The son of the renowned French sculptor Paul Belmondo, he studied at Conservatoire National Superieur d'Art Dramatique (CNSAD); after the minor stage performances he made his screen debut in À pied, à cheval et en voiture but the episodes with his participation were cut before release. However, the breakthrough role in Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless made him one of the key figures in the French New Wave. Since mid-60s he completely switched to commercial mainstream pictures and became a big comedy and action star in France. Following the example of Alain Delon he founded his own production company Cerito named after his grandmother's maiden name. In 1989 he was awarded Cesar for his performance in Itinéraire d'un enfant gâté . Recently he returned to stage performing in the Theatre Marigny in Paris. He still appears in the movies but not so often as before preferring mostly dramatic roles. The president of France distinguished him with order of Legion of Honour. Belmondo has daughter Florence and son Paul. His elder daughter Patricia died in a fire in 1994. None of his children became actors though you could have seen his son Paul in the episodic role in Itinéraire d'un enfant gâté.


Un homme et son chien (2008): 450,000 Euro + 10,000 Euro for each additional Shooting Day

Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#52) (1995). Belmondo always performed all the stunts himself but ceased to do that after the accident during the filming of Hold-Up (1985). Father of Paul Belmondo Enjoyed boxing and football in his youth. He was awarded the César (French Oscar) for Itinéraire d'un enfant gâté (1988) but refused to take the trophy because César, the sculptor who designed the award and gave it his name, had once expressed bad opinions about the work of his father, fellow sculptor Paul Belmondo. His wife Natty gave birth to a girl Stella on 13 August 2003. Several action icons in comics books such as "Cobra" or "Blueberry" are based on him. Made his stage debut in 1950. Brother of Alain Belmondo and Muriel Belmondo.