Davy Sardou
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Davy Sardou is a French actor. Davy is the son of French singer Michel Sardou
, the grandson of actors Jackie Sardou
and Fernand Sardou
, and the brother of French novelist Romain Sardou
.
He studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York, starred in several off-Broadway plays before returning to Paris in 2001 where he currently lives and works.
Davy Sardou was nominated for a Molière (the French equivalent of the Tony Awards) in 2011.
Michel Sardou
Michel Sardou is a French singer.He was born in Paris, the son of Fernand Sardou and Jackie Rollin . Contrary to claims common towards the beginning of his career, he is not the grandson of the dramatist Victorien Sardou...
, the grandson of actors Jackie Sardou
Jackie Sardou
Jackie Sardou was a French actress.She was born Jackie Rollin in Paris, and married Fernand Sardou, a singer. She is the mother of singer Michel Sardou; and grandmother of Romain Sardou, an author and of Davy Sardou an actor. She died in 1998.- Selected filmography :* Street Without a King...
and Fernand Sardou
Fernand Sardou
Fernand Sardou was a French singer and actor.Sardou was the father of Michel Sardou, and he married Jackie Rollin , an actress. His two grandsons are French novelist Romain Sardou and French actor Davy Sardou....
, and the brother of French novelist Romain Sardou
Romain Sardou
Romain Sardou , is a French novelist born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine. He is the son of the singer and songwriter Michel Sardou.-Biography:...
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He studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York, starred in several off-Broadway plays before returning to Paris in 2001 where he currently lives and works.
Davy Sardou was nominated for a Molière (the French equivalent of the Tony Awards) in 2011.
Theater
- 2011 : A Midsummer Night's DreamA Midsummer Night's DreamA Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta...
" by William ShakespeareWilliam ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
, directed by Nicolas Briançon, with Mélanie DouteyMélanie DouteyMélanie Doutey is a French actress, the daughter of director and producer, Alain Doutey, and the actress Arielle Séménoff. She has appeared in Claude Chabrol's La Fleur du Mal, which also starred Nathalie Baye, and El Lobo, the true story of a mole within the Basque terrorist group ETA...
and Lorant DeutschLorànt DeutschLaszlo Matekovics, aka « Lorànt Deutsch » , is a French actor and writer.Born at Alençon, his father was Hungarian and his mother was French....
, at the Anjou Theater Festival. - 2011 : Le Nombril by Jean AnouilhJean AnouilhJean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh was a French dramatist whose career spanned five decades. Though his work ranged from high drama to absurdist farce, Anouilh is best known for his 1943 play Antigone, an adaptation of Sophocles' Classical drama, that was seen as an attack on Marshal Pétain's...
directed by Michel Fagadau, with Francis PerrinFrancis PerrinFrancis Perrin was a French physicist,the son of Nobel prize-winning physicist Jean Perrin.- Physicist :Francis Perrin was born in Paris and attended École Normale Supérieure in Paris.In 1928 he obtained a doctorate in mathematical sciences from the faculté des sciences of Paris, based upon a...
, Francine BergéFrancine BergéFrancine Bergé is a French film and stage actress .- Filmography :*1962 : Les Abysses*1963 : Judex*1964 : La Ronde*1965 : La Religieuse...
, Eric Laugérias and Jean-Paul Bordes, at the Comédie des Champs-Élysées. - 2010 : LéocadiaLeocadiaSaint Leocadia is a Spanish saint. She is thought to have died on December 9, ca. 304, in the Diocletian persecution.The feast day for St. Leocadia of Toledo appears under 9 December in the historical martyrologies of the ninth century. Her name is not mentioned by Prudentius in his hymn on the...
, by Jean AnouilhJean AnouilhJean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh was a French dramatist whose career spanned five decades. Though his work ranged from high drama to absurdist farce, Anouilh is best known for his 1943 play Antigone, an adaptation of Sophocles' Classical drama, that was seen as an attack on Marshal Pétain's...
directed by Thierry Harcourt with Geneviève Casile and Noémie Elbaz at the Theater 14. - 2009 : Happy BirthdayHappy Birthday (play)Happy Birthday is a play written by Anita Loos. It opened on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre on October 31, 1946 and closed on March 13, 1948, after 564 performances. It starred Helen Hayes, for whom it was written. The story involves Addie, a mousy librarian who becomes enamoured of a handsome...
, directed by Thierry Harcourt with Nicole Calfan, Henri Courseaux, Yves Pignot, Éric BoucherEric BoucherEric Boucher is a former professional footballer.-External links:* at chamoisfc79.fr...
, Nathalie RousselNathalie RousselNathalie Roussel is a French actress of stage, television and film who is best known for her role in the 1991 films My Father's Glory and My Mother's Castle.-Filmography:*Moments de vérité .... Marie...
, Julie Victor, Jean-Paul Delvor, Noémie Elbaz and Nicolas Briançon for the 60th Festival d'Anjou. - 2008-2009 : Family SecretFamily secretA family secret is a secret kept within a family. Most families have secrets, but the kind and importance vary. Family secrets can be shared by the whole family, but some family members or kept by an individual member of the family. The secret can relate to taboo topics,rule violations or just...
by Éric Assous, directed by Jean-Luc Moreau, with Michel SardouMichel SardouMichel Sardou is a French singer.He was born in Paris, the son of Fernand Sardou and Jackie Rollin . Contrary to claims common towards the beginning of his career, he is not the grandson of the dramatist Victorien Sardou...
, Laurent Spielvogel, Mathilde Penin, Elisa Servier and Rita Brantalou, at Théâtre des VariétésThéâtre des VariétésThe Théâtre des Variétés is a theatre and "salle de spectacles" at 7, boulevard Montmartre, 2nd arrondissement, in Paris. It was declared a monument historique in 1975.-History:...
and on tour. - 2008 : Oscar by Claude Magnier, directed by Philippe Hersen, at the Théâtre du Gymnase Marie BellThéâtre du Gymnase Marie BellThe Théâtre du Gymnase or Théâtre du Gymnase Marie Bell, is a theatre in Paris, at 38, boulevard Bonne-Nouvelle in the 10th arrondissement .-History:...
with Bernard Farcy and Chantal Ladesou. - 2006-2007 : Arsenic and Old LaceArsenic and Old Lace (play)Arsenic and Old Lace is a play by American playwright Joseph Kesselring, written in 1939. It has become best known through the film adaptation starring Cary Grant and directed by Frank Capra. The play was directed by Bretaigne Windust, and opened on January 10, 1941. On September 25, 1943, the...
by Joseph KesselringJoseph KesselringJoseph Otto Kesselring was an American writer and playwright known best for his play Arsenic and Old Lace, written in 1939 and originally entitled "Bodies in Our Cellar." He was born in New York City to Henry and Frances Kesselring. His father's parents were immigrants from Germany. His mother was...
, directed by Thierry Harcourt, with Micheline Dax, Jacqueline Danno, Théâtre de la Tête d’Or in Lyon and on tour. - 2004-2005 : Copy/Paste by Jean-Marie Chevret, directed by Jean-Pierre Dravel et Olivier Macé, with Christian VadimChristian VadimChristian Vadim is a French actor. He is the son of actress Catherine Deneuve and director Roger Vadim. He has a son, Igor Divetain-Vadim and a daughter, Lou Vadim ....
, Gabrielle Lazure, at the Théâtre Michel - 2001-2002 : Man in question by Félicien MarceauFélicien MarceauFélicien Marceau is the pen name of Louis Carette a French novelist, playwright and essayist originally from Belgium. He was close to the Hussards right-wing literary movement, itself close to the monarchist .He received the Prix Goncourt for his book Creezy in 1969...
, directed by Jean-Luc Tardieu, with Michel SardouMichel SardouMichel Sardou is a French singer.He was born in Paris, the son of Fernand Sardou and Jackie Rollin . Contrary to claims common towards the beginning of his career, he is not the grandson of the dramatist Victorien Sardou...
, Brigitte FosseyBrigitte FosseyBrigitte Fossey, born in Tourcoing, Nord, is a French actress.-Early years:The daughter of a schoolteacher, Fossey was five years old when she was cast by director René Clément to star in his film, Forbidden Games. Fossey played the role of an innocent child orphaned by World War II...
, André Badin, Louison Roblin, Alain Cerrer, Melodie Berenfeld, Anne-Elodie Sorlin and Gilbert Pascal at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-MartinThéâtre de la Porte Saint-MartinThe Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin is a venerable theatre and opera house at 18, Boulevard Saint-Martin in the 10e arrondissement of Paris.- History :...
and on tour. - 2001 : The House of Correction by Norman Lock, directed by George Loros, with Nunzio Caponio, at the Marilyn Monroe Theater.
- 2000 : Seasons at the Ensemble Theater.
- 2000 : CloserCloser (play)Closer is the third play written by English playwright Patrick Marber. The play was premiered at the Royal National Theatre's Cottesloe Theatre in London in 1997, and made its North American debut at the Music Box Theatre on Broadway on 25 January 1999....
by Patrick MarberPatrick MarberPatrick Albert Crispin Marber is an English comedian, playwright, director, puppeteer, actor and screenwriter.-Early life and education:...
, directed by Davy Sardou, at the Adbington Theater in New York - 1999 : Three SistersThree Sisters (play)Three Sisters is a play by Russian author and playwright Anton Chekhov, perhaps partially inspired by the situation of the three Brontë sisters, but most probably by the three Zimmermann sisters in Perm...
by Anton Tchekov, directed by George Loros, at the Pantheon Theater in New York - 1998 : Creditors by August StrindbergAugust StrindbergJohan August Strindberg was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg's career spanned four decades, during which time he wrote over 60 plays and more than 30 works of fiction, autobiography,...
, directed by Robert Castle, at the Sanford Meisner Theater in New York
Film and television
- 2010: Bienvenue à Bouchon directed by Luc Béraud, with Francis PerrinFrancis PerrinFrancis Perrin was a French physicist,the son of Nobel prize-winning physicist Jean Perrin.- Physicist :Francis Perrin was born in Paris and attended École Normale Supérieure in Paris.In 1928 he obtained a doctorate in mathematical sciences from the faculté des sciences of Paris, based upon a...
, Yvan Le Bolloc'hYvan Le Bolloc'hYvan Le Bolloc'h is a French television and radio host and actor.-Biography:Yvan Le Bolloc'h began as a teacher for four years in Brittany...
and Elodie Frenck. - 2009 : Le Roi, l’écureuil et la couleuvre directed by Laurent Heynemann, with Thierry FrémontThierry FrémontThierry Frémont is a French actor. He has appeared in over 65 films and television shows since 1984. He starred in the 1991 film Fortune Express, which was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:...
, Lorànt DeutschLorànt DeutschLaszlo Matekovics, aka « Lorànt Deutsch » , is a French actor and writer.Born at Alençon, his father was Hungarian and his mother was French....
, Sara Giraudeau, Carole Richert and Laurent Natrella. - 2007 : Crédit pour un meurtre directed by Dominique Tabuteau, with Pierre ArditiPierre ArditiPierre Arditi was born on 1 December 1944 in Paris, child of the French paintor Georges Arditi , from Marseille, and a Belgian mother. He is an award-winning French film and stage actor...
, Anne Suarez, Marc Citti and Julie Bataille - 2006 : Profils Criminels directed by Laurent Carceles with Shirley Bousquet, Julie Dray and Manuel Gélin
- 2004 : Navarro directed by Jean Sagols with Roger HaninRoger HaninRoger Hanin is a French actor , best known for playing the title role in the 1989-2006 TV crime series, Navarro.-Personal life:...
and Alain Doutey - 2004 : Léa Parker directed by Laurent Bregeat with Sonia RollandSonia RollandSonia Rolland is a French actress and former Miss France she has also competed at Miss Universe. She is the first African-born Miss France pagant winner....
. - 2001 : Le Groupe directed by Jean Sagols with Frank Geney, Barbara CabritaBarbara Cabrita- Early life :She began as a model at 16 years old. At 20 years old she plays in the sitcom "Le Groupe" but she became very well known with TV series RIS, police scientifique on first French TV channel, TF1.-TV series:*Le Groupe " '...
and Géraldine Lapalus. - 1999 : Black and White directed by James TobackJames TobackJames Lee Toback is an American screenwriter and film director.-Early life:Toback was born in New York City. His mother, Selma Judith , was a President of The League of Women Voters and a moderator of political debates on NBC. His father, Irwin Lionel Toback, was a stockbroker and former...
, with Scott CaanScott CaanScott Andrew Caan is an American actor. He stars in the CBS television series Hawaii Five-0, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe award. He is the son of actor James Caan.-Early life:...
, Robert Downey Jr.Robert Downey Jr.Robert John Downey, Jr. is an American actor. Downey made his screen debut in 1970 at the age of five when he appeared in his father's film Pound, and has worked consistently in film and television ever since. During the 1980s he had roles in a series of coming of age films associated with the...
, Ben StillerBen StillerBenjamin Edward "Ben" Stiller is an American comedian, actor, writer, film director, and producer. He is the son of veteran comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara....
, Elijah WoodElijah WoodElijah Jordan Wood is an American actor. He made his film debut with a minor part in Back to the Future Part II , then landed a succession of larger roles that made him a critically acclaimed child actor by age 9. He is best known for his high-profile role as Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's...
and Jared LetoJared LetoJared Joseph Leto is an American actor, director, producer, occasional model and musician. Leto has appeared in both big budget Hollywood films and smaller projects from independent producers and art houses. He rose to prominence for playing Jordan Catalano in the teenage drama My So-Called Life...
. - 1998 : Blind DateBlind dateA "blind date" is a date between two people who have not previously met. The phrase may also mean:Television*Blind Date , a dating game show in the United Kingdom*Blind Date , a reality show in the United States...
short film directed by Greg EganGreg EganGreg Egan is an Australian science fiction author.Egan published his first work in 1983. He specialises in hard science fiction stories with mathematical and quantum ontology themes, including the nature of consciousness...
. - 1998 : The Bum short film directed by Greg EganGreg EganGreg Egan is an Australian science fiction author.Egan published his first work in 1983. He specialises in hard science fiction stories with mathematical and quantum ontology themes, including the nature of consciousness...
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