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Havalah Grace (Ms. Sullivan) in Fifth Third Bank's DRACULA at Actors Theatre of Louisville.
originally dramatized by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston
from Bram Stoker's world famous novel, Dracula
as adapted by William McNulty
directed by William McNulty
Onstage at Actors September 17 - October 31, 2010
Photo by Alan Simons.
Cristian's an actor who I met, along with his family and friends when I was lurking around in Hunter Square with the big camera on the final Sunday of the Fringe. He obligingly hammed it up for me, and pulled a whole range of Serious CEO and Catalogue Man poses, only he got the giggles... Which beats the hell out of catalogue man in my book.
(and yes, I know there are two pictures of Cristian in this set, but, truly, how could I resist posting both shots?)
Toyo 45CF, 210mm Rodenstock lens, wide open at f6.8, 1/60th second exposure on 4x5" Ilford HP5+ film
Tony Award-winning actor Annaleigh Ashford joined fellow Broadway Coloradans Beth Malone ("Fun Home") and Mara Davi ("Dames at Sea" for "United in Love," a special concert event benefiting the Denver Actors Fund on April 30 at the Lone Tree Arts Center. The three were "back to give back," joined by powerhouse singer, actor and First Lady of Denver Mary Louise; Broadway’s Jodie Langel ("Les Misérables"); composer Denise Gentilini ("I Am Alive") and Denver performers Jimmy Bruenger, Eugene Ebner, Becca Fletcher, Clarissa Fugazzotto, Robert Johnson, Daniel Langhoff, Susannah McLeod, Chloe McLeod, Sarah Rex, Jeremy Rill, Kristen Samu, Willow Samu, Thaddeus Valdez, and the casts of both "The Jerseys" (Klint Rudolph, Brian Smith, Paul Dwyer and Randy St. Pierre), and the all-student cast of the upcoming "13 the Musical" (Rylee Vogel, Josh Cellar, Hannah Meg Weinraub, Hannah Katz, Lorenzo Giovannetti, Maddie Kee, Kaden Hinkle, Darrow Klein, Evan Gibley, Conrad Eck and Macy Friday). The purpose of the evening was to spread a message of love and hope while raising funds for the Denver Actors Fund, which has made $90,000 available to local theatre artists facing situational medical need. The concert was presented by presented by Ebner-Page Productions. Photos by RDG Photography, Gary Duff and DCPA Senior Arts Journalist John Moore, also the founder of the Denver Actors Fund. For more information, go to www.denveractorsfund.org
Mike said, "Wait. Get a photo of the actors on stage. I think that is Josie Lawrence." We looked at the cast for the show later that night, and he was right!
Tony Award-winning actor Annaleigh Ashford joined fellow Broadway Coloradans Beth Malone ("Fun Home") and Mara Davi ("Dames at Sea" for "United in Love," a special concert event benefiting the Denver Actors Fund on April 30 at the Lone Tree Arts Center. The three were "back to give back," joined by powerhouse singer, actor and First Lady of Denver Mary Louise; Broadway’s Jodie Langel ("Les Misérables"); composer Denise Gentilini ("I Am Alive") and Denver performers Jimmy Bruenger, Eugene Ebner, Becca Fletcher, Clarissa Fugazzotto, Robert Johnson, Daniel Langhoff, Susannah McLeod, Chloe McLeod, Sarah Rex, Jeremy Rill, Kristen Samu, Willow Samu, Thaddeus Valdez, and the casts of both "The Jerseys" (Klint Rudolph, Brian Smith, Paul Dwyer and Randy St. Pierre), and the all-student cast of the upcoming "13 the Musical" (Rylee Vogel, Josh Cellar, Hannah Meg Weinraub, Hannah Katz, Lorenzo Giovannetti, Maddie Kee, Kaden Hinkle, Darrow Klein, Evan Gibley, Conrad Eck and Macy Friday). The purpose of the evening was to spread a message of love and hope while raising funds for the Denver Actors Fund, which has made $90,000 available to local theatre artists facing situational medical need. The concert was presented by presented by Ebner-Page Productions. Photos by RDG Photography, Gary Duff and DCPA Senior Arts Journalist John Moore, also the founder of the Denver Actors Fund. For more information, go to www.denveractorsfund.org
Tony Award-winning actor Annaleigh Ashford joined fellow Broadway Coloradans Beth Malone ("Fun Home") and Mara Davi ("Dames at Sea" for "United in Love," a special concert event benefiting the Denver Actors Fund on April 30 at the Lone Tree Arts Center. The three were "back to give back," joined by powerhouse singer, actor and First Lady of Denver Mary Louise; Broadway’s Jodie Langel ("Les Misérables"); composer Denise Gentilini ("I Am Alive") and Denver performers Jimmy Bruenger, Eugene Ebner, Becca Fletcher, Clarissa Fugazzotto, Robert Johnson, Daniel Langhoff, Susannah McLeod, Chloe McLeod, Sarah Rex, Jeremy Rill, Kristen Samu, Willow Samu, Thaddeus Valdez, and the casts of both "The Jerseys" (Klint Rudolph, Brian Smith, Paul Dwyer and Randy St. Pierre), and the all-student cast of the upcoming "13 the Musical" (Rylee Vogel, Josh Cellar, Hannah Meg Weinraub, Hannah Katz, Lorenzo Giovannetti, Maddie Kee, Kaden Hinkle, Darrow Klein, Evan Gibley, Conrad Eck and Macy Friday). The purpose of the evening was to spread a message of love and hope while raising funds for the Denver Actors Fund, which has made $90,000 available to local theatre artists facing situational medical need. The concert was presented by presented by Ebner-Page Productions. Photos by RDG Photography, Gary Duff and DCPA Senior Arts Journalist John Moore, also the founder of the Denver Actors Fund. For more information, go to www.denveractorsfund.org
Tony Award-winning actor Annaleigh Ashford joined fellow Broadway Coloradans Beth Malone ("Fun Home") and Mara Davi ("Dames at Sea" for "United in Love," a special concert event benefiting the Denver Actors Fund on April 30 at the Lone Tree Arts Center. The three were "back to give back," joined by powerhouse singer, actor and First Lady of Denver Mary Louise; Broadway’s Jodie Langel ("Les Misérables"); composer Denise Gentilini ("I Am Alive") and Denver performers Jimmy Bruenger, Eugene Ebner, Becca Fletcher, Clarissa Fugazzotto, Robert Johnson, Daniel Langhoff, Susannah McLeod, Chloe McLeod, Sarah Rex, Jeremy Rill, Kristen Samu, Willow Samu, Thaddeus Valdez, and the casts of both "The Jerseys" (Klint Rudolph, Brian Smith, Paul Dwyer and Randy St. Pierre), and the all-student cast of the upcoming "13 the Musical" (Rylee Vogel, Josh Cellar, Hannah Meg Weinraub, Hannah Katz, Lorenzo Giovannetti, Maddie Kee, Kaden Hinkle, Darrow Klein, Evan Gibley, Conrad Eck and Macy Friday). The purpose of the evening was to spread a message of love and hope while raising funds for the Denver Actors Fund, which has made $90,000 available to local theatre artists facing situational medical need. The concert was presented by presented by Ebner-Page Productions. Photos by RDG Photography, Gary Duff and DCPA Senior Arts Journalist John Moore, also the founder of the Denver Actors Fund. For more information, go to www.denveractorsfund.org
Actor Terrence Howard attends The Cinema Society & Hugo Boss screening of "Inglourious Basterds" at SVA Theater on August 17, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Spellman)
Errol Flynn
Actor
Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn was an Australian actor. He was known for
his romantic swashbuckler roles in Hollywood films and his playboy lifestyle.
He became a naturalized American citizen in 1942.
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Born: June 20, 1909, Hobart, Australia
Died: October 14, 1959, Vancouver, Canada
Tony Award-winning actor Annaleigh Ashford joined fellow Broadway Coloradans Beth Malone ("Fun Home") and Mara Davi ("Dames at Sea" for "United in Love," a special concert event benefiting the Denver Actors Fund on April 30 at the Lone Tree Arts Center. The three were "back to give back," joined by powerhouse singer, actor and First Lady of Denver Mary Louise; Broadway’s Jodie Langel ("Les Misérables"); composer Denise Gentilini ("I Am Alive") and Denver performers Jimmy Bruenger, Eugene Ebner, Becca Fletcher, Clarissa Fugazzotto, Robert Johnson, Daniel Langhoff, Susannah McLeod, Chloe McLeod, Sarah Rex, Jeremy Rill, Kristen Samu, Willow Samu, Thaddeus Valdez, and the casts of both "The Jerseys" (Klint Rudolph, Brian Smith, Paul Dwyer and Randy St. Pierre), and the all-student cast of the upcoming "13 the Musical" (Rylee Vogel, Josh Cellar, Hannah Meg Weinraub, Hannah Katz, Lorenzo Giovannetti, Maddie Kee, Kaden Hinkle, Darrow Klein, Evan Gibley, Conrad Eck and Macy Friday). The purpose of the evening was to spread a message of love and hope while raising funds for the Denver Actors Fund, which has made $90,000 available to local theatre artists facing situational medical need. The concert was presented by presented by Ebner-Page Productions. Photos by RDG Photography, Gary Duff and DCPA Senior Arts Journalist John Moore, also the founder of the Denver Actors Fund. For more information, go to www.denveractorsfund.org
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KARTHIK Actor Portrait by Artist Anikartick,Chennai,India
Murali Karthikeyan Muthuraman (born 13 September 1960), better known by his screen name Karthik, is a Indian film actor, playback singer and politician. He is the son of veteran actor R. Muthuraman. He was first introduced by Bharathiraja in the film Alaigal Oivathillai. He has primarily appeared in lead roles in Tamil films.
Karthik won four Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Tamil and one Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Telugu. He is also the recipient of Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and a Nandi Award. Former Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Leader "Kalaignar Karunanidhi" on an occasion of 100th day film celebration of "Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen" praised the actor's talents and commented that the actor has enormous skills, however the film fraternity should have used the actor in better ways to extract much of his talent. The actor's career has many super hits and long-lasting movies. The actor has great numbers of fan following around South India. T.S.B.K Moulee, an Indian stage and film actor once said in an Interview Actor Karthik has a unique style of acting and a very humble, down to earth simple personality.
Contents
1 Early life and background
2 Film career
3 Political career
3.1 2011 Assembly elections
4 Awards
5 Personal life
6 Filmography
6.1 As actor
6.2 As singer
7 References
8 External links
Early life and background
Karthik was born in Chennai to R. Muthuraman, a popular Tamil actor. He is the fourth child to "Navarasa Thilagam" R.Muthuraman. He studied in St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in Chennai and at New College, Chennai and received a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Film career
Karthik was first introduced by Bharathiraja in the film Alaigal Oivathillai. He received the Best New Face Award from the Tamil Nadu Government in 1980. His film "Vanna Kanavugal" was a super hit at the box office and K.Balachander praised his performance in the film.He collaborated with leading film directors like Maniratnam, Balachandar, Bharathiraja, Visu, R.Sundarrajan, Ameerjan, R.V.Udayakumar, Priyadarshan, Fazil, Vikraman, Agathiyan, Sundar.C, KS.Ravikumar P.Vasu and k.v.anand.
He is a celebrated actor of Tamil Nadu and was awarded the title "Navarasa Nayagan" (multi-talented). He is popular with the audience for sense of humor and was involved with several small comedy scenes in most of his movies. His cameo in Mouna Ragam was very well received by the audience. During his later years, he formed a partnership with Goundamani in many comedy movies. His pairing with Rambha was a hit with audience as the pair provided good hits in the nineties.
Noteworthy performances include Alaigal Oivathillai, Vanna Kanavugal, DharmaPathini, Naallavanukku Nallavan, Mouna Raagam, Oomai Vizhigal, En Jeevan Paduthu, Agni Natchathiram, Varsham 16, Kizhakku Vaasal, Ponnumani, Nadodi Thendral, Ullathai Allitha, Mettukudi, Gokulathil Seethai, Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen, Pooveli, Ananda Poongatre.
In 2009, Karthik signed on to play a supporting role in Mani Ratnam's Raavanan, thus making a comeback in Tamil cinema. His first release of the innings was however in Maanja Velu, in which he played a police officer alongside Arun Vijay, though the film became a financial failure. He received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Gnanapragasam in Raavanan featuring Vikram, Aishwarya Rai and Prithviraj. He also went on to feature in a supporting role in Puli Vesham directed by P. Vasu, although the film went largely unnoticed.
Political career
Karthik entered politics ahead of the 2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. He joined the All India Forward Bloc, and was appointed as the Secretary of the Tamil Nadu state unit of the party. He led the party during its electoral campaign on 24 September 2006. He later started his own party Ahila India Naadalum Makkal Katchi in 2009 before the Lok Sabha Elections. He contested from Virudhunagar constituency. Allegedly he never campaigned and was routed in the election.
2011 Assembly elections
His party tried alliance with AIADMK for the 2011 Assembly elections[1] but AIADMK supremo denied tickets for his party. Karthik announced his party will contest alone in 25 to 40 seats after it was not alloted any seat in the AIADMK coalition.[2][3] Karthik sat on a fast in Madurai demanding Madurai Airport be renamed as Pasumpon Thevar Airport.[4][5] His party with sizeable Thevar votes in southern Tamil Nadu is believed to eat into the AIADMK votebank. In 2006, former AIADMK minister Nainar Nagendran lost by 2,000 votes in Tirunelveli, where Karthik's party polled more than the margin. Two weeks later he split from ADMK and announced his party will contest independently in 19 constituencies and support DMK in 213 constituencies.[6]
Awards
Filmfare Awards South
1988 – Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Telugu for Abhinandana
1989 – Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Tamil for Agni Natchathiram
1990 – Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Tamil for Varusham Padhinaaru
1991 – Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Tamil for Kizhakku Vasal
1994 – Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Tamil for Ponnumani
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
1981 – Best Male Debut Award for Alaigal Oivathillai
1988 – Special Prize for Best Actor for Agni Natchathiram
1990 – Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor for Kizhakku Vasal
1998 – Special Prize for Best Actor for Pooveli and Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen
Kalaimamani
Cinema Express Awards
1998 – Cinema Express Award for Best Actor – Tamil for Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen
Nandi Awards
1988 – Nandi Special Jury Award for Abhinandana
Personal life
Karthik is a bigamist, married to sisters Ragini and Rathi. Ragini was his co-star in the film Solai Kuyil. He has three sons Gautham & Ghayn (through his marriage with Ragini) and Thiran (through his second marriage with Rathi).[7][8] His eldest son Gautham has entered the Tamil film industry by starring in the movie Kadal directed by Mani Ratnam.[9][10][11]
Filmography
As actor
Year Film Role Language Notess
1981 Alaigal Oivathillai Vichu Tamil Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Debut
Seethakoka Chiluka Raghu Telugu Remake of Alaigal Oivathillai
1982 Ninaivellam Nithya Tamil
Valibamey Vaa Vaa Tamil
Ilanjodigal Tamil
Kanney Raadha Tamil
Kelviyum Naane Pathilum Naane Nirmal, Babu Tamil
Neram Vandhachu Tamil
Pakathu Veettu Roja Tamil
Thai Moogambigai Tamil
Agaya Gangai Tamil
Adhisaya Piravigal Tamil
1983 Ayiram Nilave Vaa Tamil
Bhagavathipuram Railway Gate Tamil
Dhooram Adhigamillai Tamil
Marupatta Konangal Tamil
Oru Kai Pappom Tamil
Aboorva Sagodarigal Tamil
1984 Nallavanuku Nallavan Vinod Tamil
Veera Bhadrudu Telugu Remake of Kozhi Koovudhu
Nandri Tamil
Raja Thanthiram Tamil
Ninaivugal Tamil
Puyal Kadantha Bhoomi Tamil
1985 Anveshana Amar Telugu Dubbed in Tamil as Paadum Paravaigal
Puthiya Sagaptham Deepak Tamil Guest appearance
Aval Sumangalithan Bhaskaran Tamil
Nalla Thambi Raju Tamil
Viswanathan Velaivendum Tamil
Mookanankayiru Tamil
Arthamulla Aasaigal Tamil
Kettimelam Tamil
1986 Punyastri Telugu
Natpu Tamil
Mouna Raagam Manohar Tamil
Oomai Vizhigal Ramesh Tamil Guest appearance
Dharma Pathini Tamil
Thodarum Uravu Tamil
1987 Vanna Kanavugal Kannapan Tamil
Enga Veettu Ramayanan Tamil
Nalla Pambu Tamil
Ore Ratham Tamil
Thaye Neeye Thunai Tamil
Thoorathu Patchai Tamil
Velicham Tamil
Paadu Nilave Tamil
Kavalan Avan Kovalan Tamil
Parisam Pottachu Tamil
Raja Mariyathai Tamil
1988 Agni Natchathiram Ashok Tamil Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Tamil
Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for Best Actor
Abhinandana Raja Telugu Nandi Special Jury Award
Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Telugu
En Jeevan Paduthu Surendran Tamil
Kalicharan Tamil
Kan Simittum Neram Raja, Kannan Tamil
Urimai Geetham Chandru Tamil
1989 Thiruppu Munai Rajaram, Vanchinathan Tamil
Varusham Padhinaaru Kannan Tamil Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
Gopalrao Gari Abbayi Telugu Dubbed in Tamil as Kaadhal Oivathillai
Solaikuyil Tamil
Paandi Nattu Thangam Thangapandian Tamil
Sattathin Thirappu Vizha Tamil
Rettai Kuzhal Thuppakki Tamil
1990 Idhaya Thamarai Vijay Tamil
Mr. Karthick Tamil
Unnai Solli Kutramillai Balu Tamil
Kalyana Rasi Tamil
Periya Veetu Pannakkaran Tamil
Kizhakku Vasal Ponnurangam Tamil Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor
Engal Swamy Ayyappan Tamil Guest appearance
Ethir Kaatru Ram Narendran Tamil
1991 Gopura Vasalile Manohar Tamil
Vigneshwar Vigneshwar Tamil
Irumbu Pookkal Dharma Tamil
Vanakkam Vathiyare Tamil
1992 Amaran Amaran Tamil
Unna Nenachen Pattu Padichen Muthurasu Tamil
Nadodi Thendral Tangaraasu Tamil
Nadodi Paatukkaaran Tamil
Idhu Namma Bhoomi Gopi Tamil
Suyamariyadhai Vijay Tamil
Deiva Vaakku Thambi Durai Tamil
1993 Chinna Kannamma Aravind Tamil
Ponnumani Ponnumani Tamil Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
Chinna Jameen Raasaiyya Tamil
Kathirukka Neramillai Raju, Somasekhar Tamil
1994 Ilaignar Ani Tamil
Seeman Tamil
Maga Rayudu Telugu Dubbed in Tamil as Mr. Maharani
1995 Muthu Kaalai Muthu Kaalai Tamil
Lucky Man Gopi Tamil
Nandhavana Theru Seenu Tamil
Marumagan Thangarasu Tamil
Chakravarthy Chakravarthy Tamil
Thotta Chinungi Mano Tamil
1996 Kizhakku Mugam Venu Tamil
Ullathai Allitha Raja Tamil
Katta Panchayathu Tamil
Poovarasan Poovarasan Tamil
Mettukudi Raja Tamil
Gokulathil Seethai Rishi Tamil
1997 Sishya Tamil
Pistha Manikandan Tamil
1998 Udhavikku Varalaamaa Muthurasu Tamil
Sundara Pandian Pandi, Sundar Tamil
Harichandra Harichandra Tamil
Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen Selvam Tamil Cinema Express Award for Best Actor – Tamil
Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for Best Actor
Pooveli Murali Tamil Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for Best Actor
1999 Chinna Raja Raja, Dilip Tamil
Nilave Mugam Kaattu Murthy Tamil
Anandha Poongatre Haridas Tamil Guest appearance
Suyamvaram Ram Kumar Tamil
Rojavanam Muthu Tamil
Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga Sakthivelu Tamil
2000 Thai Poranthachu Aravind Tamil Guest appearance
Sandhitha Velai Aadalarasu, Thirunaavukkarasu Tamil
Kannan Varuvaan Kannan Tamil
Kuberan Tamil
Seenu Seenu Tamil
2001 Ullam Kollai Poguthae Gautham Tamil Guest appearance
Lovely Chandru Tamil
Azhagana Naatkal Chandru Tamil
2002 Devan Chakravarthy Tamil
Game Tamil
2003 Indru Gauthaman Tamil
2006 Kusthi Singam Tamil
2007 Kalakkura Chandru Chandru Tamil
2010 Maanja Velu Subash Chandra Bose Tamil
Raavanan Gyanaprakasam Tamil
2011 Puli Vesham Easwaran Moorthy Tamil
2013 Om 3D Harischandra Prasad Telugu
2014 Anegan Tamil Filming
As singer
Year Film Song Music director Notes
1991 Suya Mariyathai "Vanmedu Megham" Shivajiraaja
1992 Amaran "Vethalai Potta Sokkula"
"Musthafa" Adithyan
1993 Chinna Jameen "Onappu Thattu" Ilayaraja
1997 Sishya "Abpallo Abpallo" Deva
1997 Pistha "Kozhi curry kondu varatta" S. A. Rajkumar
1998 Pooveli "Kathai Sollapporaen" Bharathwaj
1998 Harichandra "Harichandran " Anand, Gopal, Shaleen
French postcard by Editions P.I., Paris, no. 5., presented by Biscuits Chocolats Victoria, Bruxelles. Photo: Pathé Cinema.
Serge Reggiani (1922-2004) was an Italian-born French singer and actor. After his breakthrough in Marcel Carné’s Les portes de la nuit/The Doors of the Night (1946), he went on to perform in 80 films including such classics as Casque d'or (1952), Le Doulos (1962), and Il Gattopardo/The Leopard (1963). In the 1960s he began a second career as a singer of chansons.
Sergio Reggiani was born in Reggio Emilia, a town in northern Italy, in 1922. His father, a highly visible anti-fascist, fled his Mussolini-dictated homeland due to his fervent political activities and to protect his family. Serge moved to France with his parents at the age of eight. Serge learned to speak fluent French and developed an interest in athletics, particularly boxing, but went an entirely different route altogether by following in his father's footsteps as a hair stylist. In 1937, his career path changed yet again when he was accepted into the Conservatoire des Arts Cinematographiques. After graduation, he landed a few minor roles in both films and theatre and enrolled at the prestigious Conservatoire National d'Art Dramatique in 1939 wherein he won numerous acting awards. He was discovered by Jean Cocteau and appeared in a wartime production of Les Parents terribles/The Terrible Parents. In the cinema he made a remarkable début in Voyageur De La Toussaint/Traveller of The Toussaint (1943, Louis Daquin) with Jean Desailly. About his next film, Le carrefour des enfants perdus/Children of Chaos (1944, Léo Joannon), dbdumonteil at IMDb writes: “The movie was another Serge Reggiani's tour de force after his brilliant debut in Daquin's Voyageur De La Toussaint. Even if Feuillade's Wunderkind René Dary is the star of the film - and he is quite effective as a demobilized officer (and an ex-boarder of Belle Ile) -, Reggiani steals every scene he is in predating the rebels without a cause who would appear in the American cinema of the fifties. His not-so-good-looking face, his sunken features in spite of his young age, his rebellious swagger made him the revelation of those dark years, because he looked the part so much.” During the filming of Le carrefour des enfants perdus, he met and subsequently married actress Janine Darcey. They had two children: Stephan (1946) and Carine (1951). During World War II, he left Paris to join the French resistance. Though he earned a reputation for himself in the Paris theatre world, Reggiani was more interested in film-making and would thereafter focus his attention toward the big screen. He starred in the classic Les portes de la nuit/The Gates of the Night (1946, Marcel Carné). After obtaining French citizenship in 1948, he went on to secure a name for himself in French cinema with roles in Manon (1949, Henri-Georges Clouzot) with Cécile Aubry, Les amants de Vérone/The Lovers of Verona (1949, André Cayatte) opposite Anouk Aimée, La ronde (1950, Max Ophüls) and Casque d'or (1952, Jacques Becker) featuring Simone Signoret, who became a close friend. Following his divorce from Janine Darcey, he married actress Annie Noël in 1958 and they had three children: Celia (1958), Simon (1961) and Maria (1963).
After a promising start Serge Reggiani had never quite reached the peak with his acting career. He seemed to have found his true vocation in 1959 when he introduced a distinctive singing talent on the radio. That same year he also had a triumph in the theatre with his performance in Jean-Paul Sartre’s play Les Séquestrés d'Altona, and in the cinema he was busy in two more classics: the thriller Le doulos (1962, Jean-Pierre Melville) and the historical epic Il gattopardo/The Leopard (1963, Luchino Visconti). But in 1965 he finally could launch a musical career with the help of Simone Signoret and her husband Yves Montand and later with great assistance of the French diva Barbara. At the age of 43, he released his award-winning debut album and it proved to be such a major hit with both the French public and the critics that singing became a prime career. As an actor he knew how to ‘perform’ a song, provoking sometimes laughter but mainly emotion. The deep voiced Reggiani became one of the most acclaimed performers of French chanson and although he was in his 40’s, his bad-boy rugged image made him popular with both young and older listeners. A second album produced in 1967, plus a left-wing concert with Jacques Brel, clenched his popularity with the younger politically left generation of the late 1960’s. He began to extend himself internationally while continuing a healthy album output. Reggiani’s best known songs include Les loups sont entrés dans Paris (The Wolves Have Entered Paris) and Sarah (La femme qui est dans mon lit) (The Woman Who Is In My Bed), the latter written by Georges Moustaki. However, one of his regular songwriters throughout his career was Boris Vian (Le Déserteur, Arthur où t'as mis le corps, La Java des bombes atomiques). His new young fans identified with his left-wing ideals and antimilitarism, most notably during the 1968 student revolts in France.
During the 1970’s Serge Reggiani played supporting parts in several interesting films, such as Touche pas à la femme blanche/Don’t Touch the White Woman (1974, Marco Ferreri) featuring Catherine Deneuve, Vincent, François, Paul... et les autres/ Vincent, François, Paul... and the Others (1974, Claude Sautet) with Yves Montand, and La terrazza/The Terrace (1980, Ettore Scola) with Vittorio Gassman. With age Reggiani became more and more acclaimed as one of the best interpreters of the French chanson also bringing the poetry of Rimbaud, Apollinaire and Prévert closer to his audience. Children Stephan and Carine actively developed their own singing careers and Reggiani performed on the concert stage with them in encouragement but with lackluster results. Son Stephan, completely overshadowed by his father, took this extremely hard and in 1980 committed suicide at the family home in Mougins. He was only 33. Devastated, Reggiani withdrew from the music scene for a while to recover from his grief. For many years, he struggled with depression and alcoholism. Divorced from his second wife in 1973, he met actress Noëlle Adam in the 1980’s and they lived in partnership for over 20 years, she becoming a lasting source of strength for him in dealing with his personal tragedies. In 1985 the French government paid tribute to Reggiani's singing and acting careers with the prestigious Legion of Honor award. His later years would be more or less spent in seclusion, finding one last passion in painting. He displayed his works at his first exhibition in 1989. After performing in concert to mark the 25th anniversary of his singing career, Reggiani found the strength to return to the French music scene with a brand new album. In 1995, at age 70+, he successfully recorded and was welcomed back to the concert stage with great applause. Though his acting career had calmed down a great deal since his singing heyday erupted, he did star in De force avec d'autres/Forced To Be With Others (1993), a film written and directed by his son Simon Reggiani that also featured Noëlle Adam. In 1998 he appeared in his final feature film El pianist/The Pianist (1998, Mario Gas). Reggiani and Adam married in 2003. His last concert was held as late as in the year of his death, in spring of 2004. In later life he became a painter and gave a number of exhibitions of his artwork. Serge Reggiani died at his Paris home of a heart attack at the age of 82. All of Reggiani's children inherited their father's artistic talents and have worked in the field of entertainment. Son Simon is a well-known director/writer/actor; daughters Carine and Celia work in music (the former is a singer-turned songwriter, the latter a musician); daughter Maria is a film editor; and grandson Nicolas has followed in the family footsteps as well. Nicolas launched a career as a singer performing songs covered by his late father, Stephan, Serge's oldest son.
Sources: Gary Brumburgh (IMDb), Wikipedia, and IMDb.