- Born
- Birth nameVincent Crochon
- Nickname
- Vinz
- Height6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
- Blue-eyed Vincent Cassel was born in Paris to a leading actor
father, Jean-Pierre Cassel, and a
journalist mother, Sabine Litique. Often labeled as a tough guy because of his roles,
eclectic choices and talent have made of him a star of European cinema.
First in La haine (1995), the young
actor, actually coming from upper classes, succeeded to express the
despair of a social class living in the suburbs of towns. This veracity
in his play comes from the fact that he was in fact since years in
connection with many hip-hop artists from the rising generation, (his
own brother was leader of a legendary french rap group). Then the
success of The Crimson Rivers (2000), where he plays a young French cop
alongside Jean Reno, made of him "the
man to count on." He never hid his taste for rap music, break dance,
Capoeira, Brasil and his endless energy, but Vincent is also a family
man, married to Monica Bellucci, his Italian co-star from
The Apartment (1996) (aka The Apartment); and recently a father.- IMDb Mini Biography By: 4 ever vinz
- SpousesTina Kunakey(August 24, 2018 - present) (separated, 1 child)Monica Bellucci(August 3, 1999 - August 26, 2013) (divorced, 2 children)
- ChildrenLéonie CasselAmazonie Cassel
- Parents
- RelativesCécile Cassel(Half Sibling)Rockin' Squat(Sibling)
- Often plays short-tempered, mentally unbalanced characters
- His often hunched tall frame, which is surprisingly flexible
- Is good at Brazilian martial art, "Capoeira". He demonstrates this in
the Lazer Field scene in Ocean's Twelve (2004). - Learned conversational Russian in a matter of two months, for playing the Russian character "Kirill" in Eastern Promises (2007).
- He usually does the voice-over for actor Hugh Grant in French
versions. - Travels so often to Bahia (Brazil), that he has even learned how to
speak an almost flawless Portuguese. - Monica Bellucci gave birth to their second daughter Léonie in Rome, Italy (21 May 2010).
- The day after I had my licence to drive I made Paris/Nice at 230
km/hour. - I think I'm actually more vulnerable than people imagine.
- [on Irreversible (2002)] Yeah, I think that there is something
saying, I say the line, that revenge is a human right. I don't think
that it's a human right, but it's a normal reaction. - [on press interest in
his marriage with Monica Bellucci] Oh, well you know, all European media is not the same. I'm sure that
like in England, they can be much more bothering than in France, for
example. In Paris, it's okay. We have very separate lives when we're
working, working wise. I think that it's fine. - I'm a little angry in life.
- A Dangerous Method (2011) - €50,000
- Black Swan (2010) - €226,000
- Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 (2008) - €720,000 (720,000 for both films)
- Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008) - €720,000 (720,000 for both films)
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