Thomas Langmann

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Thomas Langmann
Thomas Langmann Cesar 2012.jpg
Langmann at the César Awards 2012
Born (1971-05-24) 24 May 1971 (age 52)
Paris, France
Occupation(s)Film producer, actor, screenwriter, film director
Years active1980–present
Notable work The Artist
(2011)
Spouse
Céline Bosquet
(m. 2013)
Children1
Parent(s) Claude Berri
Anne-Marie Rassam
Relatives Julien Rassam (brother)
Arlette Langmann (aunt)
Dimitri Rassam (cousin)
Awards Academy Award for Best Picture

Thomas Langmann (born 24 May 1971) is a French film producer and actor, known for producing The Artist (2011), for which he received an Academy Award for Best Picture as producer in 2012.

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Career

Langmann began his career as an actor in his father's films when he was a teenager, earning Cesar Award nominations for Most Promising Newcomer for Les années sandwiches in 1988 and Paris s'éveille in 1991, as well as a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 1993 for Le nombril du monde. He became a film producer in the early 2000s. During the filming of Asterix at the Olympic Games , he was arrested for employing prostitutes and purchasing narcotics. [1] [2] In 2011, Langmann produced the black and white, silent film The Artist with director Michel Hazanavicius. He was unable to attract investors to the risky project and self-financed the film. He won the Academy Award for the film at the 2012 Oscars [3] and won the Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture. [4] He was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in June 2012 along with 175 other individuals. [5]

Personal life

Langmann was born in Paris, France, the son of Anne-Marie Rassam and film director Claude Berri. His uncle was the late producer Jean-Pierre Rassam and his brother was the late French actor Julien Rassam. [6] Both his mother and his brother committed suicide, in 1997 [7] and in 2002, respectively, while his father died of a stroke in 2009. [8] He has a younger half-brother from his father's later relationship, Darius Langmann. His father Claude Berri was Jewish, and his mother Anne-Marie Rassam, who was born in Lebanon, was Lebanese Christian. [9] [10] [11]

In 2008, Langmann was sentenced to four months in prison for assaulting his long-term girlfriend Frédérique, with whom he had a daughter in 2002. [12] Langmann married French journalist Céline Bosquet on 21 June 2013. [13]

Filmography

Langmann at the Cesar Awards 2009. Thomas Langmann Cesars 2009.jpg
Langmann at the César Awards 2009.

As producer

As actor

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
1989 César Awards Best Promising Actor The Sandwich Years Nominated
1992 César Awards Best Promising Actor Paris s'éveille Nominated
1994 César Awards Best Supporting Actor Le nombril du monde Nominated
2009 César Awards Best Film Mesrine
Public Enemy #1
Nominated
2010 Lumiere Awards Best Film The Artist Won
2011 Asheville Film Festival Best Feature FilmWon
Austin Film Festival Out of Competition FeatureWon
Chicago International Film Festival Founder's AwardWon
European Film Awards Best FilmNominated
Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival Best FilmWon
Las Vegas Film Critics Society AwardsBest PictureWon
Leeds International Film Festival Best FeatureWon
Mill Valley Film Festival Favorite World FeatureWon
St. Louis International Film Festival Best Dramatic FeatureWon
2012 Academy Award Best Motion Picture of the Year Won
Australian Film Institute Best FilmWon
BAFTA Awards Best FilmWon
César Awards Best FilmWon
Independent Spirit Awards Best FilmWon
PGA Awards Theatrical Motion PictureWon
Étoiles d'Or Best FilmWon
Best ProducerWon

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