![]() ![]() ![]() That same year he got his first producer credit in the French film Génial, mes parents divorcent by Patrick Braoudé. It was said, Lambert threatened to walk out of the project when it was nearing fruition, However, due to contractual obligations, he did reconsider. ![]() Shot in Argentina to reduce production costs which was going through a financial crisis, much of the script was not filmed and the final result was a patchwork. On November 1, 1991, the Highlander sequel, Highlander II: The Quickening premiered, reuniting Lambert with director Russell Mulcahy and fellow actor Sean Connery. In 1990, he did the comedy Why Me?, co-starring Christopher Lloyd, with them both playing burglars who get into trouble after stealing a sacred ruby from Turkey. They got married the same year, their union lasting until 1994. That year, he also played the lead in the romantic film Priceless Beauty with actress Diane Lane. In 1988, he starred in Agnieszka Holland's To Kill a Priest, in which he played a character based on Jerzy Popiełuszko and his murder under the Polish communist regime. In 1987, Lambert played the leading role of Salvatore Giuliano in The Sicilian, directed by Michael Cimino, based on the Mario Puzo book of the same name. Also that year, Lambert took the leading role in Marco Ferreri's I Love You, which was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and the Silver Ribbon at the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists. The film became a cult hit and was an international box-office success, rock group Queen composed and performed the soundtrack, and Lambert also appeared as MacLeod in the music video for Queen's " Princes of the Universe". In the film, Lambert starred as Connor MacLeod, an immortal warrior who could only be killed by decapitation. In 1986, Russell Mulcahy's Highlander premiered. In 1985, Lambert played the lead in Luc Besson's stylistic film Subway, about a man being hunted in the underground subways of Paris. Released in 1984, Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, was nominated for many awards. Lambert got the role partly due to his myopia, because when he took off his glasses it seemed he was always looking into the distance. In 1984, director Hugh Hudson and Warner Brothers, sought out Lambert, wanting an unknown actor to play Tarzan, a human raised by apes in the jungle. Lambert started his career playing supporting parts in several French films such as Ciao, les mecs (bye, you guys) (1979), Le bar du téléphone (1980), Asphalte (1981), Une sale affaire (1981), Putain d'histoire d'amour (1981), Douchka (1981), Légitime violence (1982), and Paroles et musique (Love Songs) in 1984. Lambert's debut in acting was in a school play age 12. Due to his father's work, Lambert moved with his parents to Switzerland at the age of two, and was raised in Geneva and went to institute Florimont until his teenage years, when the family moved to France and settled in Paris. He also produced the films Don't Forget You're Going to Die (1995), Neuf mois (1994), and its English-language remake Nine Months (1995).Ĭhristophe Guy Denis Lambert was born in Great Neck, New York, on March 29, 1957, the son of Yolande Agnès Henriette (née de Caritat de Peruzzis born 1928), and Georges Lambert-Lamond (1910–2003). Lambert's other notable film roles include I Love You (1986), The Sicilian (1987), Knight Moves (1992), Fortress (1992) and its sequel Fortress 2: Re-Entry (2000), Mortal Kombat (1995), Druids (2001), Absolon (2003), White Material (2009), Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011), and Kickboxer: Retaliation (2018). His most famous role is Connor MacLeod in the adventure-fantasy film Highlander (1986) and the subsequent franchise of the same name. For his performance in the film Subway (1985), he received the César Award for Best Actor. He started his career playing supporting parts in several French films, and became internationally famous for portraying Tarzan in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984). Christophe Guy Denis " Christopher" Lambert ( / ˈ l æ m b ər t/ French: born March 29, 1957) is a French-American actor, producer, and novelist. ![]()
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