Jean Reno was born Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jiménez on the 30th July 1948, in Casablanca, Morocco, and is a French actor, probably best known for his roles in “Les visiteurs” (1993), “Léon: The Professional” (1994), “Mission: Impossible” (1996), “Ronin” (1998), and “The Da Vinci Code” (2006). Reno’s career started in 1978.
Have you ever wondered how rich Jean Reno is, as of late 2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Reno’s net worth is as high as $70 million, an amount earned through his successful acting career. In addition to playing in Hollywood movies, Reno has also made a name for himself in French cinema, which has improved his wealth too.
Jean Reno Net Worth $70 Million
Jean Reno was born into a Spanish family, a son of a lino-typist who moved with his wife to Morocco to escape from Francisco Franco’s dictatorship. Reno has a younger sister María Teresa, and he learned Spanish from his parents, and Arabic and French while growing up in Morocco. He moved to France at the age of 17 to study acting at the Cours Simon School of Drama, and later he joined the French Army in order to gain French citizenship.
Reno’s on-screen debut came in 1978 in “The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting”, and then appeared in “Womanlight” (1979) with Yves Montand and Romy Schneider. Jean continued to work in French cinema in such movies as “La passante du Sans-Souci” (1982), “Le Dernier Combat (The Last Battle)” (1983), “Signes extérieurs de richesse” (1983), and “Notre histoire” (1984) starring Alain Delon. In 1985, Reno had a role in Luc Besson’s “Metro” with Christopher Lambert, Isabelle Adjani, and Richard Bohringer, and then played in “I Love You” (1986), and “The Big Blue” (1988) starring Jean-Marc Barr and Rosanna Arquette. His net worth was rising.
In the early ‘90s, Reno had parts in Besson’s “La Femme Nikita” (1990), “L’opération Corned Beef” (1991) and Jean-Marie Poiré’s comedy “Les visiteurs” (1993) with Christian Clavier. Jean became a well-known actor in Hollywood with his portrayal of the hitman named Leon in Luc Besson’s movie “Léon: The Professional” (1994) with Gary Oldman and Natalie Portman. In the mid-‘90s, Reno appeared in numerous films including “French Kiss” (1995) starring Meg Ryan, Kevin Kline, and Timothy Hutton, “Beyond the Clouds” (1995), and Brian De Palma’s “Mission: Impossible” (1996) starring Tom Cruise. He also played in “Le jaguar” (1996), “Roseanna’s Grave” (1997), “Les couloirs du temps: Les visiteurs II” (1998), Roland Emmerich’s “Godzilla” (1998), and “Ronin” (1998) with Robert De Niro.
In 2000, Reno had a leading role in Mathieu Kassovitz’s “The Crimson Rivers” with Vincent Cassel, and later he appeared in “Just Visiting” (2001), “Wasabi” (2001), “Jet Lag” (2002) with Juliette Binoche, and “Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse” (2004), In the mid-2000’s, Reno had roles in Roberto Benigni’s “The Tiger and the Snow” (2005), “The Pink Panther” (2006) starring Steve Martin and Kevin Kline, and “Flyboys” (2006) starring James Franco. He ended the decade with “Ca$h” (2008), “The Pink Panther 2” (2009), and “Armored” (2009) with Columbus Short, Matt Dillon, and Laurence Fishburne; his net worth was now impressive.
Reno lately played in “La Rafle” (2010), “22 Bullets” (2010), “Margaret” (2011) with Anna Paquin, Matt Damon, and Mark Ruffalo, and starred in “Le Chef” (2012). Most recently, he had parts in “Avis de Mistral” (2014), “Hector and the Search for Happiness” (2014) starring Simon Pegg, “Brothers of the Wind” (2015), “Les Visiteurs: La Révolution” (2016), and “The Promise” (2016) with Christian Bale. He is currently filming “Mes Trésors” (2016) and “The Adventurers” (2017).
Regarding his personal life, Jean Reno was married to Geneviève from 1977 to 1995 and has two children with her. He then married Polish model Nathalie Dyszkiewicz in 1996, and had two children with her as well before they divorced in 2001, then in 2006 Reno married another Polish model and actress, Zofia Borucka, with the former President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, being Reno’s best man at the wedding. Reno and Zofia have two sons. Jean has residences in Paris, Los Angeles, and Malaysia.
