Luc Besson is a French filmmaker best know for his films The Professional, The Fifth Element, and La Femme Nikita.
Fast Facts:
- Full name: Luc Besson
- Birth Date: March 18, 1959
- Birth Place: Paris, France
- Grew up in Greece, Yugoslavia, and Paris
- His parents were professional scuba divers, and until an accident at 17 Luc wanted to become a Marine Biologist
- Came up with the idea for The Fifth Element when he was 16
- Shoots most of his films in sequence
- Author of the children's books that his film Arthur and the Invisibles is based
- His latest film is Taken starring Liam Neeson
Luc Besson Timeline
Note: Many of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
March 18, 1959: Born
1985 Subway: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
1988 The Big Blue: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
1990 La Femme Nikita: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
1994 The Professional: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
1997 The Fifth Element: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
1999 The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
2001 Kiss of the Dragon: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
2001 Wasabi: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
2002 The Transporter: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
2005 Transporter 2: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
2005 Angel - A: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
2007 Arthur and the Invisibles: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
2008 Taken: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
