Thomas Langmann (born 24 May 1971) is a French film producer and actor, known for producing The Artist (2011), for which he received an Academy Award for Best Picture as producer in 2012.
Thomas Langmann | |
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Born | Paris, France | 24 May 1971
Occupation(s) | Film producer, actor, screenwriter, film director |
Years active | 1980–present |
Notable work | The Artist (2011) |
Spouse | Céline Bosquet (m. 2013) |
Children | 1 |
Parent(s) | Claude Berri Anne-Marie Rassam |
Relatives | Julien Rassam (brother) Arlette Langmann (aunt) Dimitri Rassam (cousin) |
Awards | Academy Award for Best Picture |
Langmann began his career as an actor in his father's films when he was a teenager, earning Cesar Award nominations for Most Promising Newcomer for Les années sandwiches in 1988 and Paris s'éveille in 1991, as well as a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 1993 for Le nombril du monde. He became a film producer in the early 2000s. During the filming of Asterix at the Olympic Games, he was arrested for employing prostitutes and purchasing narcotics.[1][2] In 2011, Langmann produced the black and white, silent film The Artist with director Michel Hazanavicius. He was unable to attract investors to the risky project and self-financed the film. He won the Academy Award for the film at the 2012 Oscars[3] and won the Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture.[4] He was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in June 2012 along with 175 other individuals.[5]
Langmann was born in Paris, France, the son of Anne-Marie Rassam and film director Claude Berri. His uncle was the late producer Jean-Pierre Rassam and his brother was the late French actor Julien Rassam.[6] Both his mother and his brother committed suicide, in 1997[7] and in 2002, respectively, while his father died of a stroke in 2009.[8] He has a younger half-brother from his father's later relationship, Darius Langmann. His father Claude Berri was Jewish, and his mother Anne-Marie Rassam, who was born in Lebanon, was Lebanese Christian.[9][10][11]
In 2008, Langmann was sentenced to four months in prison for assaulting his long-term girlfriend Frédérique, with whom he had a daughter in 2002.[12] Langmann married French journalist Céline Bosquet on 21 June 2013.[13]
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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1989 | César Awards | Best Promising Actor | The Sandwich Years | Nominated |
1992 | César Awards | Best Promising Actor | Paris s'éveille | Nominated |
1994 | César Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Le nombril du monde | Nominated |
2009 | César Awards | Best Film | Mesrine Public Enemy #1 |
Nominated |
2010 | Lumiere Awards | Best Film | The Artist | Won |
2011 | Asheville Film Festival | Best Feature Film | Won | |
Austin Film Festival | Out of Competition Feature | Won | ||
Chicago International Film Festival | Founder's Award | Won | ||
European Film Awards | Best Film | Nominated | ||
Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival | Best Film | Won | ||
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Best Picture | Won | ||
Leeds International Film Festival | Best Feature | Won | ||
Mill Valley Film Festival | Favorite World Feature | Won | ||
St. Louis International Film Festival | Best Dramatic Feature | Won | ||
2012 | Academy Award | Best Motion Picture of the Year | Won | |
Australian Film Institute | Best Film | Won | ||
BAFTA Awards | Best Film | Won | ||
César Awards | Best Film | Won | ||
Independent Spirit Awards | Best Film | Won | ||
PGA Awards | Theatrical Motion Picture | Won | ||
Étoiles d'Or | Best Film | Won | ||
Best Producer | Won |