Yvan Attal (; ; born ) is a French actor, scriptwriter and film director.
Life and career
Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to Algerian-Jewish parents, he grew up in the outskirts of Paris. His acting debut was in Éric Rochant's Un monde sans pitié (1989), which earned him a César Award for Most Promising Actor. His first feature film as a director was Ma femme est une actrice (2001), which co-starred Charlotte Gainsbourg, Attal's real-life partner.
He directed a segment in the film New York, I Love You, and appeared as an actor in another.
He acted in The Interpreter and Anthony Zimmer, and in Rush Hour 3 he played a French cab driver named George.
Personal life Attal's longtime partner is Anglo-French actress-singer Charlotte Gainsbourg, whom he met on the set of the 1991 film .Mapes, Marty. (25 July 2002) Interview with Charlotte Gainsbourg and Yvan Attal. Movie Habit. Retrieved on 24 August 2011. Gainsbourg and Attal are not married, and Gainsbourg has attributed her reluctance to marry to the fact that her parents never married. Attal publicly proposed to Gainsbourg on 19 June 2013 during an awards ceremony when he received the French National Order of Merit. In April 2014, Attal confirmed that they were still unwed with no plans to marry.
Attal has three children with Gainsbourg, including their son , Yvan Attal bio : biographie de Yvan Attal – Gala. Gala.fr (9 November 2010). Retrieved on 4 July 2011.Le Parisien (22 July 2011) who is also an actor and starred in the film The Accusation (2021). In 2014, following the death of Gainsbourg's sister, photographer Kate Barry, Attal and his family relocated to New York City.
Filmography Year Film Role Director Notes1989Un monde sans pitiéHalpernÉric RochantCésar Award for Most Promising ActorActeurs à l'Écran – Michel Simon's Award1991Cauchemar Blanc Mathieu KassovitzShort filmMauvais filleVincentRégis FrancAux yeux du mondeBruno FournierÉric Rochant 1992AmoureusePaulJacques DoillonLove After LoveRomainDiane Kurys 1994The PatriotsAriel BrennerÉric Rochant1996Delphine 1, Yvan 0a manDominique FarrugiaPortraits chinoisYvesMartine DugowsonLove, etc.Benoît Marion Vernoux1997I Got a Woman (Short)ArnaudYvan AttalAlpe d'Huez International Comedy Film Festival – Best Short FilmSaraka bôTaïeb Denis Amar1998AlissaLuc KaufmannDidier GoldschmidtCantique de la racailleGastonVincent Ravalec1999Mes amisEricMichel HazanaviciusWith or Without YouBenoitMichael WinterbottomThe CriminalMasonJulian Simpson2000Le profHippolyte Alexandre Jardin2001My Wife Is an ActressYvanYvan AttalCabourg Romantic Film Festival – Best DirectorNominated – César Award for Best Debut2002And Now... Ladies and GentlemenDavidClaude LelouchAt Dawning (Short)Falling ManMartin Jones2003It's Easier for a Camel...Man in parkValeria Bruni TedeschiBon VoyageRaoulJean-Paul RappeneauNominated – César Award for Best Supporting Actor2004Happily Ever AfterVincentYvan AttalUn petit jeu sans conséquenceBrunoBernard Rapp2005The InterpreterPhilippeSydney PollackAnthony ZimmerFrançois Taillandier Jérôme SalleSomewhere (Short)SimonEmmanuel MuratMunichTony (Andreas' Friend)Steven Spielberg2006The SerpentVincent MandelÉric Barbier2007Le candidatMichel DedieuNiels ArestrupRush Hour 3GeorgeBrett Ratner2008 (TV Movie)Serge KlarsfeldLaurent Jaoui Orange Juice (Short)PhilippeRonan Moucheboeuf2009Je suis venu pour elleMaxIvan TaiebThe Ball of the ActressesHimselfMaïwennLeavingSamuelCatherine CorsiniNominated - Globes de Cristal Award for Best ActorLes regretsMathieu LiévinCédric KahnRaptStanislas GraffLucas BelvauxNominated – César Award for Best Actor2011Dans la tourmenteMaxChristophe Ruggia R.I.F.Stephane Monnereau Franck Mancuso2012One NightPierre MorvandLucas BelvauxDo Not DisturbBen Azuelos Yvan Attal2013Delicate Gravity (Short)PaulPhilippe AndrePalm Springs International ShortFest – Best of Festival Award2014Le Dernier Diamant Simon CarrerraÉric Barbier Son épouse Joseph de RosaMichel Spinosa 2016En Moithe filmmakerLaetitia CastaShort filmThe JewsNy York Times, 2016,06,02Jta.orgYvanYvan AttalAlso director and screenwriterHeaven Will Wait Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar2017Raid dingueViktorDany BoonRock'n RollYvan AttalGuillaume CanetLe BrioYvan Attal 2018Ad VitamDariusThomas CailleyTV series - 6 episodes2019 Seberg Romain Gary Benedict AndrewsMy Dog StupidHenri MohenYvan Attal based on the short story of the same name from John Fante's novella West of Rome 2021 The Accusation Yvan Attal based on the 2019 novel of the same name by Karine TuilStuck TogetherGabrielDany Boon2022The Sitting DuckLuc OurselJean-Paul Salomé2023BardotRaoul LévyDanièle Thompson and Christopher ThompsonTV series Hollywood.comAllmovie Breaking Point Mathieu Demarsan Yvan Attal Of Money and Blood Anton Zagury Xavier Giannoli and Frederic Planchon TV series 2024 Sur la dalle Commissaire Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg Josée Dayan TV miniseries, based on the novel by Fred Vargas
Dubbing (French version) Tom Cruise : Docteur William 'Bill' Harford : Eyes Wide Shut Ethan Hunt : Mission: Impossible 2 David Aames : Vanilla Sky John Anderton : Minority Report James McAvoy : Penelope : Max
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