Born in Casablanca, Morocco, to Spanish parents (from Andalusia) who moved to North Africa to escape the fascist regime of Francisco Franco ("El Caudillo"), Jean Reno settled in France at 17. He began studying drama and has credits in French television and theater as well as films. His first two marriages both ended in divorce, and he had two children with each of them. He keeps homes in Paris and Los Angeles.


L'empire des loups (2005): €1,402,530
Les couloirs du temps: Les visiteurs 2 (1998): FRF 10,000,000

His parents were born in Sanlucar de Barrameda, Cadiz (Spain) and they left Casablanca to go to France when Jean was 12 years old. Lives in Paris with his two children and his wife, a model. Turned down the role of Agent Smith in the The Matrix (1999) to do Godzilla (1998) He has two children from his first marriage to Geneviève: Sandra (b. 1978) and Mickael (b. 1980) He has two children with Nathalie: Tom (b. 1996) and Serena (b. 1998) Due to his tall, hulking frame, he most played villainous brutes early on in his career. Thanks to his skills as an actor, he has broken away from this stereotype and has played everything from romantic-comedy leads to action heroes. Mentioned by name in song "Cosmopolitan" by Vincent Delerm. Married model and actress Zofia Borucka at the city hall of Beaux-de-Provence, France. His best men were France's President, then Interior Minister, Nicolas Sarkozy and singer Johnny Hallyday (29 July 2006). Father with Zofia Borucka of a boy named Cielo (b. July 2009 in New York).