Guillaume Canet - Biography

Last Editor: raquel_abinoja				Guillaume Canet Biography -   Name : Guillaume Canet Date of birth : 10 April 1973 Place of birth : Boulogne Billancourt, France Height : 5' 10¾

Guillaume Canet Trivia -

Briefly studied at the "Cours Florent". At the age of 10 he was engaged in a circus. His parents were horses breeders. His favorite actor is Patrick Dewaere As an actor, he hates auditioning Is good friends with soccer player Bixente Lizarazu. French citizen. Shares birthday with Omar Sharif, Michael Pitt, Max Von Sydow and Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Owns a house in Rambouillet with Diane Kruger. Supporter of the European Leucodystrophia Association. Owns a house in Rambouillet with Diane Kruger. Studied at Saint-Louis-Notre-Dame-Du-Bel-Air school, as a child. One his favorite works of art is "The thinker" by Auguste Rodin. His favorite's musicians are Janis Joplin, Al Green, Curtis Mansfield and Jacques Brel. He also loves music of the Blaxploitation. Originally wanted to be a professional horse-rider, but after an accident at age 18 he stopped and became an actor. Studied at the Cours Florent. Former member of France's obstacle jumps horse riding.

Guillaume Canet Detailed Biography -

Guillaume Canet has extensive acting experience in theater, television and film. He also has directed a number of stage productions. Canet's breakthrough came in the theater in La Ville dont Le Prince est un Enfant with Christophe Malavoy, directed by Pierre Boutron at the Theatre Hebertot. His other stage credits include Grande Ecole at the Theatre 14, directed by Patrice Kerbrat, and Les Enfants du Paradis at Theatre du Rond-Point, directed by Marcel Marechal. After appearing in several television features, Canet co-starred with Jean Rochefort in the feature film Barracuda, directed by Philippe Haïm. His additional feature film credits include Remi Waterhouse's Je règle mon Pas sur le Pas de mon Père, Christian Leigh's Sentimental Education, Pierre Jolivet's En Plein Coeur, Jerry Schatzberg's The Day the Ponies Come Back, and Andrezj Zulawski's upcoming La Fidélité, co-starring with Sophie Marceau. Most recently, Canet was nominated for the Most Promising Young Actor at the 1999 César Awards for his role in Pierre Jolivet's En Plein Coeur, which also stars Virginie Ledoyen.