Glorious career
Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon was born in 1935, is a famous French actor and film producer . After his parents divorced when he was 4 years old, Delon moved to live with his adoptive parents in Fresnes and then attended boarding school. When his mother remarried, he returned to live with her.
During his youth, Delon enlisted in the army, then worked many manual labor jobs such as porter, assistant... During this time, he became friends with young actor Jean Claude Brialy, who introduced him to the director. Yves Allégret, launched Delon's film career.
Since he was young, Delon has possessed outstanding height and appearance. After playing his first small role in "Quand la femme s'en mien" in 1957, he quickly attracted the attention of the audience and was invited to participate in many different film and television projects.
Not long after, the name Alain Delon became famous and widely known to the public. He participated in many classic films such as: "Rocco And His Brothers" (1960), "Purple Noon" (1960), "The Eclipse" (1962), "The Leopard" (1963), "The Red Circle" (1970), "Mr. Klein" (1976)...
Delon was also invited to collaborate with many famous directors such as Jean-Pierre Melville, Luchino Visconti, Michelangelo Antonioni... Possessing a handsome appearance, charming charisma and top acting ability, Alain Delon became one of the most famous actors in the world. Famous French cinema legend in the last decades of the 20th century.
Thanks to his treasure trove of nearly 100 roles, Delon has won many prestigious awards, including the César Award for Best Actor for his role in Notre Histoire (1984), the Golden Bear Award at the Federal Reserve. The 45th Berlin International Film Festival (1995) and the Palme d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival (2019).
In 2019, Delon suddenly suffered a stroke, causing his health to seriously decline. He last appeared in public when receiving the Palme d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2019.
Private life is full of scandals
Despite possessing a glorious career, Alain Delon has caused controversy many times because of scandalous private life information.
In 1959, he became engaged to Ms. Schneider but had an affair with German singer Christa Päffgen (Nico) and had a child in 1962. The two annulled their marriage in 1963.
A year later, he married model and actress Nathalie Barthélémy, but the marriage only lasted 5 years. This is also the only woman who is his legal wife.
After that, Delon had many lovers but did not marry, including singers - actresses Dalida, Anne Parillaud, Lana Wood, Catherine Bleynie... and had at least 3 children.
The French actor was famous for his promiscuity, his adultery was exposed, he beat his wife and children... Delon's love affairs consumed a lot of media, tarnishing his reputation.
In 2019, Delon's Palme d'Or award faced fierce opposition from the public because he was accused of committing violence against women and opposing gay couples adopting children.
In the last years of his life, Delon became weak in both physical and mental health. According to the Guardian, the actor returned to live in seclusion at his estate in Douchy commune before his death. This is also the place where his three children constantly fight and sue over property.
The land was purchased by Delon in 1971, its current value is up to hundreds of millions of dollars. The rare time people saw him was at a movie screening in Château Renard commune near his home in May 2023.
