Thomas Langmann

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 Langmann began his career as an actor in his fathers films when he was a teenager earning Cesar Award nominations for Most Promising Newcomer for Les années sandwiches in 1988 and Paris séveille 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 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 selffinanced the film He won the Academy Award for the film at the 2012 Oscars and won the Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture He was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in June 2012 along with 175 other individuals Langmann was born in Paris France the son of AnneMarie Rassam and film director Claude Berri His uncle was the late producer JeanPierre Rassam and his brother was the late French actor Julien Rassam Both his mother and his brother committed suicide in 1997 and in 2002 respectively while his father died of a stroke in 2009 He has a younger halfbrother from his fathers later relationship Darius Langmann His father Claude Berri was Jewish and his mother AnneMarie Rassam who was born in Lebanon was Lebanese Christian In 2008 Langmann was sentenced to four months in prison for assaulting his longterm girlfriend Frédérique with whom he had a daughter in 2002 Langmann married French journalist Céline Bosquet on June 21 2013 Source Article Thomas Langmann from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30