Celebrated French actor Gaspard Ulliel dies in skiing accident #French #Gaspard

Paris, Jan 19 : Gaspard Ulliel, one of Frances best-known actors, wholl soon be seen in Marvels upcoming and much-anticipated Moon Knight series on Disney Plus, died following a skiing accident in the French Alps on Wednesday, reports Variety.He was 37.

In a heartfelt tribute to the late Cesar-winning actor, French Prime Minister Jean Castex, writing on Twitter, said: "Gaspard Ulliel grew up with cinema and cinema grew with him.They loved each other madly.It is with a heavy heart that we will no longer see his most beautiful interpretations.We have lost a French actor.

"Ulliel was cast as Midnight Man in Moon Knight, but hes best remembered for his part in Xavier Dolans Canadian-French film Its Only the End of The World (2016), alongside Marion Cotillard, Léa Seydoux and Vincent Cassel.The film won the Grand Prix at Cannes and three Cesars -- the French Oscars.

The Cesar-winning actor also delivered a powerful performance as the famous French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent in Bertrand Bonellos biopic Saint Laurent, reports Variety.Describing the death of Ulliel as "so unfair", Frances Culture Minister, Roselyne Bachelot said: "Such a brilliant actor who was reaped by the sickle of death at the peak of his career.For almost 20 years, he was present in our lives with magnificent performances, winning his first Cesar for best male newcomer with A Very Long Engagement.

"Thierry Fremaux, Director of the Cannes Film Festival, also shared his condolences.Ulliel was a mainstay on the red steps in Cannes, where the actors movies were often premiering, notes Variety.

"Gaspard belonged to this new generation of actors who were making tomorrows French cinema.He knew how to select his roles and shaped his career which filled every promise," Fremaux told Variety.

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