French actor Gaspard Ulliel has died at the age of 37.

On January 18, the artist received injuries incompatible with life while relaxing in the La Rosiere ski resort in Savoie, colliding with another skier at the intersection of two blue runs.

According to local media, at the time of the arrival of the rescue service, Ulliel was in an unconscious state.

He was taken by helicopter to a hospital in Grenoble, but it was not possible to save him.

According to the statement of the gendarmes, at the time of arrival at the hospital, the actor was on the verge of death.

The condition of the second skier is not reported.

It is known that law enforcement agencies have already launched an investigation into the incident.

“Gaspard Ulliel grew up on cinema, and cinema grew thanks to him.

They loved each other without memory.

Now we will review his best roles, catching his eye, with pain in our hearts.

We have lost a (real. -

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) French actor, ”Prime Minister Jean Castex wrote on Twitter.

Relatives of Gaspard Ulliel have not yet given a detailed comment on what happened.

The last entry on Instagram of the artist's companion, model Gaelli Pietri, is dated January 12.

Pietri congratulates them with their common son Ull on his birthday - he is six years old.

The post is accompanied by a video from the ski slope.

  • © Shot from the film "Hannibal Rising"

Gaspard Ulliel was born on November 25, 1984 in the western suburbs of Paris.

His mother was organizing fashion shows, his father worked as a stylist.

However, Gaspard Ulliel did not follow in the footsteps of his parents: he began to show acting abilities in his youth, and it was in this that he found his vocation - although he dreamed of becoming a director. 

Ulliel first appeared on the screen in the 1997 French-produced series Dr. Margot, and later starred in a number of television projects.

In the big cinema, the artist made his debut in the 2000s.

At the dawn of his career, he played minor characters in the films "Belphegor - the ghost of the Louvre", "The Brotherhood of the Wolf" and "Kiss whoever you want."

Then he happened to work on the same site with such stars of European cinema as Sophie Marceau, Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci and Charlotte Rampling. 

Gaspard Ulliel became world famous for his leading role in the 2004 film The Long Engagement. His screen partner was Audrey Tautou. The film received two Oscar nominations and won a number of prestigious awards. Ulliel received the César Award for Most Promising Actor. 

The artist's calling card was the role of Hannibal Lecter in Peter Webber's thriller Hannibal Rising.

Among other high-profile projects with Ulliel's participation are the film almanac "Paris, I love you", Xavier Dolan's drama "It's only the end of the world" awarded prizes at the Cannes Film Festival, and the biographical film "Saint Laurent.

Style is me.

In the latter, the artist played the famous designer Yves Saint Laurent.

Ulliel's most recent credits include playing the villainous Anton Mogarth, aka Midnight Man, in the Marvel comics series Moon Knight.

The premiere of the tape is scheduled for March 2022. 

Gaspard Ulliel also worked as a model.

In particular, he was the face of shaving products from the Chanel brand.  

The artist was in a relationship with French actress Cecile Cassel and a journalist from Monaco, a member of the princely family, Charlotte Casiraghi.

In 2013, Ulliel began dating French model and singer Gaelli Pietri.

In 2016, Ulliel gave an interview to Bazaar magazine, where, in the context of a discussion of his acting work, he noted that he "became almost immortal."

“I even have a joke on this topic: I died so many times on the screen that I became almost immortal in real life,” the artist said.