Lhe actor Gaspard Ulliel died at the age of 37 following a skiing accident on Tuesday followingnoon in La Rosière (Savoie), his family announced in a press release sent to AFP by his agent. The actor had collided with another skier and had been found unconscious on the ski area, suffering from a major head trauma. Rescue from the CRS Alpes had intervened. Supported for an hour and fifteen minutes on the spot, he had been evacuated to Grenoble hospital, according to information from France Blue Country of Savoy.
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A figure of French cinema
Revealed at 19 in The Lost by André Téchiné alongside Emmanuelle Béart, his interpretation of a First World War soldier in A long engagement Sunday by Jean-Pierre Jeunet earned him the César for best male hope in 2005.
This son of two stylists notably played the famous couturier Yves Saint Laurent in the biopic directed by Bertrand Bonello in 2014. In 2017, he won the César for best actor for his role in Just the end of the world by Xavier Dolan. Also leading an international career, he will soon be starring in the Marvel series Moon Knight, broadcast on the Disney+ platform.
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