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Jean Reno at an event for Jet Lag (2002)

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Jean Reno

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Overview

  • Born
    July 30, 1948 · Casablanca, French Protectorate of Morocco [now Morocco]
  • Birth name
    Juan Moreno y Herrera Jiménez
  • Height
    6′ 2″ (1.88 m)

Biography

    • Jean Reno was born Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jiménez in Casablanca, Morocco, to Spanish parents (from Andalucía) who moved to North Africa to seek work. His father was a linotypist. Reno settled in France at 17. He began studying drama and has credits in French television and theater as well as films. His first two marriages both ended in divorce, and he had two children with each of them. He keeps homes in Paris and Los Angeles.
      - IMDb mini biography by: A. Nonymous

Family

  • Spouses
      Zofia Borucka(July 29, 2006 - present) (2 children)
      Nathalie Dyszkiewicz(1996 - 2001) (divorced, 2 children)
      Genevieve Reno(1977 - 1995) (divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
      Mickael Moreno
      Tom Moreno
      Serena Moreno
      Cielo Moreno
      Dean Moreno
      Sandra Moreno

Trademarks

  • Frequently cast in Luc Besson's early films.
  • French accent.

Trivia

  • Speaks Spanish, English, French and Italian.
  • Turned down the role of Agent Smith in the The Matrix (1999) to do Godzilla (1998)
  • Due to his tall, hulking frame, he most played villainous brutes early on in his career. Thanks to his skills as an actor, he has broken away from this stereotype and has played everything from romantic-comedy leads to action heroes.
  • His mother was born in Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz (Spain), and his father was born in Sanlucar de Barrameda, Cádiz (Spain). They were republicans, and they left post-war Franquist Spain for North Africa. They left Casablanca to go to France when Juan "Jean" was 12 years old.
  • He has twice played characters whose occupation of "cleaner" - psychotic Victor the Cleaner (Victor nettoyeur) in La Femme Nikita (1990), and the calm assassin Léon in Léon: The Professional (1994).

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