Born in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1962, soulful, exotic-looking leading man Vincent Perez is known for his grand and glossy French pictures, exuding a sexy stare and irresistable charm that has swept Gallic women off their feet for nearly two decades. From the classical theatre stage (Paris Conservatoire, L'Ecole des Amandiers) in works ranging from Shakespeare to Chekhov, Perez became an instant romantic idol after pairing opposite slightly older femme stars Jacqueline Bisset in House of Jade (1988) and Catherine Deneuve in Indochine (1992). His breakthrough role, however, came as the callow, vacuous lover Christian opposite Gerard Depardieu's Cyrano de Bergerac (1990). The film is considered these days the definitive version of the Edmond Rostand classic. With this European success, the lithe, moody heartthrob branched out internationally, finally making his American film debut in The Crow: City of Angels (1996), taking over the vengeful title role from the late Brandon Lee who was accidentally killed in the original. The sequel proved crashingly dull and the U.S. has been surprisingly unreceptive to Perez ever since. This may be in part due to his subsequent American movies, which have included the passionless I Dreamed of Africa (2000) with Kim Basinger, The Bride of the Wind (2001) and The Queen of the Damned (2002) with the late musical star Aaliyah. Perez has been married to model/actress Karine Sylla since 1998 and they have three children, including one set of twins). Sylla also has a child by Perez's ex-co-star Depardieu. In Europe, however, Perez is an art-house favorite.
Born at 9:58pm-CET His father is Spanish, his mother German Attended drama school in Geneva and at the Paris Conservatory Wife, Karine Silla, has a daughter, Roxane, by actor Gérard Depardieu, Vincent's former co-star in Cyrano De Bergerac (1990). On May 2, 1999, Karine gave birth to Vincent's first child, a daughter named Iman. Dated actress Jacqueline Bisset and model Carla Bruni. Was born on the same day as actress Gina Gershon Welcomed twins (Pablo and Tess) on January 24th, 2003. Before being actor he wanted to be a sculptor, a painter or a photographer. Has dual citizenship, Swiss and Spanish. Has two siblings: brother Carlos and sister Estrella. Father worked in an import-export, and mother was an housewife. Favourite book is "Le petit prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Loves painting, drawing and photography. Is good friends with Penélope Cruz. Speaks French, Spanish, German and Italian. Best friend is Valeria Bruni Tedeschi. Valeria Bruni Tedeschi was Vincent's wife's witness at their marriage, she is the closest friend of the couple. Wanted to be an actor since he saw a film with Charlie Chaplin at age of seven. Moved from Switzerland to France at eighteen. Is the second of three children. His role in "Fanfan la tulipe", was held by late french star Gérard Philipe in the original version of the film, also called "Fanfan la tulipe". One of his favorite paintings is "Portrait de Jean Genet" by Alberto Giacometti. He commented the painting on french TV, in an art TV show.