Julien Rassam (né Langmann) (14 June 1968 – 3 February 2002) was a French actor.

Julien Rassam
Born
Julien Langmann

(1968-06-14)14 June 1968
Died3 February 2002(2002-02-03) (aged 33)
OccupationActor
Years active1972–2000
Parent(s)Claude Berri
Anne-Marie Rassam
RelativesThomas Langmann (brother)
Arlette Langmann (aunt)
Dimitri Rassam (cousin)

Biography

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Born Julien Langmann, Rassam was the son of French film director Claude Berri and brother of film producer Thomas Langmann. His father Claude Berri is Jewish, and his mother Anne-Marie Rassam, who was born in Lebanon, is of Syrian Christian ancestry.[1] On his mother's side, he was the nephew of producer Jean-Pierre Rassam and Paul Rassam. His mother, Anne-Marie Rassam, committed suicide in 1997, jumping from the apartment of Isabelle Adjani's mother.[2]

Career

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Rassam's film work included Albert Souffre, Queen Margot, and The Accompanist, for which he was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Newcomer in 1993. In 1992 he wrote and directed the short film Jour de colère.

Personal life and death

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Rassam was in a relationship with actress Marion Cotillard in the late 1990s.[3] He became a paraplegic in 2000 after an accidental fall from the fourth floor of the Hôtel Raphael in Paris, just three years after his mother committed suicide by jumping from a building.[2] Rassam committed suicide in 2002.[2][4][5]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1972 Sex-Shop Jules Uncredited
1975 Le Mâle du siècle Julien
1992 Albert Souffre Albert
1992 The Accompanist Benoît Weizman
1993 Maigret Lecoeur Episode: "Maigret et l'homme du banc"
1993 Jour de colère Short, writer and director
1993 Nulle part
1994 Queen Margot Alençon
1994 Tous les garçons et les filles de leur âge... Paul Episode: "Portrait d'une jeune fille de la fin des années 60 à Bruxelles"
1994 Yalla yaana
1997 Le Secret de Polichinelle Julien
1998 Le Poulpe Le Travesti
1999 Furia Le résistant #1 (final film role)

References

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  1. ^ "Rassam, in memoriam". liberation.fr (in French). Retrieved 2001-04-24.
  2. ^ a b c Lorrain, François-Guillaume (15 January 2009). "Claude Berri : adieu, Monsieur Cinéma". Le Point. Paris. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  3. ^ "MARION ET GUILLAUME: UN BÉBÉ POUR LE PRINTEMPS". Paris Match. Paris. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Julien Rassam". 14 June 1968.
  5. ^ "Claude Berri : Adieu, Monsieur Cinéma, actualité Cinéma : Le Point". Archived from the original on 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
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