★ HOW OLD IS FRANÇOIS BÉGAUDEAU?
François Bégaudeau is 55 years old, born April 27, 1971 in FR · Taurus.
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About
François Bégaudeau co-wrote and starred in The Class (2008), a Palme d'Or–winning adaptation of his semi-autobiographical novel. The French writer and actor was born in 1971. His film earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 2009. As a Taurus, he channels introspection into narrative work.
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Biography
François Bégaudeau is a French novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and actor born on 27 April 1971. He gained international recognition for co-writing and starring in The Class (2008), a film adapted from his 2006 semi-autobiographical novel Entre les murs. The film competed at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palme d'Or, and later received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. Bégaudeau works across fiction, journalism, and performance, blending personal experience with critical observation. His Taurus nature reflects a grounded, methodical approach to storytelling and character work. As a screenwriter and actor, he bridges literary and cinematic forms, translating lived classroom experience into both page and screen.
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Trivia
- Entre les murs (The Class) drew directly from Bégaudeau's own teaching experience.
- He both wrote and performed in The Class, a dual role that anchored the film's authenticity.
- The Class competed for cinema's highest honors, winning Cannes' top prize and earning a Hollywood Oscar nomination.
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Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
The Builder
Disciplined and structured. François Bégaudeau succeed where consistency beats charisma — long catalogs, repeatable craft, slow-grow audiences.
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Birthday compatibility
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HIGHLY COMPATIBLE
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CHALLENGING
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★ FAQ
Frequently asked
- How old is François Bégaudeau?
- François Bégaudeau is 55 years old (born April 27, 1971).
- When is François Bégaudeau's birthday?
- François Bégaudeau was born on April 27, 1971.
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- François Bégaudeau is a Taurus, born April 27, 1971.
- What is François Bégaudeau's Chinese zodiac sign?
- François Bégaudeau was born in 1971, the year of the Metal Pig.
- Where is François Bégaudeau from?
- François Bégaudeau is from FR.
- What does François Bégaudeau do?
- François Bégaudeau is a writer.
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