Bernard Farsi is a rather famous, eminent actor of French descent, who has accounted for almost sixty films.
short biography
Bernard was born on March 17, 1949 in the French city of Lyon, where he spent most of his life. After graduating from high school, the future actor of French comedies enters the Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Lyon, where he studies art. In his second year, he leaves the conservatory to take short-term studies at the Robert Hossein Theater School in Reims.
After that, he moves to a permanent residence in the capital of France, Paris. It is here that he begins to build his acting career. By the way, success came to Farsi not immediately. In his life there were many trials and auditions that did not always succeed.
In addition to his film career, Bernard Farsi also tried himself in theatrical activities, where he succeeded no less than in the film industry. In Russia, his work is not as famous as in Western Europe.
Bernard Farsi: movies
Bernard’s acting career began in the late 60s, but at that time he didn’t get movie roles so often. The first full-length film, where he played, was the film "Such as I, must not die" (1976). However, he began to act in films regularly from the late 70s. Since then, Bernard Farsi has become truly popular and famous in his homeland, and then his fame spread beyond France.
We can say that the 80s. for Bernard were very productive. This decade marked the peak of his career. However, he gained worldwide fame much later.
The world fame for Bernard Farsi brought the role of Commissioner Giber in the comedy film "Taxi" (1998) directed by Luc Besson. The character performed by Bernard was so charismatic and cute that fans around the world fell in love with him almost more than the main characters of the film.
Then there were two more comedy sequels. The final film of this franchise was a comedy filmed in 2007, Taxi 4 with Bernard Farsi as the same Commissioner Giber.
In addition to the popular comedy franchise "Taxi", there were some other outstanding films in the career of the French actor. So, in 2002, he starred in the comedy "Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra." Bernard Farsi in this film played the role of Barbe-Rouge le pirate.
Theater and other activities
In addition to the movie, Bernard Farsi participated in a number of theatrical productions. The total number of his roles in the theater is about ten, the last of which was staged in 2017.
That is, as in the movie, Bernard continues his career in the theater. For example, in 1998 he took part in the play Espèces Menacées, with which in 1999 the troupe embarked on a tour of Europe.
However, career achievements do not end there. Although he did not seek to expand his creative activity too much, limiting it to the scope of acting in films and on the stage, he still appeared quite often on television in various talk shows.
Conclusion
Bernard Farsi, films with the participation of which is very popular with the viewer, is an outstanding French actor of our time, who, perhaps, is not among the greatest, but undoubtedly had a significant role in the formation and development of the film industry in France.
His track record includes a large number of significant films and several outstanding theater productions. To this day, Bernard Farsi continues to act quite actively, expanding his filmography. Of course, the peak of his acting career is already behind, but this does not mean that the actor can be written off.
He enjoys considerable fame throughout the world, and in his homeland is one of the most significant actors of our time. In France, Bernard is loved and appreciated, so the actor today continues to receive a large number of job offers, among which there are also very worthy.
Be that as it may, Bernard Farsi is rightfully considered a deserved and recognized actor. No wonder he has a large number of fans in all corners of our vast planet, because his talent and acting abilities have been repeatedly demonstrated in many different projects. His acting charisma is so great that in many tapes, where Bernard plays secondary roles, he manages to "pull the blanket over himself", overshadowing the key characters of the tapes. It is for the charisma and unique acting that millions of people in the world admire talent and sympathize with the characters of Bernard Farsi.