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Iconic actor, Caesarized three times during his career, Niels Arestrup died at the age of 75, at his home in Ville-d’Avray. His wife Isabelle, with whom he had twins twelve years ago, spoke in a press release sent to AFP.

“He passed away surrounded by the love of his family”: Isabelle, wife of Niels Arestrup and mother of his young twins, speaks
A fight against illness fought in secret and which he unfortunately lost.
The sad news reached us on the morning of this Sunday, December 1, 2024: . The iconic actor died in his house in Ville-d’Avray, in Hauts-de-Seine. Just minutes after the announcement of Purepeople, AFP published the press release from his wife Isabelle Le Nouvel. “I am extremely sad to announce the death of my husband, the immense actor Niels Arestrup, after a courageous fight against illness. He passed away surrounded by the love of his family“, she wrote.
Winner of the César three times during his career, Niels Arestrup received the César for Best Supporting Actor for his unforgettable performances in From beating my heart has stopped, A prophet et Quai d’Orsay.
Niels Arestrup becomes father of twins at 63
If cinema was Niels Arestrup’s entire life, the actor had started a family late in life. It was when he was 63 years old that this son of a Dane and a Breton welcomed twins with his wife Isabelle, a girl and a boy.
In September 2012, Here Paris told us two good news: September 15, 2012 at the town hall of Ville-d’Avray. The actor and the writer, director and actress did not have just anyone as witnesses at their wedding. : directors Bertrand Blier and Jacques Audiard, actor André Dussollier and star agent Dominique Besnehard.
rare confidences from the actor who was quite discreet on the subject. “I have two babies, identical fraternal twins. It’s a life adventureexplained the actor. To consider having children, I had to be very much in love, to arrive at a point in my life where I was finally stabilized. Having a little boy and a little girl at my age is overwhelming. Maybe when you’re younger, it has less of an effect, but for me, it’s something astonishing.“
Today we have a very special thought for the children of Niels Arestrup…