Personal Life
In 1970, Depardieu married Élisabeth Guignot, with whom he had two children, actor Guillaume (1971–2008) and actress Julie (1973). On 28 January 1992, while separated from Élisabeth, he had a daughter, Roxanne, with the model Karine Sylla. In 1996 he divorced Élisabeth and began a relationship with actress Carole Bouquet, who was his partner from 1997 to 2005.
On 14 July 2006, he had a son, Jean, with French-Cambodian Helene Bizot (not to be confused with Hélène Bizot), according to the issue 3089 (31 July 2008) of Paris Match and the Phnom Penh Post. Since 2005, Depardieu has lived with a Harvard-educated novelist, Clémentine Igou.
On 13 October 2008, his son Guillaume died at the age of 37 from complications linked to a sudden case of pneumonia.
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