Luc Besson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Luc Besson

French film director, writer, and producer

Date of Birth: 18-Mar-1959

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Profession: screenwriter, actor, executive producer, film director, film producer, children's writer, film editor

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

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Luc Besson (French: [lyk b?s?~]; born 18 March 1959) is a French film director, screenwriter, and producer.
He directed or produced the films Subway (1985), The Big Blue (1988), and Nikita (1990).
Besson is associated with the Cinéma du look film movement.
He has been nominated for a César Award for Best Director and Best Picture for his films Léon: The Professional and The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc.
He won Best Director and Best French Director for his sci-fi action film The Fifth Element (1997).
He wrote and directed the 2014 sci-fi action film Lucy and the 2017 space opera film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. In 1980, he founded his own production company, Les Films du Loup, and, later, Les Films du Dauphin, which were superseded in 2000 by his co-founding EuropaCorp film company with his longtime collaborator, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam.
As writer, director, or producer, Besson has so far been involved in the creation of more than 50 films.