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Aliases: Ivo Livi , Yves Livi , Yves Montant , ایو مونتان

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Monsummano Terme, Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy

Homepage: http://www.yves-montand-site-officiel.com/

Movie Involvements: 63

TV Involvements: 10


Most Famous Work

Biography

Ivo Livi (13 October 1921 – 9 November 1991), better known as Yves Montand, was an Italian-born French actor and singer. He is said to be one of France's greatest 20th-century artists. Montand was born Ivo Livi in Stignano, a small village in the hills of Monsummano Terme, Italy, to Giovanni Livi, a broom manufacturer. Montand's mother Giuseppina Simoni was a devout Catholic. The family left Italy for France in 1923 following fascist Benito Mussolini's rise to power. He grew up in Marseille, where, as a young man, he worked in his sister's beauty salon (Salon de Coiffure), as well as later on the docks. He began a career in show business as a music-hall singer. In 1944, he was discovered by Édith Piaf in Paris; she made him part of her act. Montand achieved international recognition as a singer and actor, starring in many films. He is recognised for crooner style songs, with those about Paris becoming instant classics. He was one of the best known performers at Bruno Coquatrix's Paris Olympia music hall, and toured with musicians including Didi Duprat. In October 1947, he sang "Mais qu'est-ce que j'ai?" (music by Henri Betti and lyrics by Édith Piaf) at the Théâtre de l'Étoile. Betti also asked him to sing "C'est si bon" but Montand refused. Following the success of the recording of this song by the Sœurs Étienne in 1948, he decided to record it. Montand was also very popular in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, where he did a concert tour in 1956-57. During his career, Montand acted in American motion pictures as well as on Broadway. He was nominated for a César Award for Best Actor in 1980 for I comme Icare and again in 1984 for Garçon! In 1986, after his international box-office draw power had fallen off considerably, the 65-year-old Montand gave one of his best remembered performances, as the scheming uncle in Jean de Florette, co-starring Gérard Depardieu, and Manon des Sources (both 1986), co-starring Emmanuelle Béart. The film was a worldwide critical hit and revived Montand's profile in the United States, where he made an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman. In 1951, he married Simone Signoret, and they co-starred in several films throughout their careers. The marriage was, by all accounts, fairly harmonious, lasting until her death in 1985, although Montand had a number of well-publicised affairs, notably with American actress Marilyn Monroe, with whom he starred in one of her final films, Let's Make Love. He was the stepfather to Signoret's daughter from her previous marriage, Catherine Allégret. Montand's only child, a son named Valentin, by his second wife, Carole Amiel (b. 1960), was born in 1988. In a paternity suit that caused commotion across France, another woman accused Montand of being the father of her daughter and went to court to obtain a DNA sample from him. Montand refused, but the woman persisted even after his death. In a court ruling that made international headlines, the woman won the right to have Montand exhumed and a sample taken. The results indicated that he was not the girl's biological father. He supported left-wing causes during the 1950s and 1960s, and attended Communist festivals and meetings. ... Source: Article "Yves Montand" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Most Famous Work

Bambi Awards
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9

Bambi Awards

(1948) Self
Numéro un
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6

Numéro un

(1975) Self
What's My Line?
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7

What's My Line?

(1950) Self - Mystery Guest
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
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6
Stars 90
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6

Stars 90

(1990) self
Le Grand Échiquier
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8

Le Grand Échiquier

(1972) Self - Main Guest
Victoires de la musique
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2

Victoires de la musique

(1985) Self - President
The Oscars
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7

The Oscars

(1953) Self

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Lui-même (archives)
2021 Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
2020 Self (archive footage)
2018 Self (archive footage)
2017 Self (archive footage)
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2015 Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014 N/A
2011 Self (archive footage)
2010 N/A
2009 Self (archive footage)
2002 Self (archive footage)
1994 Himself
1992 Léon Marcel
1991 Pierre Marroux
1990 self
Lui-même
1988 Yves Montand
1986 César Soubeyran, le Papet
César Soubeyran, le Papet
1985 Self - President
1984 Self
1983 Alex, chef de rang
Narrator
1982 Self
Victor Valance
1981 Noel Durieux
1979 Henri Volney
Michel Follin
1978 Jean Larrea
1977 Narrator (voice)
Henri Savin
1976 Morland
Inspecteur Marc Ferrot
Voz
1975 Martin
Un milicien
Self
Self
Self
1974 Himself
Vincent, entrepreneur
Self
Laurent Bermann
Self
1973 Ange Orahona
1972 Philip Michael Santore
César
Him, Jacques
Self
Self - Main Guest
1971 Blaze, le valet de Don Salluste
Self - Interviewee
1970 Jansen
Dr. Marc Chabot
Gérard (A.L. / Artur London)
1969 The Deputy, a doctor
Le baron César Maricorne
Capt. Formidable
1968 Self
Mathias
1967 Robert Colomb
1966 Jean-Pierre Sarti
Self
Sgt. Marcel Bizien
Diego Mora / Carlos / Domingo
Narrator (French version) (voice)
1965 L'inspecteur Grazzi
1964 Self
1963 Narrator (French version) (voice)
1962 Paul Robaix
1961 Roger Demarest
Candy Man
1960 Jean-Marc Clement / Alexander Dumas
1959 Self
Matteo Brigante
1958 Jean Meunier
1957 Giovanni Squarciò
John Proctor
N/A
N/A
Ricuccio
Narrator (voice)
1956 Self
Self
1955 M. Léon
Michel Rivière
Lefebvre
1954 Vasco
1953 Mario Livi
Self
1951 Self
Lui-même / Himself
Commentator
1950 Raoul, un chanteur des rues
Self - Mystery Guest
1948 Self - Audience Bow
Fontana
Self
1946 Jean Diego
Pierre
Year Character Movie/Tv

Sound

Year Role Movie/Tv
1954 Songs
Year Role Movie/Tv

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