Gaspard Ulliel, who died following a skiing accident on Wednesday January 19 at the age of 37, was a very loving companion and father. For his son, Orso, the actor had even become more selective about his career choices.
The world of cinema is in mourning. Following a skiing accident on Tuesday in Savoie, during which he hit another skier, Gaspard Ulliel was hospitalized at the Grenoble University Hospital, in serious condition. The next day, his agent confirmed his death, at the age of 37. A departure that upset many personalities, starting with Pierre Niney or even Jean Dujardin, who paid him vibrant tributes on social networks. “Broken heart. Thoughts for his family“, wrote the first. The husband of Nathalie Péchalat meanwhile posted a photo of the actor, followed by a heart in black.
While the Albertville prosecutor’s office opened an investigation to elucidate the circumstances of the fatal accident, the political world also wanted to remember the comedian, like the Minister of Culture Roselyne Bachelot, who wrote on Twitter: “His sensitivity and the intensity of his acting made Gaspard Ulliel an exceptional actor. The cinema today loses an immense talent. I send my condolences to his loved ones and my loving thoughts to all who mourn him today.“. Same story for Jean Castex, who saluted the memory of an actor who “grew up with cinema and cinema grew with him. They loved each other madly. It is with a heavy heart that we will now see his most beautiful interpretations and meet this certain look“.
A very present father
The comedian with the scar had made the decision to choose his films meticulously, so as not to be away from his family for too long. In 2016, his partner Gaëlle Pietri gave birth to their first child, a son named Orso. A paternity that had completely changed the life of the actor, who had long confided in this new role, in the columns of the Madame Figaro.
“It’s a huge upheaval. What was extremely important yesterday seems trivial today. Fatherhood brings you back to something very concrete, fills a void you didn’t necessarily know about, gives you a reason to live“, he had declared. Then to add: “I decided to brake, he explained. Today, I have to feel the need to shoot a film“. With his departure, the actor with two Césars leaves a huge void behind him.