- Born
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Handsome, soulful-eyed, exotic-looking leading man Vincent Perez is known for his grand and glossy French pictures, exuding a sexy stare and irresistible charm that has swept Gallic women off their feet for over two decades.
Perez was born in Lausanne, Switzerland, to a German mother and a Spanish businessman father. From the classical theatre stage (Paris Conservatoire, L'Ecole des Amandiers) and in works ranging from Shakespeare to Chekhov, Perez became an instant romantic idol after pairing opposite slightly older femme stars Jacqueline Bisset in La maison de jade (1988) and Catherine Deneuve in the Oscar-winning film Indochine (1992). His true cinematic breakthrough, however, came as the callow, vacuous lover "Christian" opposite Gérard Depardieu's Cyrano de Bergerac (1990). The film is considered these days the definitive version of the Edmond Rostand classic.
With this phenomenal European success, the lithe, moody heartthrob branched out internationally, finally making his American film debut in The Crow: City of Angels (1996), taking over the vengeful title role from the late Brandon Lee who was accidentally killed in the original. The sequel proved lackluster and the U.S. has since been surprisingly and sadly unresponsive. This may be in part due to his subsequent American movies, which have included the passionless I Dreamed of Africa (2000), Bride of the Wind (2001) and Queen of the Damned (2002) with the late musical star Aaliyah.
Continuing into the millennium, Perez has remained an overseas art-house favorite and has graced scores of international films including the title role in the romantic French adventure Fanfan (2003); the Italian drama La felicità non costa niente (2003); the French/Swiss comedy co-production Welcome to Switzerland (2004); the Swedish action drama Arn: The Knight Templar (2007); the French dramas Tomorrow at Dawn (2009), Monsieur Papa (2011), A Butterfly Kiss (2011) and Kto porwal bociany? (2011); the Irish drama The Price of Desire (2015); the Australian romantic dramedy Ladies in Black (2018); and the U.S. action adventure The Aeronauts (2019).
Perez has been married to model/actress Karine Silla since 1998 and they have three children, including one set of twins). Sylla also has a child by Perez's ex-co-star Gérard Depardieu.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Gary Brumburgh / gr-home@pacbell.net
- SpouseKarine Silla(December 18, 1998 - present) (3 children)
- ChildrenPablo PerezTess Perez
- RelativesCarlos Perez(Sibling)Estrella Perez(Sibling)
- Speaks French, Spanish, German and Italian.
- Has dual citizenship, Swiss and Spanish.
- His father is Spanish, his mother German
- Moved from Switzerland to France at eighteen.
- He is the stepfather of a girl named Roxane, whose biological father is Gérard Depardieu. Not only did Vincent star with Depardieu in Cyrano de Bergerac, but he was also a good friend of the family, especially with Guillaume Depardieu. Vincent and Guillaume also starred together in "Le Pharmacien de Garde" and Guillaume starred in "Peau d'ange", directed by Vincent.
- We grow up in a society that takes us apart instead of showing us we are all part of the same unit.
- When I was a kid, I fell in love very easily, but they were stories that I invented myself. In fact, I was very catholic. I needed to fall in love in order to suffer a little, in order to show myself that I was alive. I often say that a woman can reveal a man. I love strong women who leave an impression.
- Deep fidelity is a part of love.
- What is your favorite women's perfume? The smell a woman has in the morning. Oh, come on! It's the best. Everybody knows that.
- Every morning I'm facing myself in the mirror. It doesn't change anything finding out I'm supposed to be a sex symbol. It's like a joke. My mom is always saying that to me. She's like, 'A sex symbol? You, my son? Oh, please. Look at your nose!'
- Fanfan (2003) - €480,214 euros
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