Gérard Klein

Short Biography

Gérard Klein is a player french born29 October 1942in Romilly-sur-Seine ( Aube ), also a radio host , singer , producer and presenter of documentaries magazines.Career [ edit | edit the code ]Gérard Klein is first known as radio host and variety singer before starting in 1982 (40 years) an acting career in film and television.In 1983 he was appointed to the César for best supporting actor for his performance in La Passante du Sans-Souci , film in which he starred with Romy Schneider . In 1985, the public finds in the film Train to Hell directed by Roger Hanin : there is remarkable [not neutral] playing a character against type cynical racist, redneck, vulgar and violent. Although not all like the character played in his life everyday, this role unsympathetic, yet masterfully played [not neutral] , break time his image, so he will refuse thereafter to play characters negative, while not speaking too much of this film, yet very serious and important in his filmography. Between 1985 and 1990, it will be difficult to take off his film career, and it will only get small roles. He finds himself in 1990 to consider selling all his property to retire to a farm in Auvergne . The boon that then represents the proposal of Pierre Grimblat play Victor Novak in the series L'Instit allows him at the time to keep all his property and even buy more. The series L'Instit exist for more than 10 years before Gerard Klein decides to stop playing its role.Alongside the distribution of L'Instit , he hosted an educational program for children, Va savoir , created on The Fifth , in which he takes a group of children accompanied by Alain Bombard , and historian Frederick Gersal in a yellow bus visit the craft skills of rural France. Then his show Gérard Klein around the world , it makes viewers discover unusual places and attend the meeting of those involved in social and environmental projects.In February 1995, François Bayrou handed him the Academic Palms for his role in The Instit . It is, moreover, Knight of Agricultural Merit .From 2010 , he traveled the United American part of his show America in all its broadcast on TV Travel and TV5 Monde .He currently lives in the Yvelines . He recently participated in an advertising campaign for mineral water Volvic the benefit of Unicef ​​. He was appointed Knight of the Legion of Honour inJanuary 2007.Since January 2013He hosts the show Happy to be there on TV Campaigns .In August 2014, he discovered the markets of France in the show My incredible market , with Louise Ekland , broadcast on M6 .Privacy [ edit | edit the code ]Married twice, he is currently the painter Françoise Vallon . He has three daughters, the eldest Chantal Sadorge Véronique born in 1963; then the younger Françoise Vallon, Melie born in 1980 and Ninon born in 1983.