French actor Gaspard Ulliel, known for film and television roles as well as the face of Chanel perfume ads, died Wednesday after a skiing accident in the Alps, according to his agent’s office. He was 37.
Ulliel was hospitalized Tuesday after the accident in the Savoie region’s Rosiere ski area, the Savoie prosecutor’s office said. The office of the actor’s agent said Ulliel died on Wednesday. It provided no details.
Local broadcaster France Bleu said Ulliel was hospitalized with a skull injury, and that he apparently collided with another skier at a crossing point on the slopes. The other skier was not hospitalized,
