The beginner Jean played in 18 films over 5 years. Soon life took him and Luc Besson with same path.
He was born in Casablanca, his family fled to Africa, then moved to Paris, where he served in the French army. He sold tools, worked as a driver, accountant and even served at a customs house. He was one of many people, who earned $ 10 per day.
But he had dreamed of an actor’s career since his childhood. In Paris he studied at a theater school. He changed his Spanish “Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jiménez” name with French Jean Reno.
For the first time he worked with camera in TV series “One Secrete Every Day”. The beginner Jean played in 18 films over 5 years. Soon life took him and Luc Besson with same path.
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