Konstantin Glushkov

John Malkovich, born December 9, 1953 in Christopher, Illinois, USA, is an American actor, director, producer, screenwriter and stylist.

Malkovich participated in the filming of more than seventy films, playing many roles in completely different registers. He was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for "Places in the Heart" (1984) and "In the Line of Fire" (1993). He has won various awards for his performances in films such as "The Killing Fields" (1984), "Dangerous Liaisons" (1988), "Being John Malkovich" (1999) and "Changeling" (2008). Malkovich has appeared in more than 70 films.

He is the recipient of several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards.

Childhood, family:

John Gavin Malkovich is of Croatian by his father, and German and British by his mother. He grew up in Benton, Illinois. His father, Daniel Leon Malkovich, was a state conservation director, who published the conservation magazine Outdoor Illinois. His mother, Joe Anne, owned the Benton Evening News daily newspaper and Outdoor Illinois. John has an older brother named Danny and three younger sisters named Amanda, Rebecca, and Melissa.

Beginning:

Passionate about theater, he created his own company at the university where he directed and performed plays. After graduation, he joined the Steppenwolf Theater Company in 1976 where, for six years, he acted, directed and designed sets for more than fifty productions, including "Death of a Salesman". It was during this time that he met Gary Sinise. He appeared in New York, London and Los Angeles. He won several awards, including the Obie Award.

After two television appearances in 1981, he made his film debut in "True West" in 1983. For his role in "Places in the Heart", he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. He turns with Dustin Hoffman in "Death of a Salesman", under the direction of Volker Schlöndorff, then in "The Tear", but it is Steven Spielberg who gives him his first major film role in "Empire of the Sun". The role that reveals him is undoubtedly that of the famous Valmont in "The Dangerous Liaisons", a film directed by Stephen Frears where John Malkovich plays alongside Glenn Close, Michelle Pfeiffer and the young Uma Thurman.

Subsequently, Malkovich participates with his friend Gary Sinise in the adaptation of the work of John Steinbeck "Of Mice and Men". In 1994, he was nominated for another Oscar in the same category for his role as Mitch Leary in Wolfgang Petersen's film "In the Line of Fire". In 1999, he participated in Charlie Kaufman's project "Being John Malkovich", directed by Spike Jonze, where he plays different versions of himself. Kaufman invited him on his next film "Adaptation", also directed by Jonze, where Malkovich makes a cameo. "The Dancer Upstairs" marks the debut of John Malkovich behind the camera in 2002.

Since the 2000s, he has appeared in numerous films, covering a wide range of cinematic genres: television adaptations of "Les Misérables" (2000) and "Napoleon" (2002), comedy with Johnny English (2003), "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (2005) and "Burn after reading" (2008), biopics with "Colour Me Kubrick" (2007) and "Klimt" (2006), fantasy with "Eragon" (2006) and "Beowulf" (2007) or drama with "Changeling" (2008) and "Disgrace" (2008). He has also produced several films, including Jason Reitman's "Juno", released in 2008.

John Malkovich in 2009

John Malkovich in 2009

Malkovich turned to directing in 2008 and received the Molière for Director for "Good Canary". He was named one of the twelve most promising actors of 1984 by John Willis for his role in "The Killing Fields" and 70th of the 100 sexiest stars in film history in 1995 by British magazine Empire5. In 2010, he presided over the jury of the 10th Marrakech International Film Festival, with Dominic Cooper, Maggie Cheung and Gael Garcia Bernal among others on his jury.

In January 2017, he launched his first line of ready-to-wear clothing for men with an online sales site that was a real success with the public and the media. The following August, he presided over the jury of the 10th Angouleme Francophone Film Festival, which included Claire Chazal, Philippe Besson and Laura Smet. In September 2017, he presided over the jury of the 65th San Sebastian International Film Festival, composed of Fabio Cianchetti, Dolores Fonzi, William Oldroyd, Emma Suárez and Paula Vaccaro.

Private life

John Malkovich was married to Glenne Headly from 1982 to 1988. After dating Glenn Close and Michelle Pfeiffer, his partners in "Dangerous Liaisons", he remarried Nicoletta Peyran in 1989, met on the set of tea in the Sahara, where she was then second assistant to the director Bernardo Bertolucci. They have together a daughter, Amandine, and a son, Loewy.

He settled with his family in France, in Bonnieux in the Vaucluse, for nine years. He has lived in the United States near Boston (in Cambridge) since the early 2000s. He speaks French very well and claims to be a fervent Francophile.

He lost several millions in Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme scandal, when he went bankrupt in 2008. But John Malkovich remains very stoic on the subject: "For a long time I had no money. I was very happy, so it didn't bother me. Madoff ruined me financially, but I don't think it matters... I had such an amazing life and I was so lucky that it's not that big of a deal."

A French speaker, he received the Moliere for director in 2008 for the play "Good Canary".

In 2009, Malkovich was approached and then cast for the role of the Marvel Comics villain Vulture in the unproduced Spider-Man 4. In 2011, he directed Julian Sands in A Celebration of Harold Pinter in the Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Theater:

as director

2002: Hysteria by Terry Johnson, Theater Marigny

2007 : "Good Canary" by Zach Helm, Theater Comedia

2012 : "Liaisons Dangereuses" by Choderlos de Laclos, Theater de l'Atelier

as actor

2011: "The Giacomo Variations" based on "History of my life" by Giacomo Casanova, music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, staging by Michael Sturminger, musical direction by Martin Haselböck, Sydney Opera House, Philharmonie Luxembourg, Royal Opera House of the Palace of Versailles.

2019 : "Bitter wheat" by and directed by David Mamet, Garrick Theater (London)

Filmography

Cinema:

The 1980's

1984: "Places in the Heart" by Robert Benton: Mr. Will

1984: "The Killing Fields" by Roland Joffé: Alan "Al" Rockoff

1985: "Eleni" by Peter Yates: Nicholas "Nick" Gage

1985: "Death of a Salesman" by Volker Schlöndorff: Biff Loman

1987: "Making Mr. Right" by Susan Seidelman: Dr. Jeff Peters / Ulysses

1987: "The Glass Menagerie" by Paul Newman: Tom Wingfield

1987: "Empire of the Sun" by Steven Spielberg: Basie

1987: "Santabear's High Flying Adventure" - Santa Claus (voice)

1988: "Miles from Home" by Gary Sinise: Barry Maxwell

1988: "Dangerous Liaisons" by Stephen Frears: Vicomte de Valmont

1990's

1990 : "The Sheltering Sky" by Bernardo Bertolucci : Port Moresby

1991: "Queens Logic" by Steve Rash: Eliot

1991: "The Object of Beauty" by Michael Lindsay-Hogg: Jake

1992: "Shadows and Fog" by Woody Allen: Clown

1992: "Of Mice and Men" by Gary Sinise: Lennie Small

1992: "Jennifer Eight" by Bruce Robinson: Agent St. Anne

1993: "Frank Marshal's Alive": Elderly Carlitos / Narrator

1993: "In the Line of Fire" by Wolfgang Petersen: Mitch Leary / John Booth / James Carney

1995: "Beyond the clouds" by Michelangelo Antonioni: the director

1995: "The Convent" by Manoel de Oliveira: Michael

1996: "Mary Reilly" by Stephen Frears: Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde

1996: "Mulholland Falls" by Lee Tamahori: General Thomas Timms

1996: "The Portrait of a Lady" by Jane Campion: Gilbert Osmond

1996: "Der Unhold" by Volker Schlöndorff: Abel Tiffauges

1997: "Con air" by Simon West: Cyrus Grissom alias Cyrus the Virus

1998: "The Man in the Iron Mask" by Randall Wallace: Athos

1998: "The Rounders" by John Dahl: Teddy KGB

1999: "Ladies Room": Roberto

1999: "Time Regained" by Raoul Ruiz: Baron de Charlus

1999: "Being John Malkovich" by Spike Jonze: John Horatio Malkovich

1999: "Joan of Arc" by Luc Besson: Charles VII

1999: "RKO 281": Herman J. Mankiewicz

The 2000 years:

2000: "Shadow of the Vampire" by E. Elias Merhige: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau

2001 : "Strong Souls" by Raoul Ruiz : Mr Numance

2001: "I'm Going Home" by Manoel de Oliveira: John Crawford

2001: Hotel by Mike Figgis: Omar Jonnson

2001: "Knockaround Guys" by David Levien and Brian Koppelman: Teddy Deserve

2002: "Hideous Man": Narrator

2002 : "Ripley's Game" by Liliana Cavani : Tom Ripley

2003: "Johnny English" by Peter Howitt: Pascal Sauvage

2003: "The Dancer Upstairs" by himself: Abimael Guzman

2003: "A spoken film" by Manoel de Oliveira: Commander John Walesa

2004: "The Libertine" by Laurence Dunmore: King Charles II

2004: "Wolf Tracer's Dinosaur Island": Blake

2005: "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Garth Jennings: Humma Kavula

2005: "Colour Me Kubrick: A True...ish Story" by Brian W. Cook: Alan Conway

2006: "Art School Confidential" by Terry Zwigoff: Professor Sandiford

2006: "Eragon" by Stefen Fangmeier: Galbatorix

2006: Klimt by Raoul Ruiz: Gustav Klimt

2007: Drunkboat by Bob Meyer: Death

2007: Beowulf by Robert Zemeckis: Unferth

2008: "In Tranzit" by Tom Roberts: Pavlov

2008: "The Mutant Chronicles" by Simon Hunter: Constantine

2008: "Gardens of the Night" by Damian Harris: Michael

2008: "Burn After Reading" by Joel and Ethan Coen: Osbourne Cox

2008: Clint Eastwood's "Changeling": Reverend Gustav Briegleb

2008: Sean McGinly's "The Great Buck Howard": Buck Howard

2008: "Disgrace" by Steve Jacobs: David Lurie

2008 : "And After" by Gilles Bourdos : Dr Joseph Kay

The 2010 years

2010 : Secretariat by Randall Wallace : Lucien Laurin

2010 : "Jonah Hex" by Jimmy Hayward : Quentin Turnbull

2010 : Red by Robert Schwentke : Marvin Boggs

2010: Drunkboat by Bob Meyer: Death

2011: "Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon" by Michael Bay: Bruce

2011: "The Gangster Clan" by Gabriele Salvatores: Kuzja

2012: "Warm Bodies" by Jonathan Levine: General Grigrio

2012: "The Lines of Wellington" by Raoul Ruiz and Valeria Sarmiento: the Duke of Wellington

2013: "Red 2" by Dean Parisot: Marvin Boggs

2014: "Cesar Chavez: An American Hero" by Diego Luna: Bogdanovitch

2014: "Casanova Variations" by Michael Sturminger: Giacomo

2014 : Simon J. Smith's "Penguins of Madagascar": Dave (voice)

2015: "Cut Bank" by Matt Shakman (en): Sheriff Vogel

2015: Dominion by Steven Bernstein: Dr. Felton

2015: "100 Years", by Robert Rodriguez

2016: "Zoolander 2" by Ben Stiller: Chazz Spencer

2016: "Deepwater Horizon" by Peter Berg: Donald Vidrine

2017: "Unlocked" by Michael Apted: Bob Hunter

2017: "I Love You, Daddy" by Louis C.K.: Leslie Goodwin

2017: "The Wilde Wedding" by Damian Harris: Laurence

2017: "Supercon" by Zak Knutson: Sid Newberry

2017: "Bullet Head" by Paul Solet: Walker

2017: "Of Love 2: Only for Adults" by Anna Melikian: Ed

2018: "22 Miles" by Peter Berg: James Bishop

2018 : "Bird Box" by Susanne Bier: Douglas

2019 : "Velvet Buzzsaw" by Dan Gilroy: Piers

2019 : "Valley of the Gods" by Lech Majewski: Wes Taurus

2019: Joe Berlinger's "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile" as Judge Edward Cowart

The 2020 years

2020: "Ava" by Tate Taylor: Duke

2020: "Arkansas" by Clark Duke: Bright

2021: "The Fool" by Charlie Day

2021: "Rogue Hostage" by Jon Keeyes: Sam Nelson

2021: "Wash Me in The River" by Randall Emmett: Peter

2021: "The Survivalist" by Jon Keeyes: Aaron

2022: Shattered by Luis Prieto

2023: "A Winter's Journey"

Television

1981 : Word of Honor : Gary

1981: American Dream

1983: Say Goodnight, Gracie

1984: American Playhouse: Lee

1985: Death of a Salesman (TV): Biff Loman

1986: Rocket to the Moon (TV): Ben Stark

1991: Old Times (TV): Deeley

1994: Heart of Darkness (TV): Kurtz

2000: Les Misérables (TV) by Josée Dayan: Javert

2002: Napoleon (TV) by Yves Simoneau: Talleyrand

2008: In Tranzit by Tom Roberts: Pavlov

2010 : Cubed : John Malkovich (cameo)

2014 : Crossbones : Edward Teach / Blackbeard

2018 : Billions: Grigor Andolov23

2018 : ABC v. Poirot (The ABC Murders) (miniseries): Hercule Poirot

2019 : The New Pope by Paolo Sorrentino: Sir John Brannox

2020 : Space Force: Dr. Adrian Mallory (10 episodes)

2021 : Unsinkable: Pollard (11 episodes)

Video Clips

1987: "Happy together" (music video for the soundtrack of the comedy "Making Mr. Right"), The Turtles

1992: "Walking on Broken Glass" (music video), by Annie Lennox

2015: "Black Jacket" by AaRON

2015: Phenomenal (music video by rapper Eminem)

Video Games

2014: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare: Oz

Other appearances

1989: Saturday Night Live: host (musical guest Anita Baker)

1993: Saturday Night Live: host (musical guest Billy Joel)

2006: The Call: the priest (trilogy of commercials for a tire manufacturer)

2006: Pilots: the butler (commercial for IWC watches)

2008: Saturday Night Live: host (musical guest T.I.)

2009: What Else? : Saint Peter (ad for Nespresso, with George Clooney)

2010: Marrakech International Film Festival (president of the jury for the 10th edition)

As a director

2002: Hideous Man (also screenwriter)

2003: The Dancer Upstairs

As a producer

1988 : The Accidental Tourist by Lawrence Kasdan (executive producer)

2000 : Somewhere Else by Fanny Jean-Noel (short film, executive producer)

2001 : The Loner by Gregori Viens

2002 : Ghost World by Terry Zwigoff

2003 : The Dancer Upstairs by John Malkovich

2003: Kill the Poor by Alan Taylor

2004: Rochester, the Last of the Libertines by Laurence Dunmore

2005: Art School Confidential by Terry Zwigoff

2007: Drunkboat by Bob Meyer

2007: Juno by Jason Reitman

2009: Which Way Home by Rebecca Cammisa (documentary)

2009: Good Canary by Patrick Czaplinski (filmed theater, also director)

2010: Abel by Diego Luna

2011: Young Adult by Jason Reitman

2012: Charlie's World (The Perks of Being a Wallflower) by Stephen Chbosky

2014: Cesar Chavez by Diego Luna

2015: Demolition by Jean-Marc Vallée

Awards

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1984 : Best Supporting Actor for The Tear and Seasons of the Heart

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 1985 : Best Supporting Actor for Seasons of the Heart

National Society of Film Critics Awards 1985 : Best Supporting Actor for Seasons of the Heart and The Tear

National Board of Review Awards 1985 : Best Supporting Actor for Seasons of the Heart

Sant Jordi Awards 1989 : Best Foreign Actor for Les Liaisons dangereuses

San Sebastian International Film Festival 1998 : Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award

New York Film Critics Circle Awards 1999 : Best Supporting Actor for In the Skin of John Malkovich

Locarno International Film Festival 2005 : Excellence Award

Molières 2008 : Molière for the director for Good Canary

Independent Spirit Awards 2008 : Best Film for Juno (producer)

Nominations

Academy Awards 1985: Best Supporting Actor for Seasons of the Heart

Golden Globes 1986 : Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie for Death of a Salesman

Independent Spirit Awards 1992 : Best Supporting Actor for Welcome to the Club

BAFTA Awards 1994 : Best Supporting Actor for In the Line of Fire

Golden Globes 1994 : Best Supporting Actor for In the Line of Fire

MTV Movie Awards 1994 : Best Villain for In the Line of Fire

1994 Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for In the Line of Fire

Saturn Awards 1994 : Best Supporting Actor for In the Line of Fire

Golden Globes 1995 : Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie for Heart of Darkness

Screen Actors Guild Awards 1995 : Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie for Heart of Darkness

Primetime Emmy Awards 2000 : Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie for Citizen Welles

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2000 : Best Supporting Actor for In the Skin of John Malkovich

Chlotrudis Awards 2000 : Best Supporting Actor for In the Skin of John Malkovich

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards 2000 : Best Supporting Actor for In the Skin of John Malkovich

Online Film Critics Society Awards 2000 : Best Supporting Actor for In the Skin of John Malkovich

Screen Actors Guild Awards 2000 : Best Cast for In the Skin of John Malkovich

Primetime Emmy Awards 2003 : Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie for Napoleon

Discography

2015 : Like a Puppet Show

Sophie Tellier is a French actress, dancer, director, singer and choreographer.

Jeremy Circus, https://myspace.com/sophietellier/

After a career as a dancer with Roland Petit and Redha, Sophie Tellier trained in dramatic art and in singing with Philippe Chatel, Alain Marcel at the Casino de Paris, at the Folies Bergere and then with Jerome Savary at the National Theatre of Chaillot and at the Opera Comique. She is solicited for choreographies in the world of show business (Mylene Farmer, Zazie, Sylvie Vartan, Arielle Dombasle, Dany Brillant) as well as in the world of publicity or musicals (Edit Piaf, "Je t'aime..."). In the theater, she has played under the direction of Francis Perrin, Thomas Le Douarec, Philippe Calvario, Jean-Yves Lazennec, Nicolas Briançon, Jacques Lassalle and Jean-Luc Moreau (Camille C., "Moliere of Innuendo" 2005) alongside Jane Birkin or Xavier Gallais.

She directed Stephane Guerin's "The cruel sisters" with Marianne Basler and Christine Boisson at the NAVA festival.

In the cinema, she has worked with Lautner and Jeunet, Jacques Gamblin and Catherine Jacob, and on television with Jose Garcia and Antoine De Caunes. These multiple paths have led her to collaborate artistically on various operas with Julia Migenes, Julie Depardieu, Stephan Druet, Philippe Calvario and Frederic Belier-Garcia.

From 1986 to 1991 she worked with Mylene Farmer as an actress, dancer and choreographer. She also plays her venomous rival in three music videos by Laurent Boutonnat.

Since then, Sophie Tellier has pursued her career as an actress with success and a real requirement in her choices.

She combines her talents as a comedian, singer and choreographer by participating in musical shows and operas.

In 2007, she participated in the creation of "The open air operas" and worked alongside Julie Depardieu and Stephan Druet in the opera "The Tales of Hoffman" by Jacques Offenbach in 2008, "Excalibur at the Stadium of France" in 2011, "Romeo and Juliet after Shakespeare", "XXe Theater" in 2013. Then she works with Julia Migenes for her first staging of "The Barber of Seville".

Small roles in the cinema in "The Fabulous Destiny of Amelie Poulain" by Jean-Pierre Jeunet in 2001 but also in "Bloody Mallory" by J. Magnat in 2001, "I'm hungry" by F. Quentin in 2001, "A stupid love story" by H.P Korchia in 1994, "Room Service" by Georges Lautner in 1991 and "23H58" by P.W Glenn in 1990.

Sophie Tellier`s roles also for television: "Julie Lescaut" in 2006 (episode "The prosecutor's case"), "Josephine, Guardian Angel" in 2001 (episode "Glitter, tap dancing and champagne..."), "Baldipata" in 1997, "The man of my dreams" in 1993 and "A demon on the shoulder" in 1990. She was alongside Antoine de Caunes and Jose Garcia in the sketches of "Trio sisters" proposed in the show "Nowhere Else" on Canal Plus in the 90s.

Mylene Farmer and Sophie Tellier

Sophie Tellier remains for many the rival of Libertine. However, her role with Mylene for many years was not limited to embodying evil.

Sophie Tellier met Mylene Farmer for the first time in 1984 during the music video festival in Juan-les-Pins. She was then working with Valerie Mairesse who was trying her hand at a singing career.

Mylene contacted her again in 1986 in order to work on the body, gestures, posture and dance before the first television performances on Libertine. Afterwards, Mylene and Laurent Boutonnat offered her the role of the rival in the video Libertine.

In 1987, Sophie Tellier played the role of the Tsarina (later transforming into a witch) in the video clip Tristana.

That same year, Sophie Tellier accompanied Mylene on television sets for the choreography of Tristana.

Then, Sophie Tellier worked with Mylene on the casting of the dancers for the choreography of "Sans Contrefaçon" on television but was not present during the televised performances of this song.

In 1988, for the third and last time, Sophie Tellier participated in a video clip of Mylene Farmer by taking the role of the rival in "Pourvu qu'elles soient douces" (Libertine II).

The following year was the year of Mylene's first concerts with the Tour 89. Sophie Tellier worked on the coordination of the choreographies created by Mylene and it was she who did the first casting for the dancers.

Already professionally engaged on other projects during the summer of 1989, she could not resume her role as the rival in new video. 1991 marked the end of Mylene's collaboration with Sophie Tellier who participated in the backing vocals on "Désenchantée".

Sophie Tellier then wanted to "fly on her own" and in particular to act. In 1993, Sophie Tellier was considered for the role of the housekeeper in Laurent Boutonnat's film "Giorgino", but as the casting became more international, the choice fell on another actress.

Passionate about Argentine Tango, she choreographed "the Apache Tango" in Dita Von Teese's magazine at the Casino de Paris.

As a choreographer for opera, she has collaborated on various productions: "The removal to the Serail" (Mozart/Zabou Breitman/Opera Garnier), "The love of the three oranges", "Angels in America", "Iphigenia in Tauris", "The Traviata", "The Barber of Seville", "The Tales of Hoffman" and "The favorite" (Theater of Champs-Elysees).

Alfredo Arias hired her for "Hermanas" and "Cinelandia" alongside Alejandra Radano. For the cinema and television, she turns with Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Planchon, Lautner. We also see it alongside Jose Garcia, Antoine De Caunes, Jacques Gamblin, Catherine Jacob, Michel Serrault, Charles Aznavour.

In 2014, Daniel Benoin directs her in "Dreyfus", the last creation of Michel Legrand and Didier Van Cauwelaert at the Opera of Nice, under the musical direction of Jerome Pillement.

After the tour of Shakespeare's "King Lear" alongside Michel Aumont in the direction of Jean-Luc Revol, and the creation of "Integral in my skin" by Stephanie Marchais, directed by Frederic Andrau, she plays in "Jean moulin" by Jean-Marie Besset in a direction by Regis de Martrin-Donos. She is currently playing Flaminia in the "Double inconsistency" by Marivaux, directed by Philippe Calvario.

Theater performances:

1995 : "Archibald" by Julien Vartet, directed by Daniel Colas, Theater of Edouard VII

2000 : "Cymbeline" by William Shakespeare, directed by Philippe Calvario, Theater of Amandiers

2002: "The turkey" by Georges Feydeau, directed by Francis Perrin, Theater of Bouffes-Parisiens

2004: "Roberto Zucco" by Bernard-Marie Koltes, directed by Philippe Calvario, Theater of Bouffes du Nord

2006/2007 "Chrysothemis in Sophocles' Electra" alongside Jane Birkin, Theater of Amandiers

2006, for the N.A.V.A festival, under the supervision of Jacques Lassalle, she played in "Away from Corpus Christi" by Christophe Pellet

2008 : "Travel to Sicily", 2 plays in one act by Luigi Pirandello, "The Flower in the mouth" and "Sicilian Cedars", directed by Jean-Yves Lazennec, with Philippe Bombled, Chantal Deruaz, Jean-Claude Frissung, Christian Peythieu, Theater of Athenaeum

2008: "Clerambard" by Marcel Ayme, directed by Nicolas Briançon, Theater Hebertot

2009: "Parasites" by Marius von Mayenburg, directed by Philippe Calvario, Theater of Amandiers

2010: "The Night of Elliot`s Fall" by Vincent Daenen, directed by Jean-Luc Revol, Vingtième Théâtre

2010: Diva, Theater of Comedia

2011 : "Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde, directed by Thomas Le Douarec, Avignon

2012: "Away from Corpus Christi", directed by Christophe Pellet, the Abbesses theater

Cinema:

1984 : "Walking in the shade", by Michel Blanc

1992: "Room service", by Georges Lautner

1993: "23h58", by Pierre-William Glenn

1996: "A stupid love story", by Henri-Paul Korchia

2001 : "The Fabulous Destiny of Amelie Poulain", by Jean-Pierre Jeunet

2001 : "I'm hungry", by Florence Quentin

2002 : "Bloody Mallory", by Julien Magnat (Morphine)

2017 : "When I grow up", by Jeremy Circus

2018 : "The Ghosts", by Alexandre Valles

Television:

1992: "A demon on the shoulder" by P. Triboit, with Catherine Alric and Alexandra Kazan.

1993-1994: "Nowhere Else" with Antoine de Caunes and Jose Garcia.

1993: "Return of Flame" by P. Planchon, with Raymond Pellegrin and Thierry Desroses.

1994 : "The man of my dreams", by Georges Lautner, with Michel Leeb and Daniel Russo.

1995 : "The Z'amours" - credits of the show.

1997 : "Baldipata", by Claude D'Anna, with Charles Aznavour.

2001: "Josephine, guardian angel" - "Glitter, tap dancing and champagne" by N. Cuche, with Mimie Mathy.

2007: "Julie Lescaut", episode "The prosecutor's case", by D. Janneau, with Veronica Genest.

Bertrand Le Page was manager of famous singers, bands, editor of songtexts. He was born in 1955 in Morocco and stayed there for 5 years. He will live 12 years in Germany, in FFA and then joined France dreamed of singing.

He is fascinated by the French song in particular Rika Zaraï but also Sylvie Vartan or Dalida. He arrived in Paris in 1974 and lives of small jobs, of advertisements for magazines or television, of figurations in films and he takes acting lessons because he wanted to be an actor.

He worked at Radio Bleue before joining the world of music publishing, initially at "Lorgère Musique".

At the beginning, he published mainly film music or TV series, including the famous theme song of "Pause Café" performed by Véronique Jannot. Then, it will be the song Croque la vie interpreted by Fabienne Thibault.

In 1983, he became manager and co-publisher for Jakie Quartz (who was introduced to him by Géard Anfonso, the composer of Croque la vie) whose song Mise au point became a huge hit in the summer of that year with more than a million singles sold. He also works with Buzy in 1987 for three songs including the hit "Body physical".

The 87-88 period is particularly rich on the professional level for Bertrand Le Page. But, it is no secret for anyone himself having spoken later, in his private life, he abuses more and more alcohol or drugs which makes his behavior unpredictable and difficult to manage for his relatives.

https://www.mylene.net/mylene/bertrand-le-page.php

Mylène Farmer, Laurent Boutonnat, Bertrand Le Page

In the early 80's, Bertrand Le Page met for the first time Laurent Boutonnat who was then working on a film called "Giorgino".

In 1984, Laurent Boutonnat contacted him to help him manage the career of a young singer whose first single had just been released: Mylène Farmer.

Bertrand Le Page meets Mylène, Laurent Boutonnat and Jérôme Dahan. Seduced, he agrees to become the manager and editor of Mylène's songs. He was manager of Mylène Farmer from 1984 to 1989.

He will quickly have a very important role with Mylène Farmer of whom he will also become a very, very close friend.

Thanks to new ideas for the promotion, he gave a second wind to the single "Maman a tort" which had a hard time getting off the ground and which finally became a nice success in sales and on the radio.

He will also have a determining role in the construction of the image of Mylène Farmer. Progressively, Mylène Farmer will become more mysterious, less accessible, darker. He also contributed (with Laurent Boutonnat and the photographer Christophe Mourthé) to decide Mylène Farmer to change her hair color and to drop the too common chestnut for a flaming red.

The relationship between Mylène Farmer and Bertrand Le Page progressively deteriorated during "The 89 Tour", some of his excesses making his behavior difficult to manage.

During the interruption of the tour, he worked with Mylène on the lyrics of the unreleased song "À quoi je sers..."

It was at this same period, in October 1989, that Mylène and Laurent Boutonnat created their own music publishing company "Requiem Publishing". It was a hard blow for Bertrand Le Page. Because quarrel and Bertrand`s behavior Mylene Farmer refused to work with him in 1989.

All those who knew him say that he never got over the break-up with Mylène. He will follow closely the career of his former protégée.

In the early 90s, he is the agent of actors for the agency Agents Associates.

He also continued to work in the record industry for Valérie Mairesse in 1991. He produces without great success records for Pascale Chambry then Les Jumelles (who will become actresses in the sitcom "Premiers Baisers").

He will be also manager of Lio or Ysa Ferrer after her success "Mes rêves" and he will help her to finalize her first album Kamikaze. Ysa Ferrer will dedicate to him in 2002 a song "Mourir pour elles" while his single "Flash in the night" in 1999 is dedicated "A Bertrand".

He joined AB Production in October 1993 and works for AB Disques.

At the end of the 90s, he is the manager of a restaurant in Pigalle, "La Cloche d'Or".

Then, he will leave Paris to finish his life in the South of France. Ill, he put an end to his life on April 4, 1999 in St-Malo.

Slim Pezin, born Andrew Charles Pezin (André Pezin) is a French singer, guitarist, percussionist, arranger, conductor who has worked with some of the biggest names in French music, from Claude François, whose band he led, to Michel Sardou, Sylvie Vartan, Johnny Hallyday, Charles Aznavour and Mylène Farmer.

Andrew Charles Pezin was born in 1945. Little is known about his childhood. He started playing guitar at the age of 17, and founded a band with friends before accompanying the singer Noël Deschamps.

After pop and rock, Slim Pezin turned to RnB and worked with African musicians such as Manu Dibango from 1966 and then the blues by working in 1968 on the album of T-Bone Walker. From 1967 to 1971, he was Nino Ferrer's regular guitarist.

From the 70s he collaborates with the greatest: Michel Sardou, Nino Ferrer, Mike Brant, Sylvie Vartan, Johnny Hallyday, Charles Aznavour or Claude François whose orchestra he leads. He was Claude François' bandleader from 1971.

In the 80s, he was part of the adventure of the group Voyage. In 1984, he participated in the recording of the first single of Mylène Farmer, and appears since then on most of her albums and during her concerts. Slim Pezin participated in 1984 in the recording of Mylène's first single "Maman a tort", at Jean-Claude Dequéant's studio, "Matin Calme" in Aubervilliers. It was in this studio that he met Mylène and Laurent Boutonnat for the first time.

Still as a guitarist, Slim Pezin participated in the recording of the albums "Cendres de lune" in 1986, "Ainsi soit je..." in 1988 and "L'autre..." in 1991. He will be the guitarist of the Tour 89 concerts. In 1989, he also accompanies Mylène Farmer during her televised performances on the song "A quoi je sers..."

He was back in 2001, still playing the guitar, for the recording at "the Guillaume Tell studio" of the three unreleased tracks of Mylène Farmer first best of "Les mots : Les mots", "C'est une belle journée" and "Pardonne-moi".

He was the guitarist on Alizée's first two albums "Gourmandises" (2001) and "Mes courants électriques" (2003).

In 2012 for the album "Monkey Me" Mylene Farmer on which Slim Pezin ensures the guitars with Sebastien Chouard.

He has accompanied many French and foreign artists, including Ray Charles and Tina Turner.

He also participates in film music as a musician or composer: 6 Days & 7 Nights, 37°2 Le matin, Balzac, Belle maman, Belphégor... le fantôme du Louvre, Brice de Nice, the Fugitive, Himalaya... the childhood of a chief, Love in the disorder, The libertine, The mysterious doctor Cornelius, The child who wanted to be a bear, The chorus, The flowers of Harrison, Our happy days, A few days in April, Evening dress, Ulzhan, A bridge between 2 banks, Viva Cuba...

Slim Pezin participates in many studio recordings. He is also a producer of groups like "La Souris déglinguée".

It is him who, as administrator of the Spedidam (Society of perception and diffusion of the rights of the artists-interpreters), suggested to the Clodettes to claim their right to the image, which they obtained after many difficulties.

He has 10 children.

Slim Pezin is also an avid collector of cars, African dolls and guitars. You will find at his place about fifty Gibson from 1914 to the last one of ten years ago, quite a lot of Fender and Martin from 1919 to the most recent one of 1983, "Dobros" Japanese guitars from the 1970's and Rickenbaker. He confided that his favorite electric guitar is the Tom Anderson and an acoustic Larrivée D10. These two guitars never leave his trunk.

Albums

1975 : Africa Oumba

2003 : Africadelic

2004 : Secret Agents

2004 : Vidocq

Alizée, born Alizée Jacotey, is a French singer, dancer and musician, born on August 21, 1984 in Ajaccio (South Corsica). Alizée spent her entire childhood in Corsica. She began dancing early in life. During 1988–2000 she studied in what was then called "Ecole de Danse Monique Mufraggi", a famous dance and theatre school in Ajaccio. She participated in the end of year galas of the school, from the age of five, obtaining the main role of a show dedicated to Pocahontas in 1995. That same year, she won "the Draw me an airplane contest": her drawing was chosen to be reproduced on an MD 83 aircraft of the AOM company.

The public discovered her in 1999 in the show "Graines de star" on M6. At the age of 15 and a half and in front of millions of viewers, the pretty Corsican was elected Best Singer's Seed. Her interpretation of the song Ma prière by Axelle Red brought her to the attention of Mylène Farmer herself, and her partner Laurent Boutonnat. They produced her first song "Moi... Lolita" in a nod to Nabokov's famous character. Alizée quickly became the muse of the teenagers in commotion with more than 1.5 million singles sold in France!

Including in Europe (Italy, England, Netherlands...) where this hit is at the top of the charts. After her dazzling debut, Mylène Farmer, with the help of her eternal accomplice Laurent Boutonnat, decided to co-write her first album called "Gourmandises". The same year, her second single, "l'Alizé", sold more than 700 000 units.

NRJ Music Awards

As a result, in 2001 Alizée won a trophy at the NRJ Music Awards, in the category of "French revelation of the year 2000". In March 2003, Alizée released her second album, "Mes courants électriques", again produced and written by the magical duo Farmer - Boutonnat.

The titles "J'en ai marre" and "A contre-courant" were very successful. A first tour followed, recorded in a live album.

Her songs reached the top of the Italian, Spanish, German, British, Polish, Dutch and Russian charts... and often held the No. 1 slot for many weeks.

Then followed a period of silence and construction: still in 2003, she surprised her fans by getting married in Las Vegas with Jérémy Châtelain, a young singer revealed by the Star Academy. And on April 29, 2005, Alizée gave birth to their daughter Anny Lee.

The return of Alizée

Until 2007 she remained musically silent. The release of the album "Psychédélices", produced by Alizée herself and in which participated authors and composers such as Daniel Darc, Oxmo Puccino, Jean Fauque and her husband, Jérémy Châtelain, shows that the break with her mentors is now complete.

In January 2008, Alizée was part of "the Enfoirés" troupe for their event concert "Le secret des enfoirés" which took place at the Zénith in Strasbourg, for the benefit of "the Restos du coeur".

In October 2008, Alizée won a Luna's Award in Mexico in the category Best International Pop Artist. Alizée will be part of the new Enfoirés show in 2009, entitled "Les Enfoirés font leur cinéma" (The Enfoirés make their movies) from January 21 to 26, 2009 at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy.

"A child of the century" turned woman

Alizée returns in March 2010 with the release of her fourth album "Une enfant du siècle" dedicated to the muses of Andy Warhol. Alizée appears in the video clip of the first single from this opus "The Hills (Never leave you)" as a sensual woman.

A radical transformation for the young woman both in appearance and music. The opus "Une enfant du siècle" containing ten tracks is far from the past melodies. This time, Alizée launches into electro sounds and mysterious titles.

Dancing with the stars

Alizée continues her brilliant musical career with the album "5", inspired by the 60s and the world of France Gall. Unveiled in early 2013, the album was recorded with the help of Thomas Boulard, singer-guitarist of the band Luke and Adrien Gallo, member of the BB Brunes.

The first single, "A cause de l'automne", was well received by the public and confirmed its popularity in the hearts of the French. A few months later, Alizée embarked on the adventure of "Danse avec les stars", alongside many artists such as TAL and Keen' V. The star quickly became the great favorite of the show and won the final in November 2013, alongside the dancer Gregoire Lyonnet, who has since become her boyfriend. On June 18, 2016, the couple got married. On November 24, 2019, the singer gives birth to a baby girl named Maggy.

Alizée took advantage of her success to announce the release of a new album in early 2014, while unveiling a cover of Jeanne Moreau's song "Le tourbillon de la vie", in a duet with TAL.

Although she is most famous as a singer, she prefers dancing. Alizée is proficient in classical dance, jazz, Italian style ballet, tap and flamenco.

Philanthropy

Alizée was involved in charity work through "Les Enfoirés", a group of French celebrities who organise fundraising concerts every year. The proceeds from these concerts go to "Les Restaurants du Coeur". The organisation, set up by French comedian Coluche, helps feed the poor. Alizée participated in these concerts in 2001, 2002 and from 2008 to 2013.

In 2011, the singer participated in the "Collectif Paris-Africa" to fight against famine in Africa. She recorded the song "Des ricochets" along with 60 artists, for the compilation album "Collectif Paris-Africa" pour l'UNICEF.

Discography

"Gourmandises" (2000)

"Mes Courants Électriques" (2003)

"Psychédélices" (2007)

"Une enfant du siècle" (2010)

5 (2013)

"Blonde" (2014)

Remixes (2018)

Dance shows

"Dancing with the Stars" – season 4 (2013)

"The dance makes a show"(2014)

"Dancing with the Stars" – season 7 / week 8 (2016)

Dance tours

"Dancing with the Stars Tour" (2013–2014)

"Dancing with the Stars Tour" (2014–2015)

"Dancing with the Stars Tour" (2016)

"Dancing with the Stars Tour" (2017)

He will write and compose with Laurent Boutonnat the song "Maman a tort""Maman a tort" which will become a nice success in 1984 and will launch the career of Mylène Farmer.

Manfred Thierry Mugler (21 December 1948 – 23 January 2022) was a French fashion designer, creative director and creative adviser of Mugler. In the 1970s, Mugler launched his fashion house.

from instagram Thierry Mugler

As a child, he was particularly interested in dance, which he practiced at a high level, and was a member of the Rhin Opera ballet corps as a teenager. While at the same time taking interior design courses at the School of Decorative Arts in Strasbourg.

He joined Paris at the age of 21 and worked with the boutique Gudule. Very quickly, he became an independent stylist and worked for various large ready-to-wear houses in Paris, Milan, London, and Barcelona.

In 1973, he creates his first personal collection "Cafe de Paris". He then created a company in his name. In 1978, he opens his first Parisian boutique and proposes his first collection for men.

In the 1990s, Thierry Mugler enjoyed worldwide success and in 1992 he presented his first haute couture show. In 1998, Mugler published his first photography book.

In 2002, Thierry Mugler left the world of fashion to devote himself to perfumes, directing and photography.

Before retiring he said: "Fashion is beautiful, 3-D art on a human being. But it wasn't enough, which is why I went on to create in other ways. For me, it wasn't the right tool anymore. But perfume still interests me".

In 2002, Mugler collaborated with the Cirque du Soleil. He directed "Extravaganza", one of the scenes of Zumanity, and also created all of the costumes and the identity of the characters in the show.

In 2008, the Mugler brand launched Thierry Mugler Beauty, a high-end line of cosmetics.

After retiring from fashion to focus on fragrance and beauty in the early 2000s, Mugler's brand relaunched its men's collection in January 2011. The designer came out of retirement in 2019, designing a dress for Kim Kardashian at the Met Gala.

In 2019 the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) launched the 'Thierry Mugler: Couturissime' exhibition dedicated to him.

Throughout his career, Mugler dressed some of the biggest names in entertainment, including: Lady Gaga, David Bowie, Beyonce, Katy Perry, Rihanna, George Michael, Cardi B, Mylene Farmer and other stars.

Mugler was a longtime bodybuilder and died of natural causes at his residence in Vincennes, Paris on 23 January 2022, at the age of 73.

Jérôme Dahan is a French author, composer, musician. He was born in 1962 and died on October 11, 2010.

Assistant director in a film production company, he met Laurent Boutonnat in the early 80s. They set up a publishing company with a third friend.

Photo from site: https://www.mylene.net/mylene/jerome-dahan.php

He will write and compose with Laurent Boutonnat the song "Maman a tort" which will become a nice success in 1984 and will launch the career of Mylène Farmer.

"With Laurent Boutonnat and Jérôme Dahan, we want to try to create something, a style. The Mylène Farmer style." (Salut - November 07, 1984).

Jérôme Dahan wrote the lyrics of "Maman a tort" and "On est tous des imbéciles" even before Mylène was chosen to perform them.

After the commercial failure of "On est tous des imbéciles" in 1985, Jérôme Dahan chose not to continue working with Mylène and Laurent Boutonnat. There was a disagreement about Mylène's professional future. Jérôme Dahan envisaging a style close to Françoise Hardy where all the others swore by Jeanne Mas who was then enjoying immense success. Jérôme Dahan would later acknowledge that Mylène and Laurent Boutonnat had made the right choice.

He released in 1993 his only album "Sexe Faible".

Sexe Faible, 1993

Jérôme Dahan struggled for a long time with illness before passing away in 2010.

Rare interview of Jérôme Dahan, 4.02.1994

Frances Farmer (September 19, 1913 – August 1, 1970) was an American actress and television hostess.

Frances Elena Farmer was born on September 19, 1913 in Seattle. Third child of Ernest and Lillian Farmer, Frances has a sister Edith, a brother Wesley but also a half-sister Rita.

Frances Farmer arouses controversy at a very young age. In 1931, she won a prize for an essay entitled "God Dies". The local press headlines: "Seattle Girl Denies God and Wins Prize". Many reproaches and accusations that she will confide, later, in her autobiography, to have lived very badly, this episode plunging her into disarray and loneliness.

In September 1931, she joined the University of Washington to train as a journalist before turning to playwriting.

She became a member of the Dramatic Theatre and met Professor Sophie Rosenstein. She excelled in many plays.

In 1935, a new competition she won allowed her to travel to the USSR. A trip that will be seen in a very bad light. She is unjustly suspected of being a communist.

Frances Farmer in 1941

Return to the United States in New York where she signed a contract for seven years with Paramount and then joined Hollywood. At the same time, she became involved with the politician Harry York who will remain close to her.

In 1936, it was her first film: "Too many parents" by Robert F. McGowan with Leif Erickson.

She follows with "Rhythm on the Rarge" which she shares the star with the famous Bing Crosby and which will remain her biggest success in the cinema.

On the private side, she married the young first, Leiff Erickson, a brief and unhappy marriage.

In 1936, she also turns "The Vandal" ("Come and Get It") directed by Howard Hawks, which remains for many her most beautiful role. She follows with "The Toast of New-York" with Cary Grant. A nice success.

The critics are full of praise and see in her a new star, some even comparing her to Greta Garbo.

Frances Farmer rebelled against Paramount refusing to give in to all the demands of this studio considering her as a banal starlet ready to do anything to succeed and she also opposed any use of her private life.

She then moves away from Hollywood to devote herself to her true passion, the stage.

She met Clifford Odets who offered her the lead role in the play "Golden Boy" which was a huge success in New York. The public loves it, the critics are more mixed, sometimes talking about casting error.

France Farmer has a tormented relationship with Clifford Odets. Despite the success of the play, she is excluded from the European tour. She then appears in two other plays in New York that go unnoticed.

It is also during this period that she begins to indulge in excessive consumption of alcohol and drugs.

Threatened with a breach of contract by Paramount, which was impatient, she returned to Hollywood.

She is forced to accept to turn in films of second plan.

In 1942, she was only the second female role in the film "The Knight of Vengeance" ("Son of Fury") alongside Tyrone Power.

That same year, arrested in a state of drunkenness and without a license, she was sentenced to a suspended prison sentence. The nightmare is just beginning.

In 1943, following an aggressive behavior, she is again arrested, dismissed by Paramount and locked up in the sanatorium La Crescenta. She underwent a shock treatment with injections of massive doses of Insulin. She ran away.

When she refused to go back to the movies and thought she was crazy, her own mother had her re-interred at Steilacoon (in Washington).

For many years, she will undergo the worst tortures: electroshock, hydrotherapy (naked diving for six to eight hours in ice water baths), drug experimentation, rape. One will even evoke a lobotomy but this remains uncertain.

Frances Farmer will write in her autobiography: "I was raped by plantons, eaten by rats and poisoned by spoiled food. I was chained in cells, locked in straitjackets and half-drowned in ice baths."

In 1950, she was allowed to move to Seattle where she cared for her parents. She worked as a hotel clerk. Cruelty of fate, it was the hotel in which she had celebrated the world premiere of "Come and Get It" in 1936.

In 1953, recognized as sane, she recovers all her rights, thus escaping the guardianship exercised by her mother.

In 1954 she married Alfred Lobley. She moved to California where she worked anonymously as a secretary in a photo studio.

In 1958, she returned to her acting career. She appeared in various TV series including "This is Your Life" and "Tongues of Angeles". In 1958, it is also her last film for the cinema, "The Party Crashers".

She married Lee Mikesell and separated a few years later.

From 1958 to 1964 she hosted a television show, "Frances Farmer Present" in Indianapolis. Broadcast in the afternoon, this program will remain during six years number 1 in the audiences.

At the same time, Frances Farmer unfortunately returned to her unhealthy habits with alcohol, which led her to new excessive behavior and will cause her to stop her show in 1964. In 1968, she began writing her autobiography.

She died on August 1, 1970 as a result of cancer in the esophagus.

Filmography of Frances Farmer:

1936

Too Many Parents - by Robert F. McGowan with Henry Travers

Corsairs of the air ( Border Flight ) of Otho Lovering with John Howard

Rhythm on the Range - by Norman Taurog with Bing Crosby

The Vandal ( Come & Get It / Roaring Timbers ) by William Wyler & Howard Hawks with Joel McCrea

1937

The Gold and the Woman ( The Toast of New York ) by Rowland V. Lee with Cary Grant

Exclusive - by Alexander Hall with Fred MacMurray

1938

The Cursed Sailboat ( Ebb Tide ) by James P. Hogan with Ray Milland

Ride a Crooked Mile / Escape from yesterday - by Alfred E. Green with Akim Tamiroff

1940

South of Pago Pago by Alfred E. Green with Victor McLaglen

Flowing Gold - by Alfred E. Green with John Garfield

1941

World Premiere - by Ted Tetzlaff with John Barrymore

Badlands of Dakota - by Alfred E. Green with Broderick Crawford

Among the living by Stuart Heisler with Albert Dekker

1942

Son of Fury / The Story of Benjamin Blake by John Cromwell with Tyrone Power

1943

Harold Young's I escaped from the Gestapo / No Escape with John Carradine - Cut scenes

1958

The party crashers - by Bernard Girard with Bobby Driscoll

Martin Kierszenbaum, also known as Cherry Cherry Boom Boom is an American songwriter, musician, manager, music publisher and label head at the Cherrytree Music Company.

https://www.discogs.com/artist/110364-Martin-Kierszenbaum

“Writing isn’t a hobby by any means,” Kierszenbaum says. “The first thing I ever did in music was writing songs. I’m the happiest in the world when I’m writing. Songwriting will always be at the core of what I do.”

As a songwriter and producer he worked with Lady Gaga, Sting, Madonna, Mylène Farmer, Keane, Tokio Hotel, Far East Movement, Robyn, Feist, Flipsyde, Ivy Levan, Ai, Samantha Fish, Alexandra Burke and Natalia Kills and others artists and bands.

Martin Kierszenbaum, also known as Cherry Cherry Boom Boom, grew up in South America, Europe and the United States.

He attended the University of Michigan and became interested in music at an early age, studying piano and guitar and forming the hip hop duo, Maroon. I started out as a musician and songwriter.

"My mom is a piano player and my sister is a professional violinist. We always had a piano in the house, and when I was eight, I began taking classical piano lessons. Later on, I learned to play guitar and bass. I also learned about music theory and started to write songs."

He then moved from Michigan to Los Angeles where he co-wrote and co-produced much of the Russian band t.A.T.u.'s first English album "200 Km/h in the Wrong Lane". This band will sell more than 5 million albums worldwide.

In 2005 he founded Cherrytree Records, an alternative pop label. He currently holds three positions: President of Cherrytree Records, President of A&R, Pop/Rock at Interscope Records (Interscope Records is an American record label founded in 1990 and part of Interscope-Geffen-A&M, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group) and he is also head of Interscope-Geffen-A&M for international.

Martin Kierszenbaum has collaborated with Sting since 1991 as his international publicist. Then they were recoded 3 CDs, a DVD and a hardcover book.

Their work continues nowdays. Martin Kierszenbaum considers Sting "a mentor and a very good friend." ("Variety" - April 2015)

https://www.musicradar.com/news/sting-my-songs-track-by-track-with-martin-kierszenbaum-the-songs-are-dynamic-they-are-living-and-breathing

For A&R he has worked with Enrique Inglesias (Insomniac), t.A.T.u., Shaggy (Clothes Drop), Sheryl Crow (Wildflower), New Kids On The Block (The Block), Marilyn Manson (High End Of Low), Timbaland (Shock Value II), N.E.R.D., Lloyd (King of Hearts), Natalia Kills (Perfectionist), Blink-182 (Neighborhoods).

Martin Kierszenbaum has also written and produced songs for many other artists:

Lady Gaga (The Fame, Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say), Starstruck, I Like It Rough, Christmas Tree), t.A.T.u. (All the Things She Said, All About Us, Gomenasai), Madonna (Holy Water), Far East Movement (White Flag, Little Bird), Robyn & Rye Rye (Never Will Be Mine).

It was during the recording of the song Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say) that Lady Gaga found the nickname of Martin: "Cherry Cherry Boom Boom".

He has also remixed tracks for various artists including Lovegame and Just Dance for Lady Gaga, Don't Jump for Tokyo Hotel, Putting Holes in Happiness for Marylin Manson, Wind It Up for Gwen Stefani, Party Rock Anthem for LMFAO and also Carry On in 2015 for French speaking artist Coeur de Pirate.

In 2012 and 2013 Martin Kierszenbaum released two singles under his pseudonym "Cherry Cherry Boom Boom", Come Back from San Francisco and One and Only.

“I originally wrote ‘Brilliant’ as a challenge to myself as a songwriter to see if I could write a contemporary pop song using an instrumental motif — as opposed to a vocal one — as a main hook,” Kierszenbaum tells Billboard of the earworm. “I love laying down the groove on the piano and really bringing out its essence as a percussive instrument. For the production, I wanted the song to have a classic-modern feel, with space and funky syncopation plus a bad-ass bottom end for the club today so I worked on that carefully.”

Production with Lady Gaga

He worked with Lady Gaga on the following song(s):

Songs from The Fame (2008):

"Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)"

"The Fame"

"I Like It Rough"

"Starstruck"

Songs from Christmas Tree - Single (2008):

"Christmas Tree"

Songs from The Cherrytree Sessions (2009):

"Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" (Electric Piano and Human Beat Box Version)

"Just Dance" (Stripped Down Version)

"Poker Face" (Piano & Voice Version)

Songs currently unreleased:

"Sometimes" (2007/8)

"Take You Out" (2008)

Songs by Lady Gaga that he remixed:

"Just Dance" (Robots to Mars Remix) (2008)

"LoveGame" (Robots to Mars Remix) (2009)