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Jean Reno

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Also known as Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jiménez, Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jimenez

Spanish-French actor

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Jean Reno, born Juan Moreno Herrera y Jiménez in 1948 in Casablanca, is a male actor. He holds citizenship in France and Spain and speaks French, English, Spanish, and German. His native language is Spanish, and he is of Andaluz ethnicity. Reno began his work period in 1977 and has resided in Casablanca, Paris, Los Angeles, and Montpellier. He was educated at Lycée Carnot and Lycée Lyautey.

Reno is the recipient of the Officer, Knight, and Commander of the Legion of Honour awards, as well as the European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award. He was nominated for the Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor. He has six children and has type 2 diabetes. His pseudonym is Jean Gonorrenó, and his name in his native language is Jean Reno.

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Casablanca, French Protectorate in Morocco [now Morocco]

Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jiménez (born July 30, 1948), commonly known as Jean Reno is a French actor of Andalusian Spanish descent. Working in French, English, and Italian, he has appeared not only in numerous successful Hollywood productions such as The Pink Panther, Godzilla, The Da Vinci Code, Mission: Impossible, Ronin and Couples Retreat, but also in European productions such as the French…

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Juan
Gender
male
Citizenship
Spain
Place of birth
Casablanca
Occupation
actor
Educated at
Lycée Lyautey
Languages spoken
Italian
Native language
Spanish
Award
Commander of the Legion of Honour
Image
Jean Reno Cannes 2016.jpg
Number of children
6
Residence
Cádiz Province
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Commons category
Jean Reno
date of birth
1948-07-30
ethnic group
Andaluz
pseudonym
Jean Gonorrenó
second family name in Spanish name
Jiménez
name in native language
Jean Reno
start of work period
1977-00-00
nominated for
Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor
social media followers
8327
medical condition
type 2 diabetes
birth name
Juan Moreno Herrera y Jiménez
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Encyclopedic overview

Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jiménez (born 30 July 1948), commonly known as Jean Reno ( French: [ʒɑ̃ ʁeno]), is a French and Spanish actor. He established himself as a leading man of French cinema through his collaborations with director Luc Besson, and has worked in numerous international productions. He is a three-time César Award nominee - Best Actor for Les Visiteurs (1993) and Léon: The Professional (1994), and Best Supporting Actor for The Big Blue (1988).

Reno's other notable films include Le Dernier Combat (1983), La Femme Nikita (1990), Mission: Impossible (1996), Ronin (1998), Godzilla (1998), Crimson Rivers (2000), Wasabi (2001), The Pink Panther (2006), The Da Vinci Code (2006), Flushed Away (2006), Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014), The Promise (2016), and Da 5 Bloods (2020).

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