Gérard Lanvin born June 21 1950 in BoulogneBillancourt HautsdeSeine is a César Awardwinning French actor He quit his studies when he was 17 to become an actor He took on a role in Vous naurez pas lAlsace et la Lorraine in 1977 on an offer from actor Coluche He received the Prix Jean Gabin in 1982 for his role in Une étrange affaire In 1995 he won a César Award for Best Actor with Le Fils préféré Other appearances include Une semaine de vacances and 3 zéros During the 2000s he returned to the big screen with popular comedies In 2001 he received the César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role with The Taste of Others Le Goût des autres Description above from the Wikipedia article Gérard Lanvin licensed under CCBYSAfull list of contributors on Wikipedia