Film bernard uzan biography
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Bernard Uzan, founder of Uzan International Artists has been accused of sexual misconduct.
In a Washington Post expose that also found conductor Daniele Gatti skyldig of sexual misconduct, four women accused Uzan of diverse sexual misconduct.
In the article soprano, Diane Alexander stated that “Uzan embraced her and pressed his erection against her in a hotel elevator when she was in the Merola young-artist program at the San Francisco Opera in 1986.” She added, that “seventeen years later, when she needed new management after her agent retired, she joined Uzan’s roster, thinking the incident was long forgotten until she says Uzan reminded her that he had long been attracted to her.” But it was not the case because in 2005 when she starred in a production of Verdi’s “La Traviata” at Opera Carolina in Charlotte things went sour. In a statement, the soprano noted that Uzan,
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Bernard Uzan
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A native of France, Bernard Uzan is a graduate of the University of Paris, with doctorates in literature, theatrical studies and philosophy. He began his career as an actor and director, and appeared in leading theaters throughout Europe. After emigrating to the United States in 1972, he established French Theater in America, which toured for ten years giving two hundred performances per year of classic French plays.
In addition to his work as an actor and director, he was Professor of Literature, Acting, and Directing at Wellesley and Middlebury Colleges. Uzan also served as General and Artistic Director for L’Opera dem Montreal from 1988-2002, expanding the number of productions and extending the company’s repertoire to include new works. Uzan’s 377 productions have graced the stages of one hundred opera companies in North America, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and South America. He has also co-designed more th
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Guillaume de Tonquédec
French actor (born 1966)
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Guillaume de Tonquédec in 2017 | |
| Born | Guillaume Emmanuel Marie de Quengo de Tonquédec (1966-10-18) 18 October 1966 (age 58) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Spouse | Christèle Marchal |
| Children | 3 |
Guillaume Emmanuel Marie de Quengo de Tonquédec (French pronunciation:[ɡijomdətɔ̃kedɛk]; born 18 October 1966) is a French stage, television and film actor. He first became known in his homeland for his role as Renaud Lepic in the TV series Fais pas ci, fais pas ça (2007–2017) on France 2, before winning the César Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in What's in a Name? in 2013.
De Tonquédec was made a Knight in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2015 by Minister of Culture Fleur Pellerin.[1]
Career
[edit]A native of Paris, Guillaume de Tonquédec grew up in Louveciennes. He studied economics and English