Age, Biography and Wiki
| Who is it? | Actor, Producer, Director |
| Birth Day | September 27, 1960 |
| Birth Place | Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Germany |
| Age | 63 YEARS OLD |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
| Occupation | Film, stage, television actor, director, screenwriter, film producer |
Net worth: $19 Million (2024)
Jean-Marc Barr, a multi-talented individual in the entertainment industry, is estimated to have a net worth of $19 million by 2024. Known primarily as an actor, producer, and director in Germany, Barr has garnered success and recognition throughout his career. With his versatile skills and captivating performances, he has managed to establish a strong presence in the film industry, leading to significant financial gains. His accomplishments both on and off-screen highlight his immense talent and entrepreneurial ability, contributing to his impressive net worth.
Biography/Timeline
Barr began working in theatre in France in 1986. After finding work in television (including a small role in Hotel du Lac (1986), the BBC's version of the Booker prize-winning novel by Anita Brookner), and film, (in particular Hope and Glory (1987) by John Boorman), he was cast in the tremendously successful The Big Blue (1988). Luc Besson cast him in the role of French diver Jacques Mayol, alongside Rosanna Arquette and Jean Reno. The Big Blue was the most financially successful film in France in the 1980s.
In 1991, he starred in Danish Director Lars von Trier's Europa, marking the beginning of a long friendship (he is the godfather of von Trier's children) as well as a significant professional relationship. He went on to appear in von Trier’s Breaking the Waves (1996), Dancer in the Dark (2000), Dogville (2004), Manderlay (2005), The Boss of It All (2006) and Nympho()maniac (2013). In 2005 he starred in the French film Crustacés et Coquillages. In 1999 he starred in the French cinéma du corps/cinema of the body drama film, Don't Let Me Die on a Sunday (French: J'aimerais pas crever un dimanche), directed by Didier Le Pêcheur.
In 1997 he appeared in The Scarlet Tunic, produced by Zigi Kamasa.
His collaboration with von Trier put him on track to start directing his own work. He debuted in 1999 as a Director, Screenwriter and Producer with the intimate love story Lovers. The film became the first part of a trilogy; the films that followed were the drama Too Much Flesh (2000) and the comedy Being Light (2001), which he co-directed with Pascal Arnold. Barr and Pascal also directed the 2006 film Chacun sa nuit (eng: One to another) and discovered at that time Lizzie Brocher, Arthur Dupont and Karl E. Landler. Then an other one in 2012, Sexual Chronicles of a French Family.
He appeared as Hugo in The Red Siren in 2002 and played divorce Lawyer Maitre Bertram in the 2003 Merchant Ivory film le Divorce. He appeared as the titular character in the video for Blur's 1996 single, "Charmless Man".
He played author Jack Kerouac in the 2013 film adaptation of the Beat Generation autobiographical novel Big Sur.
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