Jean Dujardin

Jean Edmond Dujardin born 19 June 1972 is a French actor and comedian He began his career as a standup comedian in Paris before guest starring in comedic television programmes and films He first came to prominence with the cult TV series Un gars une fille in which he starred alongside his partner Alexandra Lamy before gaining success in film with movies such as Brice de Nice Michel Hazanaviciuss OSS 117 Cairo Nest of Spies and its sequel OSS 117 Lost in Rio as well as 99 Francs Dujardin garnered international fame and widespread acclaim with his performance of George Valentin in the 2011 awardwinning silent movie The Artist The role won him numerous awards including the Academy Award for Best Actor the first for a French actor the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor Motion Picture Musical or Comedy the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role and the Cannes Film Festival Best Actor He later appeared in Martin Scorseses 2013 black comedy The Wolf of Wall Street and George Clooneys 2014 historical drama The Monuments Men Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Dujardin licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia