Addicted to series about vampires and zombies, he knows everything about your favorite stars, with a slight preference for what happens across the Atlantic. Although he has the hot blood of the Spanish, he still maintains his very French humor and never shrinks from a well-intentioned play on words.
If Mélanie Laurent has established herself as a star of French cinema, her father’s voice is just as well known to the general public. An actor with a successful career, the latter has voiced several fictional characters that you necessarily know.
Mélanie Laurent: Her father is a famous actor who has voiced several stars that you know very well
Since its debut in 1999 in A bridge between two banksdirected by Frédéric Auburtin and , where she plays opposite and , Mélanie Laurent’s career has taken on a whole new dimension. After breaking the screen in I’m fine, don’t worrywhich earned her the César for Most Promising Actress, the 41-year-old actress has proven herself in American cinema with important roles for , Michael Bay and .
If is a star of French cinema, his father is not to be outdone. Indeed, if the actress’ mother is a dance teacher, his father is an actor, specializing in dubbing. Originally from Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle), the latter may not have a face that is very well known to the French, which is not the case for his voice. If he started in the theater, it was as a voice actor that Pierre Laurent spent most of his career with several dubbings in one of the most cult animated series in history, The Simpsons. In the series created in 1999 by Matt Groening, the latter has the chance to voice several cult characters from the show, starting with the famous neighbor of the most famous family in the United States, Ned Flanders. He also plays the role of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, or Barney Gumble.
Pierre Laurent, of Desperate Housewives to Fires of love
Mélanie Laurent’s father played in many other successful series, starting with Desperate Housewives, The Young and the Restless or even The Big Bang Theory. Pierre Laurent has also done numerous dubbings in cinema, mainly for American films, such as Big Fishthe film directed by . He also voiced the famous Gene Hackman in Superman : Lex Luthor. More recently, he contributed his voice to one of ‘s latest films, The French Dispatch.
Obviously, the actor passed on his love of acting and the stage to his daughter, since Mélanie Laurent began her career at just 16 years old. The one who leads rarely talks about her family and this father, of whom she is certainly very proud.
