Alain Delon

Delon in 2011
Born Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon
(1935-11-08) 8 November 1935 (age 76)
Sceaux, France
Citizenship French, Swiss (since 1999)
Occupation Actor
Years active 1957–present
Spouse Nathalie Barthélemy (m. 1964-69)
Partner Romy Schneider (1959-63)
Mireille Darc (1968-82)
Rosalie van Breemen (1987-2002)
Children Christian Aaron Boulogne, born on (1962-08-11) 11 August 1962 (age 49)
Anthony Delon, born on (1964-09-30) 30 September 1964 (age 47)
Anouchka Delon, born on (1990-11-25) 25 November 1990 (age 21)
Alain Delon Jr., born on (1994-03-18) 18 March 1994 (age 18)
Website
alaindelon.ch

Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ dəlɔ̃]; born 8 November 1935) is a French-Swiss actor. He rose quickly to stardom, and by the age of 23 was already being compared to French actors such as Gérard Philipe and Jean Marais, as well as American actor James Dean. He was even called the male Brigitte Bardot. Over the course of his career, Delon has worked with many well-known directors, including Luchino Visconti, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Melville, Michelangelo Antonioni and Louis Malle.

Delon acquired Swiss citizenship on September 23, 1999, and the company managing products sold under his name is based in Geneva. He is a citizen of the community of Chêne-Bougeries in the canton of Geneva.


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Early life [link]

Delon was born in Sceaux, Seine (now Hauts-de-Seine), Île-de-France, a suburb of Paris. His parents, Édith (née Arnold) and Fabien Delon, divorced when Delon was four.[1] Both remarried, and Delon has a half-sister and two half-brothers. He attended a Roman Catholic[2] boarding school, the first of several schools from which he was expelled because of unruly behavior. Teachers once tried to convince him to enter the priesthood because of his aptitude in religious studies.

At 14, Delon left school, and worked for a brief time at his stepfather's butcher shop. He enlisted in the French Navy three years later, and in 1953/54 he served as a fusilier marin in the First Indochina War. Delon has said that out of his four years of military service he spent 11 months in prison for being "undisciplined". In 1956, after being dishonorably discharged from the military, he returned to France. He didn't have any money, and got by on whatever employment he could find. He spent time working as a waiter, a porter, a secretary and a sales clerk. During this time he became friends with the actress Brigitte Auber, and joined her on a trip to the Cannes Film Festival, where his film career would begin.

Career [link]

At Cannes, Delon was seen by a talent scout for David O. Selznick. After a screen test Selznick offered him a contract, provided he learned English. Delon returned to Paris to study the language, but when he met French director Yves Allégret, he was convinced that he should stay in France to begin his career. Selznick allowed Delon to cancel his contract,[citation needed] and Allégret gave him his debut in the film Quand la Femme s'en Mêle (When the Woman Butts In). Delon then appeared in the film Faibles Femmes (Women Are Weak/Three Murderesses). This was also the very first of his films to be seen in America, where it became a huge success.

In 1960, Delon appeared in René Clément's Purple Noon, which was based on the Patricia Highsmith novel The Talented Mr. Ripley. He played protagonist Tom Ripley to critical acclaim; Highsmith herself was also a fan of his portrayal.[3] He then appeared in Luchino Visconti's Rocco and His Brothers. Critic Bosley Crowther of the New York Times said Delon's work was : "touchingly pliant and expressive." John Beaufort in the Christian Science Monitor said:

"Rocco's heartbroken steadfastness furnishes the film with the foremost of its ironic tragedies ... [I]ts believability rests finally on Mr. Delon's compelling performance."

Delon made his stage debut in 1961 in John Ford’s play Tis Pity She’s a Whore alongside Romy Schneider in Paris. Visconti directed the production. Delon would work with him again for Il Gattopardo (The Leopard). Delon also worked with Jean-Pierre Melville, who directed him in Un Flic, Le Cercle Rouge, and Le Samouraï.

In 1964, the Cinémathèque Française held a showcase of Delon's films and Delon started a production company, Delbeau Production, with Georges Beaume. They produced a film called L’insoumis, which had to be re-edited because of legal issues. Delon then started his own production company, Adel, and starred in the company’s first film, Jeff. Delon followed the success of the film with Borsalino, which became one of France’s highest grossing films of the time. In 1973, he made a duet with the French pop singer Dalida on "Paroles, paroles". He also played Johnston McCulley's popular masked hero in 1975's Zorro. In 1976, Delon starred in Monsieur Klein, which won him the César awards (French equivalent of Oscars).

Alain Delon at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.

He was awarded the Best Actor César Award for his role in Bertrand Blier's Notre histoire (1984), and portrayed the aristocratic dandy Baron de Charlus in a film adaptation of Marcel Proust's novel Swann in Love in the same year. Then followed a string of box office failures in the late 1980s and 1990s, culminating in the failure of Patrice Leconte's Une chance sur deux. Delon announced his decision to give up acting in 1997, although he still occasionally accepts roles.

In 1990, he worked with auteur Jean-Luc Godard, on Nouvelle vague, in which he played twins. In 2003, the Walter Reade Theater showed a series of Delon's films under the aegis, Man in the Shadows: The Films of Alain Delon.

Products [link]

Since the formation of a perfume label in his name, Delon has had a variety of products sold under his name including wristwatches, clothing, eyewear, stationery and cigarettes.[4]

Delon's sunglasses brand became particularly popular in Hong Kong after actor Chow Yun-fat wore them in the 1986 crime film A Better Tomorrow (as well as two sequels). Delon reportedly wrote a letter thanking Chow for helping the sunglasses sell out in the region.[5] The film's director John Woo has acknowledged Delon as one of his idols and wrote a short essay on Le Samourai as well as Le Cercle Rouge for the Criterion Collection DVD releases.[6]

Relationships [link]

On 20 March 1959, Delon was engaged to actress Romy Schneider, whom he met when they co-starred in the film Christine (1958). During their relationship, he had an affair with German actress, singer and model Nico. On 11 August 1962, Nico gave birth to a son, Christian Aaron "Ari", fathered by Delon. The child was raised mostly by Delon's parents. Nico died in 1988, from a bicycling accident.

In December 1963, Schneider and Delon decided to break the engagement. On 13 August 1964, Delon married Nathalie Barthélemy. Their son, Anthony Delon, was born in September. The couple divorced on 14 February 1969.

In 1968, during the shooting of the film Jeff, he met French actress Mireille Darc with whom he started a 15-year relationship, lasting until 1982.

In 1987, Delon met Dutch model Rosalie van Breemen on the shooting of the video clip for his song "Comme au cinéma" and started a relationship. They had two children: Anouschka (25 November 1990) and Alain-Fabien (18 March 1994). The relationship ended in October 2002.

Alain Delon lives in Chêne-Bougeries in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland with his two youngest children.

Honours [link]

Filmography [link]

Year Film Role Notes
2008 Asterix at the Olympic Games (Astérix aux Jeux Olympiques) Jules César
2003–2004 Frank Riva Frank Riva television series
1999 Les Acteurs himself
1997 Une chance sur deux Julien Vignal
1996 Le Jour et la nuit Alexandre
1995 A Hundred and One Nights (Les cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma) Alain Delon, en visite
1993 L'Ours en peluche Jean Rivière
1992 Un Crime Maitre Charles Durand
1992 The Return of Casanova (Le Retour de Casanova) Casanova
1990 Nouvelle Vague L'homme
1990 Dancing Machine Alan Wolf
1988 Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort Commissaire Eugène Grindel
1985 Parole de flic Daniel Pratt
1984 Notre histoire Robert Avranche won – César Award for Best Actor
1984 Le Passage Jean Diaz
1983 Le Battant Jacques Darnay
1983 Swann in Love (Un amour de Swann) Baron de Charlus
1982 The Shock (Le choc) Martin Terrier
1981 Pour la peau d'un flic Choucas
1980 Trois hommes à abattre Michel Gerfaut
1980 Teheran 43 (Teheran 43. Nid d'espions) Foche
1979 The Medic (Le Toubib) Jean-Marie Desprès
1979 The Concorde ... Airport '79 Paul Metrand
1978 Attention, les enfants regardent L'homme
1977 Le Gang Robert le Dingue
1977 Death of a Corrupt Man (Mort d'un pourri) Xavier Maréchal nominated – César Award for Best Actor
1976 Monsieur Klein Robert Klein directed by Joseph Losey
nominated – César Award for Best Actor
1976 Armaguedon Dr. Michel Ambrose
1976 Comme un boomerang Jacques Batkin
1976 L'Homme pressé Pierre Niox
1975 Flic Story Roger Borniche
1975 Le Gitan Le Gitan
1975 Zorro Don Diego de la Vega/Zorro
1974 Les Seins de glace Marc Rilsen
1974 Borsalino & Co. Roch Siffredi
1973 Two Men in Town (Deux hommes dans la ville) Gino Strabliggi
1973 La Race des seigneurs Julien Dandieu
1973 The Burned Barns (Les granges brûlées) Larcher
1973 Scorpio Jean Laurier, alias Scorpio
1973 No Way Out (Tony Arzenta) Tony Arzenta
1972 Traitement de choc Devillers
1972 Il était une fois un flic Man searching Rodriguez
1972 La prima notte di quiete Daniele Dominici directed by Valerio Zurlini
1971 Un Flic Coleman
1971 La veuve Couderc Jean
1971 Red Sun (Soleil Rouge) Gauche directed by Terence Young
1971 Fantasia chez les ploucs A caïd
1971 The Assassination of Trotsky Frank Jackson directed by Joseph Losey
1970 Le Cercle rouge Corey directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
1970 Borsalino Rocco Siffredi
1970 Doucement les basses Simon
1969 The Sicilian Clan (Le Clan des Siciliens) Roger Sartet
1969 Madly Julian
1969 Jeff Laurent
1968 The Swimming Pool (La Piscine) Jean-Paul
1968 The Girl on a Motorcycle (La Motocyclette) Daniel
1968 Farewell Friend (Adieu l'ami) Dino Barran co-starring with Charles Bronson
1968 Spirits of the Dead (Histoires extraordinaires) William Wilson sequence – "William Wilson", directed by Louis Malle
1967 Le Samouraï Jef Costello directed by Jean Pierre Melville
1967 Diabolically Yours (Diaboliquement vôtre) Pierre
1966 The Last Adventure (Les Aventuriers) Manu
1966 Lost Command Capt. Philippe Esclavier
1966 Texas Across the River (Texas nous voilà) Don Andrea
1965 Is Paris Burning? (Paris brûle-t-il?) Jacques Chaban-Delmas
1965 Once a Thief Eddie Pedak directed by Ralph Nelson; written by Zekial Marko
1965 The Yellow Rolls-Royce Stefano
1964 L'Insoumis Thomas
1963 La Tulipe noire Count de Saint Preux
1963 The Leopard Tancredi directed by Luchino Visconti
nominated – Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male
1963 Any Number Can Win (Mélodie en sous-sol) Francis
1963 Joy House (Les Félins) Marc
1962 The Devil and the Ten Commandments (Le Diable et les Dix Commandements) Pierre Messager
1962 Carom Shots (Carambolages) Lambert
1962 Eclipse Piero directed by Michelangelo Antonioni
1962 Love at Sea (L'Amour à la mer) The film actor
1961 Amours célèbres Prince Albert sequence – "Agnes Bernauer"
1961 The Joy of Living (Quelle joie de vivre) Ulysse
1960 Purple Noon (Plein Soleil) Tom Ripley
1960 Rocco and His Brothers Rocco Parondi directed by Luchino Visconti
1959 Le chemin des écoliers Antoine Michaud
1959 Faibles femmes Julien Fenal
1958 Christine Franz Lobheiner
1957 Quand la femme s'en mêle Jo
1957 Sois belle et tais-toi Loulou

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    References

    External links

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  • Only You (2015 film)

    Only You (Chinese: 命中注定) is a 2015 Chinese-United States romantic comedy film directed by Zhang Hao and starring Tang Wei and Liao Fan. The film is a remake of 1994's Only You that starred Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey, Jr. The film was released on July 24, 2015.

    Cast

  • Tang Wei as Fang Yuan
  • Liao Fan as Feng Dali
  • Su Yan as Li Xiaotang
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  • Reception

    Critical response

    On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 17% approval rating, based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 4.2/10.

    Box office

    On the first weekend, the first grossed RMB47.5 million (US$7.64 million).

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    External links

  • Only You at the Internet Movie Database
  • Delon

    Delon is a surname and a given name.

    People

    Surname

  • Alain Delon (born 1935), French actor
  • Anthony Delon (born 1964), French-American actor, son of Alain Delon
  • Jean-Frédéric Delon (1778–1838), French painter
  • Nathalie Delon (born 1941), French actress and director, former wife of Alain Delon and mother of Anthony Delon
  • Given name

  • Delon Armitage (born 1983), rugby union footballer
  • Delon Dotson (born 1966), American technologist and businessman with key roles at Netscape Communications and MP3.com
  • Delon Thamrin, Chinese-Indonesian singer and runner-up in the first season of the reality series Indonesian Idol
  • DeLon Turner, 1991-1992 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
  • Fictional characters

  • Dela Delon, villain of the video game Brandish
  • Science and technology

  • Delon circuit, a voltage doubler circuit
  • See also

  • DeLon, stage name of Sri Lankan-American rapper and record producer Dilan Jayasingha (born 1987)
  • Guy de Lons or Guy of Lescar (died 1141), Roman Catholic Bishop of Lescar (1115-1141)
  • DeLon

    Dilan Jayasingha known by his stage name DeLon is an American Hip-Hop Artist (DJ/Producer) from Los Angeles, California.

    DeLon is the first Sri Lankan artist to place on the U.S. Billboard charts" with his single "Calor de la Salsa" in 2005 off of his debut album The Connection and then again in 2007 with his single "Nasty Girl" from his second album Unstoppable Also he's the only Sri Lankan artist who owns an official Vevo channel (DelonVEVO) on YouTube.

    On April 5, 2008, DeLon won "Best Rap Performance" at the Derana Music Video Awards in Sri Lanka.

    In 2012 DeLon was an official artist at South by South West opening for Lil Jon and The Chemical Brothers at Sundance and he was on tour with Lindsey Sterling.

    In 2013 he accomplished a #1 MTV Most Popular Music Video with "Pretty Girls" and won a freestyle rap competition on Indi.com.

    In 2014 he was amongst the top 2% finalists with his single "Head High" out of 18,000 entrants in the International Songwriting Competition 2014.

    DeLon, also known by his community as the "King of Ceylon", has also collaborated with American award-winning songwriter Jacob Luttrell, as well as new age Sri Lankan Hip Hop artists and producers such as Bathiya and Santhush, Ranidu, Ashanthi and Iraj. He has worked with Ty Dolla Sign and Iggy Azalea, who was a model in his music video "Slow It Down" (in the early stages of her career).

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    Only You

    by: Michael Crawford

    Look at me, a woman, calm and in control
    No silly girl who's head's always turning
    Nobody would guess that, deep inside my soul
    A brand new fla-ame is burning
    Only you... have the power to move me...
    And together we'd make the whole world move in sympathy
    But I couldn't see before-ore
    And only you-ou... have the power to move me...
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    It's not funny any more-ore - any more-ore
    There was I, wondering why
    Every day disappeared into the distance
    Now with you, the light is shining through
    You gave me life, not just existance
    Only you-ou... have the power to move me...
    And together we'd make the whole world move in sympathy
    You have the power to move me
    All the nights I've wasted, dreaming of the time
    When I'd discovered the one to guide me
    Searching the horizon, didn't realise
    That all the time she was beside me
    Only you-ou... have the power to move me...
    And together we'd make the whole world move in sympathy
    Hope and pray that I'm in ti-ime..., I'm in ti-ime...
    Only he can stand and wait that long
    Stand by me while I was going wrong
    What if she couldn't wait
    Have I left it too late
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    And together we'll make the whole world move in sympathy
    Brighten up the darkest sky-y
    Brighten up the darkest sky-y-y
    If only you-ou... use the power to move me
    Take me, hold me, mould me, change me and impro-ove me
    Only you have the power to mo-o-ove me




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