Posted on 08/23/2008 11:49:29 PM PDT by wardaddy
The Da Vinci Code and Mission: Impossible actor, who recently celebrated his 60th birthday, was staying at the holiday home of Gallic pop star Johnny Hallyday in St Bart's when he took a turn for the worst on Wednesday morning. Witnesses described how he slumped on to the wheel of his hire car. "All of a sudden he appeared gripped by a fever, breaking out into a cold sweat and feeling nauseous," said one. Reno's wife, Zofia, alerted emergency services and doctors immediately decided to have him evacuated by plane to the CHU Fort-au-France hospital on the nearby island of Martinique. After the emergency flight - known as a "medevac" - Reno was rushed into intensive care, where doctors began carrying out a number of tests. They initially reported his condition as "unknown" and Reno was discharged earlier this evening. His spokeswoman played down the incident, specifically denying rumours the actor had suffered a heart attack. "Reports that actor Jean Reno is in the hospital due to a heart attack are false," said Christina Papadopoulos. "He is vacationing in the Caribbean and went to a local hospital as a precaution for some discomfort he was feeling due to heartburn and gastroenteritis. "It was definitely was not a heart attack. He is fine and healthy and enjoying the rest of his vacation travelling in the Caribbean." Reno, who was born in Morocco of Spanish parents before adopting French nationality in his late teens, is one of the few actors who have made the transition from French cinema to Hollywood. He found international fame in 1994 film Leon, as an assassin who befriends a young Natalie Portman. His other films include The Pink Panther and Flushed Away. The actor counts French president Nicolas Sarkozy among his closest friends.
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Terrific actor. ‘The Professional” is one of my favorite movies.
He’s a very good actor. I liked him in “Godzilla.”
A unique example of a Frenchman AND an Actor that I like. Best wishes.
yes...The Professional was cool.
He justs carries himself well.
and women love him though he’s very unconventionally attractive...at least to me...in a guy tallking about another guy way.
OMG....
This belongs in “Breaking News”
lol....it is the middle of the night in 3 of our time zones
and Sarkozy is his best pal
and he was in Ronin and the Professional...both flicks beloved by my bang list pals here
so...Reno could qualify even for one of those special preemptive headers the PTB slip into the top of the replies page at times
/s
What amazes me is that he was 54 when he made that movie.
And Natalie Portman was still cute.
Oops.... make that 46. Still, amazing.
he was funny as hell in that french flick Les Visiteurs
about a medieval knight suddenly in modern day France
when he pours the whole 1.5 liter bottle of Chanel Number 5 worth probably several thousand bucks into the bath..I about fell outta my sofa
yea...I had no idea he is now 60
He is an awesome actor!
Here he is with his wife.
I forgot about Ronin. That’s a great movie.
“What color is the boathouse at Hereford?”
I haven’t seen Flyboys; might have to take a look.
I could have sworn that the movie was called "The Professional."
IIRC, it also had Gary Oldman in a scene chewing, over the top role that would have made Jack Nicholson blush! lol. It was an amusing movie, though.
Mark
Prayers for him but I’ve never heard of this guy.
Ronin......what the heck was in the box?
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