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Jean-Paul Belmondo

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The Resume

    (April 9, 1933-September 6, 2021)
    Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine,, France
    French New Wave cinema icon
    Film credits include ‘Breathless (1960),’ ‘Leon Morin, Priest (1961),’ ‘That Man from Rio (1965),’ ‘Stavisky (1974)’ and ‘Un homme et son chien (A Man and His Dog, 2009)’
    Knight of the Ordre national du Merite, Officer (1986) and later Commander (1994)
    Knight of the Legion d’honneur, Officer (1991) and later Commander (2007)

Why he might be annoying:

    Imagine George Hamilton as a Frenchman.
    He was not a particularly good school student.
    A well-publicized affair with Ursula Andress effectively ended his first marriage (1966).
    His son Paul, about two years older than his second wife, became a Formula One racer.
    He was 70 at the birth of his fourth child.
    He received only one film award: a 1989 Cesar (French Oscar equivalent) for Best Actor in ‘Itineraire d’un enfant gate’ (Itinerary of a Spoiled Child).

Why he might not be annoying:

    But he was interested in boxing and soccer.
    His father was a sculptor of Italian lineage.
    He was saluted in a Get Smart episode where a KAOS agent was named Paul John Mondebello.
    He was a co-producer of ‘Itineraire d’un enfant gate.’
    He waited 36 years to remarry.
    His explanation for his success with women: 'Hell, everybody knows an ugly guy with a good line gets the chicks.'

Credit: Cool It All Right?


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 26 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 76.92% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 68.75% Annoying