Jérôme Seydoux

Born

1934-09-21

Birthplace

Paris, France

Biography

Jérôme Seydoux Fornier de Clausonne known as Jérôme Seydoux , born on September 21, 1934 in Paris, is a French businessman, film producer and billionaire. He is the brother of Nicolas and Michel Seydoux, the grandfather of Léa Seydoux, the father of Henri Seydoux and the stepfather of Farida Khelfa. In 1986, he participated in the creation of the television channel La Cinq , which he chaired with Silvio Berlusconi. In 1991, he launched into the cinema industry by purchasing the Pathé group. His brother Nicolas has chaired Gaumont cinemas since 1975. In 2001, the two brothers merged their companies into a new entity, Europalaces, of which Jérôme has been the sole shareholder since 2017. His fortune is estimated at 1.4 billion euros in 2023. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jérôme Seydoux, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.