Yvan Attal

Yvan Attal (born 4 January 1965) is an Israeli-born French actor and director. Born in Tel-Aviv, Israel to French-Algerian Jewish parents, he grew up in suburban Paris. His acting debut was in Éric Rochant's Un monde sans pitié (1989), which earned him a César Award for Most Promising Actor. His first feature film as director was Ma femme est une actrice (2001), which co-starred Charlotte Gainsbourg, Attal's real-life wife. They have two children... more

Yvan Attal (born 4 January 1965) is an Israeli-born French actor and director. Born in Tel-Aviv, Israel to French-Algerian Jewish parents, he grew up in suburban Paris. His acting debut was in Éric Rochant's Un monde sans pitié (1989), which earned him a César Award for Most Promising Actor. His first feature film as director was Ma femme est une actrice (2001), which co-starred Charlotte Gainsbourg, Attal's real-life wife. They have two children: Ben (born on 12 June 1997) and Alice (born on 8 November 2002). He is also the son-in-law of french pop singer Serge Gainsbourg. He also acted in The Interpreter and Anthony Zimmer, and in Rush Hour 3 he played a French cab driver named George and dubbed the voice of Tom Cruise in the French versions of Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Mission: Impossible II (2000) and Vanilla Sky (2001). less