Funeral of Niels Arestrup: Eric Cantona, Patrick Bruel, Yvan Attal, Albert Dupontel… A host of stars bid him farewell (Photos)

The funeral of actor Niels Arestrup took place at Paris, December 10, 2024. To say goodbye, a host of stars made the trip.

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IN BRIEF

• On December 10, 2024, Niels Arestrup's funeral took place at the Saint-Roch Church in Paris.
• The event took place nine days after his death at the age of 75. A number of celebrities, including Eric Cantona and Patrick Bruel, attended to pay tribute to the three-time César Award-winning actor.
• A number of celebrities, including Eric Cantona and Patrick Bruel, attended to pay tribute to the three-time César Award-winning actor. of three Caesars.

It was time to say goodbye. On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, Niels Arestrup's funeral took place in Paris at the Saint-Roch church. As Closer announced, it was organized nine days after his death. A dramatic event for his wife and his twins born in 2012 who attended. Indeed, to say goodbye to him, his loved ones made the trip but also a host of stars.

On the forecourt of the church, celebrities followed one another, each more sad than the other. As you can discover in our slideshow, Eric Cantona, Patrick Bruel, Yvan Attal, Albert Dupontel, Macha Méril, Agathe Natanson, Jean-Michel Ribes, Christophe Malavoy, Andr&eacute Dussollier, Stéphane Guillon, Jacques Weber and even Patrick Chesnais took the time to come and pay tribute to the actor who died at the age of 75.

Niels Arestrup: a moving funeral

With black sunglasses on her nose, Isabelle Le Nouvel, with whom he had shared his life for 12 years, said goodbye to Niels Arestrup in pain. Fortunately, she was able to count on the support of her sons but also of her friends. All his life, the actor was very proud of his children.  “It's a life adventure. To consider having children, I had to be very much in love, to reach a point in my life where I'm finally stable. Having a little boy and a little girl at my age is overwhelming. Maybe when I was younger, it had less of an effect, but for me, it's a mind-blowing thing” he had confided.

Niels Arestrup: what did he die of ?

As a reminder, Niels Arestrup died on Sunday, December 1, 2024 in Ville-d'Avray (Hauts-de-Seine). The actor's death was announced by his press officer to Le Parisien. Information later confirmed by his wife, Isabelle Le Nouvel. “I have the extreme pain to announce the death of my husband, the great actor Niels Arestrup, after a courageous fight against illness. He passed away surrounded by the love of his family” she had declared.

Rewarded of three Caesars for best supporting actor and aCrystal Globe for best actor, he leaves behind a rich legacy.