Andy Gillet

Andy Gillet born 8 July 1981 is a French fashion model and actor primarily known for his work in European Auteur cinema in such films as Éric Rohmers Romance of Astree and Celadon 2007 or Andrzej Żuławskis Cosmos 2015 As a model Gillet represented numerous brands for their ad campaigns including Hermès Valentino or Burberry the last two having been shot by Mario Testino and he was the face of the fragrance Kenzo Power by Kenzo Takada Gillet grew up in Sallanches in Haute Savoie the son of a policeman and a secretary he has a younger brother He completed his studies at Nancy Business School and moved to Paris Before he could manage to make a living from acting Gillet was a theater usher but didnt have enough money to enroll in the EvaSaintPaul Drama School Due to his androgynous beauty Gillet was then sent to Japan by an agency for four months to land modelling contracts but once in Tokyo he found no work or relationship and felt lost in translation From this failure Gillet drew motivation declaring This period of hardship I went through there forced me to reflect and made me mature I returned to France with the niaque no more dilemmas I want to play I changed my life He first appeared on stage in the title role of Caligula in a celebrated staging by Charles Berling He made his television debut in 2005 in the role of Hugh Despenser the Younger in the remake miniseries Les Rois maudits based on the French novel series of the same name by Maurice Druon He also appeared in series such as Éternelle and Un village françaisHis debut in cinema came in 2006 with Nouvelle chance by Anne Fontaine and Lhomme de sa vie by Zabou Breitman The following year he appeared in acclaimed director Eric Rohmers final film Les Amours dAstrée et de Céladon Gillet publicly shares on social media that his partner is musician singer and actor Brice Michelini from Cannes who appeared in Rebecca Zlotowskis Planétarium 2016 When asked why he chose to write the song Andy I Love You French Andy Je Taime and have him acting in the music video Michelini declared Because I love Andy Andy hes the man I love This name came to me before I even made music Andy is a muse not just mine a lot of peoples muse For me it was a waste to live with a muse and not do anything with it Source Article Andy Gillet from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30