Gérard Depardieu's acting career begins with a scandal. In 1974, he appeared in Les Valseuses, where he played Jean-Claude, a "gentle" scoundrel on the run.
His ability to change registers impresses, and he works with the greatest, Italian and French: Bertolucci, Pialat, Truffaut. Since the actor has suffered at least seven motorcycle or scooter accidents, no more digestable for the public to digest. He became a Russian citizen in 2013, for tax reasons.