Jacques Dutronc

Born: April 28 1943
Where: Paris, France

Alongside Yves Montand and Johnny Hallyday, Dutronc is one of those rare French artists to have combined a music and film career.

A popular French singer and composer since the mid-60s, he began his film career in the early 70s.

He debuted with Antoine et Sebastiane and went on to collaborate with such directors as Godard, Zulawski, Lelouch and Pialat.

For his unusual portrayal of Vincent Van Gogh in Maurice Pialat's Van Gogh he was awarded Cesar in 1992.

While continuing his musical career he also found time to make a clutch of movies including C'Est La Vie in 2002, which earned him a best actor Caesar nomination.

Recent work has included the delightful French farce Summer Things, based on the Joseph Connolly novel.