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<\/p>\nMathieu Kassovitz has reportedly been seriously injured in a motorbike accident.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The La Haine director has been taken for treatment to the Kremlin-Bic\u00eatre hospital in Paris, according to Deadline.<\/p>\n
However, the French actor is not in life-threatening danger, according to his friends.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The award-winning actor and director had been riding his motorbike on the Montlh\u00e9ry circuit outside Paris.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The MNP Entreprise founder is currently 56-years-old.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Serious crash: Mathieu Kassovitz, 56, has reportedly been seriously injured in a motorbike accident. The La Haine director has been taken for treatment to the Kremlin-Bic\u00eatre hospital in Paris, according to Deadline; seen in 2011 in Toronto<\/p>\n
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A French icon: The acclaimed French actor and director first skyrocketed to fame with 1995’s La Haine\u00a0<\/p>\n
A mainstay in French cinema for decades, Mathieu first found the spotlight in the public eye with the 1995 classic La Haine (French for hate.)\u00a0<\/p>\n
A hard-hitting, fictionalized look at police brutality in France, La Haine won Mathieu the best director award at the Cannes Film Festival that same year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In addition to directing the critically acclaimed film, the multi-hyphenate man also penned the screenplay and appeared onscreen in a small role.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In addition to his popular work in France, the screenwriter has also had roles in films like the Nicole Kidman helmed erotic thriller Birthday Girl in 2001.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
That same year Mathieu also had a role in\u00a0Am\u00e9lie.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Outside of France, the\u00a0C\u00e9sar Award winning actor, director and writer is best known for appearing in Luc Besson’s The Fifth Element.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In 2005 he appeared alongside Geoffrey Rush and Eric Bana in Steven Spielberg’s historical drama Munich.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fans of the hardworking French actor can also watch him on Amazon TV in five seasons of The Bureau, a spy-centric series.\u00a0<\/p>\n
An avid motorbike enthusiast, the Hollywood heavyweight developed a love for the athletic activity when he moved to Los Angeles in the 2000s, according to the Deadline report.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Silver fox: The debonair actor and director won the Cannes Film Festival award for Best Director in 1995 for La Haine; seen in 2022 at the 75th annual Cannes Film Festival\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Leading man: One of Mathieu’s most famous roles outside of French cinema was 2001’s Birthday Girl with Nicole Kidman\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Not just an actor: The versatile French entertainment icon has won several Cesar film awards over the span of his career ; seen in 2020 in Paris at the Cesar Film Awards Ceremony\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Like fine wine: Although he was seriously injured in the motorbike accident, Mathieu is reportedly not in life-threatening danger; seen in April 2022 in Paris for the Ambulance photo call\u00a0<\/p>\n
Although the former Cannes jury member is currently single, he was previously married to French actress\u00a0Julie Mauduech.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The couple have one child together, a daughter named Carmen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He currently resides in France.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
While Deadline has reported that the actor’s own circle of friends have reportedly stated that the actor’s life isn’t in danger, a conflicting report from\u00a0The Hollywood Reporter\u00a0states that the actor and director is allegedly in a ‘worrying’ state.\u00a0<\/p>\n