Albert Dupontel

Albert Dupontel's biography reads like a film he might have directed: a medical student, following his father's path, who grew disillusioned by hospital life and threw it all over for stand-up comedy. That refusal of the safe road is exactly why his work has a spine. He became an actor, director, and writer, collecting multiple Césars for directing and screenwriting, channeling a dark, anarchic French humor and genuine social anger into popular cinema. I find his voice singular precisely because he abandoned security to forge it. He is the kind of restless, defiant artist whose next project I will always make a point of seeing.

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Name (English)

Albert Dupontel

Name (Japanese)

アルベール・デュポンテル

Reading

あるべーる・でゅぽんてる

Born

January 11, 1964 (age 62)

Origin

Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France

Height

174 cm

Occupation

actor / comedian / film director / screenwriter / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Dragon

Awards & achievements

• 2007 Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
• 2014 César Award for Best Original Screenplay
• 2018 César Award for Best Director
• 2018 César Award for Best Adaptation
• 2021 César Award for Best Director
• 2021 César Award for Best Original Screenplay

• Official sitehttps://www.albertdupontel.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert%20Dupontel
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%99%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%A5%E3%83%9D%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124389

Tags

• Yvelines
• actor
• comedian
• film director

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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