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Top 10 Facts about Jean Reno

 John Reno is a French actor of Andalusian Spanish origin. He was born on 30th July 1948 in Casablanca Morocco, to Spanish natives parents who had moved and settled in North Africa.

His mother died when he was a teenager, and he moved to France at the age of 17.  Reno gained French citizenship after he served in the French Army, which was mandatory.

He has worked in French, English, Japanese, Spanish, and Italian productions, and appeared in films such as 鈥楥rimson Rivers鈥�, 鈥楪odzilla鈥�, 鈥楾he Da Vinci Code鈥� and 鈥楳ission: Impossible.

1. Jean Moved to France at the age of Seventeen

After his mother died, Jean moved to France and joined Cours Simon School of Drama. The school is a private drama school in Paris, founded in 1925.

The school offers a range of advanced training and acting courses for amateur actors.

Jean became a French citizen after serving in the French Army which was mandatory at that time.

2. Jean Reno Changed his Name

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Reno was born Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jim茅nez, a Spanish name he was given by his parents who were Spanish immigrants in Morocco.

After he started to get acting jobs in France, Juan adopted the French version of his name, Jean, and shortened his surname to Reno.

Due to his large frame (1.88 m or 6 ft 2 in), Reno was called on to play “heavies” in his early career. 

3. Jean Reno Has Married three Times

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Jean married Genevi猫ve Reno in 1977, they had two children, a daughter Sandra

born in 1978, and a son, Mickael, born in 1980. The couple divorced in

1988.

He married his second wife, Nathalie Dyszkiewicz, a Polish model in 1995, they ended their marriage in 2001. The couple had two children together.

Jean married his third wife Zofia Borucka On 29 July 2006, a British model and

actress of Polish descent. Their first son was born in July 2009 and their second son Dean was born in September 2011.

4. Jean Reno Started his acting Career in French

Jean Reno began his film career in France, appearing in many films by director Luc Besson, including his early Le Dernier Combat (1983).

The two have continued to work together, collaborating in films produced, written, or directed by Besson.

 The most successful film he jointly produced with Besson includes La Femme Nikita (1990), the English-language films The Big Blue (1988), and L茅on: The Professional (1994). Reno did the voice-over for Mufasa in the French-language version of The Lion King

5. Jean Reno won the National Order of Merit Award

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In 1994 Jean Reno was nominated at the prestigious C茅sar Awards, in the Best Actor categories for the film ‘Les Visiteurs.

Jean Reno won the Outstanding European achievement in world cinema award at the European film awards in 2000.

he was again nominated for the Audience award in 2001, in the Best Actor category for his role as ‘Pierre Niemans’ in the 2000 film ‘The Crimson Rivers’.

In 2012, he won the Fran莽ois Truffaut Award, awarded annually at the Giffoni Film Festival.

 6. Jean Reno Starred in the Film “DA VINCI CODE”

In the year 2006 American mystery thriller film DA VINCI CODE directed by Ron Howard and based on the 2003 novel of the same name was released.

Jean played Bezu Fache, the police inspector who investigates the death of the Louvre curator in The Da Vinci Code.

The film is a potent blend of historical fact and literary fiction that angered Catholics around the world.

The film made $224 million in its global release weekend and a total of $760 million globally, becoming the second-highest-earning film of 2006.

7. Jean Reno is a Multi-Linguistic

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Jean Reno is a talented linguist. He’s fluent in French, Spanish, Italian, English, and Arabic.

He learned Spanish from his parents, and Arabic and French while growing up in Morocco.

Reno has worked in American, French, English, Japanese, Spanish, and Italian movie productions.

8. John Reno is over 6 Feet Tall

Jean Reno is 6.16 ft (187.96 cm) tall. Because of his big physique, he was able to land some of his early jobs, which were mainly non-speaking characters known as ‘heavies’.

He later began landing jobs in romantic comedies and action films.

 9. Jean Reno did a voice-over role in the film 鈥淭he Lion King鈥�

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Reno did the voice-over for Mufasa in the French-language version of The Lion King, a role originally performed in English by James Earl Jones.

The Lion King is a 1994 American animated musical drama film  produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures

The voice actors were chosen for how they fit and could add to the characters, 

James Earl Jones and later Jean Reno was cast because the directors found their voices “powerful” and similar to a lion’s roar.

10. Jean Reno has a Net Worth of $70 Million

Jean Reno first garnered attention after playing a solo assassin in the popular drama film 鈥淟eon: The Professional鈥�. His other big-screen projects attracted worldwide attention as well.

The films which brought Reno recognition include 鈥淭he Visitors鈥�, 鈥淐rimson Rivers鈥�, 鈥淲asabi,鈥� 鈥淭he Da Vinci Code,鈥� 鈥淩uby & Quentin鈥�, 鈥淭he Pink Panther鈥�, 鈥淕odzilla鈥� and 鈥淩onin鈥�.

As of July 2022, Jean Reno鈥檚 net worth is estimated to be $70 Million.