He and his wife, Zofia Borucka, were visiting French singer Johnny Hallyday when he fell ill and was airlifted to the hospital. He remains in the intensive care unit.
The 60-year-old French actor, best known for his title role as Leon: The Professional, had just finished filming The Pink Panther 2 recently.
UPDATE (4:35 PM PST) People is reporting that Jean Reno did not suffer a heart attack in the Caribbean, according to Reno's publicist.
"Reports that actor Jean Reno is in the hospital due to a heart attack are false. He is vacationing in the Caribbean and went to a local hospital as a precaution for some discomfort he was feeling due to heartburn and gastroenteritis. It was definitely was not a heart attack. He is fine and healthy and enjoying the rest of his vacation traveling in the Caribbean," his publicist, Christina Papadopoulos said.
The publicist also joked that Reno probably just "ate too much spicy Caribbean food!"
Comments (30)
To leave a comment, please sign in or use
Facebook or Twitter
Radimus-83
in my experience, a dose of the sh*ts can be worse than a heart attack!
so, he can have my sympathy back!
4 years agoby @radimus-83Flag
Marcusx
so he had the sh*ts? a heart attacked was proposed when the guy had a runny *sshole? dear god movieweb, use some f*cking common sense before posting up news. jesus
4 years agoby @marcusxFlag
SWAK1774
"Leon" and "The Professional" are the same movie. Just different titles. The dark haired little girl is played by Natalie Portman.
Glad to hear he's okay.
4 years agoby @swak1774Flag
Radimus-83
ok, i see some people listing him in "the professional"... by any chance is that hwere he is a hitman and ends up taking a little dark haire girl under his wing?
if so,... then it was released here as "Leon".. if not, then i have to see "the professional"
4 years agoby @radimus-83Flag
The Dark Knight
hey that guy is funny
4 years agoby @thedarkknight23Flag
T.Clark
Has anyone seen Jeff Dunham's stand up special "Arguing with Myself?" At the end he brings out his puppet Peanut and in one joke Peanut flaps his lips, keeps looking up and down, and then finally says "what the hell?!"...cuz that's how i feel right now
4 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
The Dark Knight
no not him
4 years agoby @thedarkknight23Flag
Saquin Turok 'X'
Lol on Jude Law, Rad. Ronin was a rocking film too.
4 years agoby @teesterxFlag
Radimus-83
god damn it, i want my sympathy back!
4 years agoby @radimus-83Flag
batman's protege
i hope this doesnt turn out the way bernie mac did saying he was alright then just died out of the blue
4 years agoby @movielover1994Flag
Err
glad to hear it.
the professional was my favorite movie around the time it came out, also.
4 years agoby @err2005Flag
Phatlightning
you got that right annoying.
4 years agoby @sxers2k1Flag
deeman138
Whew, im relived, becasue 2008 has been harsh on actors.
4 years agoby @deeman138Flag
AnnoyingFilmCritic
Good to hear he's ok...He was fantastic in The Professional, one of my favorite movies.
4 years agoby @annoyingfilmcriticFlag
ed_wood
Well thats better news.
4 years agoby @ed-woodFlag
MovieBuff
Glad he's ok
4 years agoby @moviebuff123Flag
PUNISHER
He has the sh*ts, and scares the hell out of everyone. F*ck.
4 years agoby @cerealkillerFlag
ShadowfoxSC
awesome actor hope he gets better.
4 years agoby @shadowscFlag
JR
hope he recovers.
4 years agoby @supbitchFlag
artkid04
oh my god, please let him be alright
4 years agoby @artkid04Flag
aeinhorn
I hope for all the best for the former "Leon".
Reno is the most ass-kicking Frenchman on the planet, and I really hope him nothing but the best. Get well soon!
4 years agoby @aeinhornFlag
Space101
Woah this really sucks. I love Jean as an actor. Hope everything turns out good for him and his famille
4 years agoby @space101Flag
Radimus-83
totally agree with you on the jude law bit, he's nothing but a c*nt!!
i have been told if you look c*nt up in the dictionary there is a pic of him and a list of his movies to explain the meaning.
oh, and he's not dead Marc, not yet anyway!
4 years agoby @radimus-83Flag
Marcusx
ok whats the deal? why are all these actors dying? death needs to have a smoke break and just chill for 5 minutes. or at least take judd law. hope hes next
4 years agoby @marcusxFlag
SampleFIN
If we lose Reno I will personally walk to heaven and kick the butts of all possible gods.
But that ain't happening, cause Reno lives for another 60 years.
4 years agoby @samplefinFlag
ed_wood
Very good actor, I hope he gets well soon. Ronin was a very cool movie.
4 years agoby @ed-woodFlag
Ebonsoul
Outstanding actor, i hope he has a full recovery. He was great in "The Professional" but you should also check out "Ronin" where he acts along side Robert Deniro and Sean Bean.
4 years agoby @ebonsoulFlag
Saquin Turok 'X'
I hope he recovers. He was outstanding in Leon I thought.
4 years agoby @teesterxFlag
T.Clark
Aw man, this is sad. Wasn't he in "godzilla" in 1998? Damn, that was the first movie i ever saw in a theater, when i was 5. Hope he recovers
4 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
deeman138
I've seen him in a couple of movies, I hope he gets well.
4 years agoby @deeman138Flag