Gérard Depardieu to announce shock retirement from acting?
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Sad news for Depardieu fans. Speculation had been rife that the French actor best known for his roles in Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar, Cyrano de Bergerac or The Goat, is about to announce his retirement from acting, at age 76, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 18/02/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being an actor isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being an actor just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.
#ThankYouGérard
For a little while on Monday evening, #ThankYouGérard was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.
“Gérard Depardieu was unlike any other actor we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouGérard”
— @universalObserver, 17 Feb 2025
“Depardieu wasn't retired?”
— @borisB0, 17 Feb 2025
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