Vincent Cassel - Biography

Last Editor: davisj62				Vincent Cassel Biography -   Name : Vincent Cassel Profession : Actor Date of birth : 23 November 1966 Place of birth : Paris, France Birth name : Vincent Crochon Nickname : Vinz Height : 6' 2"

Vincent Cassel Trivia -

Son of Jean-Pierre Cassel Did the voice of Diego in the French version of Ice Age (2002). He usually does the voice-over for actor Hugh Grant in French versions. His collaboration with writer/director/actor Mathieu Kassovitz in a handful of films turned him into a popular and versatile French "tough guy" star. Once enrolled in circus school at the age of 17 before starting up in TV and films. Half-brother of Cécile Cassel. His father is a French actor and his mother is a journalist. They divorced in 1980. His brother Mathias is a founding member of the rap group "Assassin". Vincent's name is mentioned (as Vinz) in their song "Libre". He decided to become an actor at fifteen years of age. Daughter, Deva, born 12 September 2004 in Rome, Italy. The films that he prefers from his own career are, "Haine, La (1995)" and "Blueberry (2004)". When he saw the short film Fierrot le pou (1990) by Mathieu Kassovitz, he thought it perfectly represented the energy of their generation. Is good at Capoeira. When he was a little boy, he had a dog called Ici. Met Maria Callas at his father's home when he was a child. Shares birthday with Franco Nero. Shares birthday with actor Oded Fehr. French citizen. "My father is best known for his light comedies, and I'm best known for crazy bad guys with short tempers." Lives in Paris while his wife lives in London. Made his English language debut in Elizabeth (1998).

Vincent Cassel Detailed Biography -

Vincent Cassel recently starred opposite Willem Dafoe and Paul Bettany as the villainous French overlord in director Paul McGuigan's The Reckoning, and as Nicole Kidman's wild Russian cousin in Birthday Girl. Renowned in Europe, the French actor starred in Mathieu Kassovitz's critically acclaimed Hate, for which he was nominated for a Best Actor Award at the Cesars in 1995 and The Crimson Rivers; Luc Besson's The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc; Gilles Mimouni's L'Appartement, Christopher Gans' Brotherhood of the Wolf and Gaspar Noe's Irreversible. In 2002, he was nominated for a Best Actor Award at the Cesars for Read My Lips. Cassel made his English language debut as the Duc d'Anjou in Shekhar Kapur's hugely successful period drama Elizabeth. He also was the voice of Monsieur Hood in the animated blockbuster Shrek. Cassel also directed the short film, Shabbat Night Fever. He next will be seen in Jan Kounen's Western, Blueberry. Following Ocean's Twelve, Cassel co-starred with Jennifer Aniston and Clive Owen in Derailed, director Mikael Hafstrom's adaptation of the James Siegel novel.