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Patrick Bruel - Biography

last update : 17-08-2012 13:06

Patrick Bruel (real name Patrick Benguigui) was born on May 14, 1959 in Tlemcen, Algeria. In 1962, his parents divorced & he followed his mother in Argenteuil, France. In 1975, Patrick got a revelation when he saw his idol Michel Sardou at Paris' Olympia. In 1978, he got his Baccalauréat & worked for Club Med. The same year, a friend found an advert in "France Soir" : Patrick was called by director Alexandre Arcady & played his first role in "Le Coup De Sirocco". In 1981, Patrick released his first single "Vide" but success came 2 years later with "Marre De Cette Nana-Là !".
Patrick continued playing in films like P.R.O.F.S. & Attention Bandits! In 1989, he released his second album Alors Regarde. There started the "Bruelmania". He spent the 90's between music, films & poker & he came back in 2002 with an album including covers of old songs : Entre-Deux. In 2003, his first son Oscar was born & Patrick married Amanda Sthers. In 2005, his second son Léon was born. In 2006, Patrick composed every song of his album Des Souvenirs Devant....

Filmography
Le Coup De Sirocco (Alexandre Arcady) - 1979
Ma Femme S'Appelle Reviens (Patrice Leconte) - 1982
Les Diplômés Du Dernier Rang (Christian Gion) - 1982
Le Bâtard (Bertrand Van Effenterre) - 1983
Le Grand Carnaval (Alexandre Arcady) - 1983
La Tête Dans Le Sac (Gérard Lauzier) - 1984
Marche À L'Ombre (Michel Blanc) - 1984
P.R.O.F.S. (Patrick Schulmann) - 1985
Attention Bandits! (Claude Lelouch) - 1986
La Maison Assassinée (Georges Lautner) - 1988
L'Union Sacrée (Alexandre Arcady) - 1989
Force Majeure (Pierre Jolivet) - 1989
Toutes Peines Confondues (Michel Deville) - 1992
Profil Bas (Claude Zidi) - 1993
Champagne Amer (Ridha Behi) - 1994
Sabrina (Sydney Pollack) - 1995
Le Jaguar (Francis Weber) - 1996
K (Alexandre Arcady) - 1997
Hors Jeu (Karim Dridi) - 1999 (himself)
Les Jolies Choses (Gilles Paquet-Brenner) - 2001
Le Lait De La Tendresse Humaine (Dominique Cabrera) - 2001
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (Patrick Gilmore, Tim Johnson) - 2003 (voice)
Une Vie À T'Attendre (Thierry Klifa) - 2004
El Lobo (Miguel Courtois) - 2004
L'Ivresse Du Pouvoir (Claude Chabrol) - 2006
Ô Jérusalem (Élie Chouraqui) - 2006
Un Secret (Claude Miller) - 2007
Le Code A Changé (Danièle Thompson) - 2009
Comme Les Cinq Doigts De La Main (Alexandre Arcady) - 2010
Le Prénom (Matthieu Delaporte, Alexandre de la Patellière) - 2012
Paris-Manhattan (Sophie Lellouche) - 2012

Television
La Mort En Sautoir (Pierre Goutas) - 1980
Maigret Se Trompe (Stéphane Bertin) - 1981
Paris-Saint-Lazare (Marco Pico) - 1982
Fais Pas Ci, Fais Pas Ça (Anne Giafferi) - 2009 (Episode "S.O.S. Mères En Détresse")
Fais Pas Ci, Fais Pas Ça (Gabriel Julien-Laferrière) - 2011 (Episode "Parfois Les Gens Changent")

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