Tchéky Karyo
Tchéky Karyo French tʃeki kɑʁjo born Baruh Djaki Karyo October 4 1953 October 31 2025 was a Turkishborn French actor and musician Beginning his career as an actor on stage in classical and contemporary plays he later worked as a character actor in films in the 1980s He acted in numerous films by Hollywood and French directors including Luc Besson He was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actor for his performance in the 1982 film La Balance Baruh Djaki Karyo was born in 1953 in Istanbul Turkey His mother was Greek Jewish and his father a delivery man and builder was from a Turkish Sephardic Jewish family both families had Spanish roots When he was young his family moved to Paris France The spelling of his name Djaki was changed to Tchéky in a form of French transliteration At age 13 his parents separated and his mother ordered him to leave her home as well He attended the Parisian secondary school Lycée Arago As a young man Karyo studied drama at the Cyrano Theatre and later became a member of the Daniel Sorano Company playing many classical roles
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