Luc Besson

About Luc Besson

Director of the 1994 picture Leon: The Professional, in which Natalie Portman made her big screen debut. He also directed the 1997 sci-fi blockbuster The Fifth Element and co-wrote and produced the 2008 thriller Taken.

Luc Paul Maurice Besson is a French director, screenwriter and producer. He has directed or produced films Subway, The Big Blue and La Femme Nikita. Besson is associated with the Cinema look cinematographic movement. It was nominated for the César for best director and best film for the films Leon: The professional and The story of Joan of Arc. He won the award for Best Director and Best French Director for the sci-fi action film The Fifth Element. He wrote and directed the 2014 sci-fi action film Lucy and the 2017 space thriller Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. In 1980, he founded his own production company, Les Films du Loup, then Les Films du Dauphin, which was replaced in 2000 by the film company co-founded EuropaCorp with his longtime collaborator. , Pierre-Ange Le Pogam. As a writer, director or producer, Besson has so far been involved in the creation of more than 50 films.

Children	5, including Shanna Besson
Years active	1981–present
Born	Luc Paul Maurice Besson, March 18, 1959, Paris, France
Occupation	Producer, director, screenwriter

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Trivia

In 2000, he co-founded the film company EuropaCorp.

Luc Besson before fame

He was born to a couple of dive instructors and wanted to be a marine biologist when he grew up. He started writing stories in his late teens and at age 18, he moved to Paris and began working various jobs on film sets while also directing his own short films.

Achievement of Luc Besson

He co-founded the film business EuropaCorp in 2000.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$100 Million

Luc Besson family life

In 2004, he married Virginie Silla, his fourth wife. Juliette, Shanna, Talia, Mao, and Satine are his five children.

Associations of Luc Besson

In Luc Besson's 1994 film Leon: The Professional, Jean Reno played the titular role.

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Family Members

Name	Relationship	Net worth	Profession
Satine Besson	Children		N/A
Mao Besson	Children		N/A
Juliette Besson	Daughter		N/A
Shanna Besson	Daughter		N/A
Talia Besson	Daughter		N/A
Claude Besson	Father		N/A
Mau00efwenn	Former spouse	$1 Million - $2 Million (Approx.)	Writer
Milla Jovovich	Former spouse	$50 Million	Actor
Anne Parillaud	Former spouse	$3 Million (Approx.)	Actor
Daniu00e8le Plane	Mother		N/A
Virginie Besson-Silla	Spouse	$3 Million (Approx.)	Producer