François Hadji-Lazaro
François Hadji-Lazaro (born June 22, 1956 in Paris ) is a French actor , musician , singer and producer .
Life
Lazaro was born in modest circumstances, where he became interested in music from an early age. Through the music of Bob Dylan he came to the guitar, which he learned self-taught. He can also play traditional instruments such as the accordion, bagpipes, banjo, violin, harp and ukulele autodidactically. Since 1987 he has been active as a musician in the French band Pigalle. In addition to his musical career, he played supporting roles in films in which primarily his physical appearance is decisive. For example, in the films of famous directors like Caro ( The City of Lost Children ) and Jean-Pierre Jeunet .
In Germany, he became known to a wider audience through his role of the moronic cemetery assistant Gnaghi in the horror film Dellamorte Dellamore , at the side of Rupert Everett .
Filmography (selection)
- 1987: The Passion of Beatrice (La passion Béatrice)
- 1991: Hellfire (Le Brasier)
- 1994: Dellamorte Dellamore
- 1995: The City of Lost Children (La cité des enfants perdus)
- 1996: A Rainbow for Rimbaud (Rainbow Pour Rimbaud)
- 1998: The Record (Le Record)
- 2000: Les Misérables - Prisoners of Fate (Les Misérables)
- 2001: Pact of the Wolves (Le pacte des loups)
- 2004: The Daltons versus Lucky Luke (Les Dalton)
- 2006: I saw the murder of Ben Barka (J'ai vu tuer Ben Barka)
- 2008: Dante 01
- 2014: Bouboule
- 2016: Le cabanon rose
Web links
- François Hadji-Lazaro in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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SURNAME | Hadji-Lazaro, François |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French actor, musician, singer and producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1956 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |