GΓ©rard Lanvin (born June 21, 1950 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine) is a CΓ©sar Award-winning French actor. He quit his studies when he was 17 to become an actor. He took on a role in Vous n'aurez pas l'Alsace et la Lorraine in 1977 on an offer from actor Coluche. He received the Prix Jean Gabin in 1982 for his role in Une Γ©trange affaire. In 1995 he won a CΓ©sar Award for Best Actor with Le Fils prΓ©fΓ©rΓ©. Other appearances include Une semaine de vacances and 3 zΓ©ros. During the 2000s, he returned to the big screen with popular comedies. In 2001, he received the CΓ©sar Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role with The Taste of Others (Le GoΓ»t des autres). Description above from the Wikipedia article GΓ©rard Lanvin, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia. Β