Hollywood trusted the most daring and costly projects. Over time, Besson appeared new musicians. Yes, and he himself was shooting films less often, having moved to the producer's chair. However, the old friend does not forget - from time to time, Jean appears in his projects.
The 29th place in the list of "250 best films by IMDb version" is the film "Leon", in which Renault played the main role of his life. Now it's hard to believe, but despite the friendly relationship with Luc Besson and the fact that the director saw in this role only the Frenchman, there were others who wanted to play a killer single. For example, Mel Gibson and Keanu Reeves were burning with desire. And yet after reflection Besson approved a friend.
Getting to work, Renault thought through his image to the smallest detail. He decided to play Leon a little inhibited, depressed, unsound. This, in his opinion, helped to nullify the possibility of sexual overtones in his relationship with young Matilda (the heroine played by Natalie Portman at the age of 13. - Prim. red.
But now Jean Reno is rather tired of the fact that he is constantly associated with a character played more than 20 years ago.
"This guy is already dead to me!" - So today the actor speaks of his famous Leon-killer.
15 yearsGen Reno was a neighbor of the house of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. They are still friends. Sarkozy even witnessed at the wedding of Reno with the model and actress Zofia Boruk. However, according to the actor's recognition, they never talk about politics. Renault is friends with another former French leader - Jacques Chirac. They worked together in Japan.
$ 1.2 million and even a little more earns Jean Reno on average per year. Of course, before Hollywood superstars he is far away. And even to French ones - such as Marion Cotillard and Jean Dujardin, whose fees are twice as large. But in the top twenty of the highest-paid French actors he enters. His condition is estimated at about $ 70 million. The actor owns real estate in the US, France and Malaysia. A earns Reno is not just a game of cinema. In addition, he has a completely prosaic business: Jean grows olives, produces oil and sells them.
3 times was married a French actor. With the first wife of Genevieve, Reno lived 18 years. In this marriage, two of his children were born: daughter Sandra (1978) and son Mikael (1980). The reason for the divorce was the Polish model Natalia Dyshkevich, on which Jean married in 1996. The second wife also gave the actor two children: Tom's son (1996) and daughter Serena (1998). Five years later the couple broke up. Now Renault is the third time quite happily married - on the British model and actress of Polish origin Zofia Boruk. In 2006, they formalized their relationship in the municipality of Bo-de-Provence. Three years later they had a son, Sialo (2009), and later a second - Dean (2011). When the youngest was born, Jean already celebrated his 63rd birthday.
"Of course, I'm very happy that Zofia decided to do this," admitted the father of many children. "After all, I'm no longer young, and on her part this is a very courageous step. But I always provided such solutions to my wives, I am sure that only a woman has the right to do so. A man must bear responsibility and educate his child, but he has no right to demand from a woman that she gives birth or vice versa. But I'm afraid, very afraid! Suddenly, I can not be a father to this kid for long? Or will I be sick and can not spend time with him? Therefore, most of all I fear not even death, no, - illness. I realized how short life is when I turned 50. Then I realized that you need to give as much love and attention to your beloved woman, children, dear to you people. Instead of wasting precious time on self-assertion.