17 October 2008
Latest: Gerard Depardieu's son Guillaume was laid to rest in Paris, France on Friday in a ceremony that attracted some of the country's biggest stars.
The 37-year-old actor passed away on Monday ( 13 October 2008) at the Garches hospital after suffering from a bout of pneumonia.
(Died at the Garches hospital, France, on October 13 2008 (aged 37), after contracting severe pneumonia whilst filming on location in Romania.)
His family was joined by mourners including directors Luc Besson, Claude Berri, actors Nathalie Baye and Laura Smet, and France's First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy as they paid tribute to the star during a ceremony in the Paris suburb of Bougival.
Guillaume's own music was played during the memorial service; the songs were recorded shortly before his death in preparation for the release of his debut LP.
His mother Elisabeth described him as "a child and then a man about whom you always wondered would he come home at night", while his movie star father Gerard read a passage from Antoine de Saint-Exupery's children's story Le Petit Prince as the black coffin, drapped with pink roses, was lowered into the ground.
He read: "Do you see? It's too far. I can't take this body with me. It's too heavy."
Guillaume Depardieu is survived by his six-year-old daughter Louise with his ex-wife Elise Ventre, whom he divorced in 2006. (news from Wenn)
Our thoughts and prayers are with Guillaume, his family and friends.
Latest: Gerard Depardieu's son Guillaume was laid to rest in Paris, France on Friday in a ceremony that attracted some of the country's biggest stars.
The 37-year-old actor passed away on Monday ( 13 October 2008) at the Garches hospital after suffering from a bout of pneumonia.
(Died at the Garches hospital, France, on October 13 2008 (aged 37), after contracting severe pneumonia whilst filming on location in Romania.)
His family was joined by mourners including directors Luc Besson, Claude Berri, actors Nathalie Baye and Laura Smet, and France's First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy as they paid tribute to the star during a ceremony in the Paris suburb of Bougival.
Guillaume's own music was played during the memorial service; the songs were recorded shortly before his death in preparation for the release of his debut LP.
His mother Elisabeth described him as "a child and then a man about whom you always wondered would he come home at night", while his movie star father Gerard read a passage from Antoine de Saint-Exupery's children's story Le Petit Prince as the black coffin, drapped with pink roses, was lowered into the ground.
He read: "Do you see? It's too far. I can't take this body with me. It's too heavy."
Guillaume Depardieu is survived by his six-year-old daughter Louise with his ex-wife Elise Ventre, whom he divorced in 2006. (news from Wenn)
Our thoughts and prayers are with Guillaume, his family and friends.
(Gerard Depardieu;
-Father of Guillaume Depardieu and Julie Depardieu.
-His daughter Roxanne, whose mother is Karine Silla, was born in January 1992.
-Guillaume Depardieu's wife Elise gave birth to a daughter, making Gérard a grandfather (January 2001).
-Born to Réne Maxime Lionel Depardieu called "Le Dédé", a metal worker and firefighter, and his wife Anne Jeanne Josèphe Marillier called "La Lilette", he was the third of five children.
-His fourth child (b. July 2006) is named Jean (tribute to Jean Carmet).
-His son Guillaume Depardieu died on October 13 2008 (aged 37) from complications from pneumonia.)
-His son Guillaume Depardieu died on October 13 2008 (aged 37) from complications from pneumonia.)
