However; he's been here a long time. In fact, I hope that I can spend a little time to maybe show you a little of his past. He was first on a show called Les Graines de Star, what we called Star Search here in the US, playing a character known as "Brice de Nice." Dujardin created a caricature of the surfers at the time who could be found on the beaches of the Côte d'Azur. Brice is a nickname for Fabrice.
Later he started on a short series produced by France 2, Un Gars et une Fille (A Guy and a Girl). He became very well known for this series which presented the daily life of a couple in Paris, Jean and Alexexandra (played by Alexandra Lamy.) On the show, they had the nicknames, Chou Chou for Lamy and Lou Lou for Dujardin. By the end of the series (2003), the two were in a relationship, and later were married in 2009.
Later, he did a movie as the Bande Dessinée hero, Lucky Luke which also starred his wife.
He later appeared in a comic version of James Bond, OSS 117. To date he has appeared in two installments: Le Caire, nid d'espions (Cairo, Nest of Spies) and Rio ne Repond Plus (Lost in Rio). OSS 117 is actually a fictional character, Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, based on a real life member of the Office of Strategic Services, William L. Langer.
Of course, the movie that's garnered him so much press is The Artist. He's put in his time, and it's great to see him getting more notoriety internationally. Because I find it to be the cutest, here he is accepting at the Golden Globes.
His latest movie Les Infedeles, the Unfaithful, is about man's inability to stay faithful to his wife. I don't know much more about it, except that the trailer is NSFW.
I hope this was an informative albeit quick introduction to Jean Dujardin. He's been in a lot more stuff, but it's something for you to look into!
thank tamayn! I had NO idea this was the Brice de Nice character....I have never seen that film/act, but there is a giant poster of him in the video shop here and I would never have guessed it was this handsome devil.
ReplyDeleteWhat a guy! Guess M. Kassovitz is going to have some competition around my house for sexiest frenchman now!
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The best part is Brice's way of greeting people, "ça fart?"
DeleteI love him, but I don't know if anything can beat my love of Nino Quincampoix!
He's so hot. And the image you see before you play the trailer for Les Infideles (of him driving with his sunglasses half off) is tres bien.
ReplyDeleteYes, he's quite easy on the eyes. I was unsure how interested America was in him. It's been a pretty standard bombardment here on French TV, but for the US, is this something of note?
DeleteJe n'avais jamais entendu parler de lui, mais j'ai adoré son film un enracinée pour lui de gagner. Il me rend dizzy.Je tiens pour le baiser.
ReplyDeleteYeah, he's on my list. I'm glad he won too, but you do know that all of France is still talking about his win. Seriously, it's an inundation of Dujardin.
Deleteca fart?
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He seems rather Sasha Baron Cohen-esque up there. In a good way.
I never got most of what Sasha Baron Cohen, but that's probably because I can't watch embarrassment humor. I have to walk out of the room.
DeleteTamayn, we adore OSS 117. The first was better than the next installment, but we are hoping for many more!
ReplyDeleteI saw the first a bit ago. I think it's the best send up of James Bond I've seen. Then again, it helps that it's Jean Dujardin.
DeleteThe Artist was such a wonderful, fun, light-hearted movie!
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It was a pretty good movie.
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