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My Take
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.
Overview
Albert Dupontel (French: [albɛʁ dypɔ̃tɛl]; born 11 January 1964) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. Following his father's path, he studied medicine but eventually switched to theater, disillusioned by hospital life. He started his career as a stand-up comedian.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- 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)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Dragon
- Origin
- Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / comedian / film director / screenwriter / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
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
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Comedian — see all → · More people from France →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.