Julien Rassam

Julien Rassam
Born (1968-06-14)14 June 1968
Paris, France
Died 3 February 2002(2002-02-03) (aged 33)
Paris, France
Occupation Actor
Years active 19722000
Parent(s) Claude Berri
Anne-Marie Rassam
Relatives Thomas Langmann
(brother)

Julien Rassam (14 June 1968 – 3 February 2002) was a French actor.

Biography

Born Julien Langmann, Rassam was the son of French film director Claude Berri and brother of film producer Thomas Langmann. His father Claude Berri was Jewish, and his mother Anne-Marie Rassam, who was born in Lebanon, was Lebanese Christian.[1][2][3] On his mother's side, he is the nephew of producer Jean-Pierre Rassam and Paul Rassam. His mother, Anne-Marie Rassam, committed suicide in 1997, jumping from the apartment of Isabelle Adjani's mother.[4]

Career

Rassam's film work included Albert Souffre, Queen Margot, and The Accompanist, for which he was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Newcomer in 1993. In 1992 he wrote and directed the short film Jour de colère.

Personal life and death

Rassam was in a relationship with actress Marion Cotillard in the late 1990s.[5] He became a paraplegic in 2000 after an accidental fall from the third floor of the Hôtel Raphael in Paris, just three years after his mother committed suicide by jumping from a building.[4] Rassam committed suicide in 2002.[4][6][7]

Filmography

  • 1972 Sex-Shop
  • 1975 Le Mâle du siècle
  • 1991 Maigret (TV series)
  • 1992 Albert Souffre
  • 1992 The Accompanist
  • 1992 Jour de colère (short) (writer and director)
  • 1993 Nulle part
  • 1994 Yalla yaana
  • 1994 Queen Margot
  • 1994 Tous les garçons et les filles de leur âge... (TV series)
  • 1997 Le Poulpe
  • 1997 Le Secret de Polichinelle
  • 1999 Furia

References

  1. Thomas Langmann, le nouveau nabab
  2. Ronald Bergan (14 January 2009). "Obituary: Claude Berri | Film". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  3. Film – British Federation of Film Societies, Federation of Film Societies (Great Britain) – Google Books. Retrieved 28 February 2012 via Google Books.
  4. 1 2 3 Lorrain, François-Guillaume (15 January 2009). "Claude Berri : adieu, Monsieur Cinéma". Le Point. Paris. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  5. "MARION ET GUILLAUME: UN BÉBÉ POUR LE PRINTEMPS". Paris Match. Paris. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  6. http://www.evene.fr/celebre/biographie/julien-rassam-22900.php
  7. http://www.lepoint.fr/actualites-cinema/claude-berri-adieu-monsieur-cinema/903/0/306358


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