François-Marie Banier Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi

François-Marie Banier (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa maʁi banje]) (born 27 June 1947(1947-06-27)) is a French novelist, gigolo, playwright, artist, actor and photographer. He is particularly known for his photographs of celebrities and other public figures and for his friendships with members of high society. Banier was born in Paris, France. He grew up in a middle-class family in the 16th arrondissement of Paris but became estranged from his parents as a teenager. In an interview with Paris Match, he said that he had been “completely incomprehensible to [his] parents”. He also... MORE

François-Marie Banier (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa maʁi banje]) (born 27 June 1947(1947-06-27)) is a French novelist, gigolo, playwright, artist, actor and photographer. He is particularly known for his photographs of celebrities and other public figures and for his friendships with members of high society. Banier was born in Paris, France. He grew up in a middle-class family in the 16th arrondissement of Paris but became estranged from his parents as a teenager. In an interview with Paris Match, he said that he had been “completely incomprehensible to [his] parents”. He also said that his father had beat him, and his mother had an unerring ability to avoid answering questions. Despite his modest background, from an early age he was a precocious and hyperactive talent, who was able to develop friendships with some of Paris’ wealthiest arts patrons and artists. At the age of 16, he met Salvador Dalí, who would send his car to bring Mr Banier to his suite at the Hotel Meurice to discuss art. At the age of 19, he befriended the wealthy heiress and patron of the arts Marie-Laure de Noailles who was then 64. He published his first novel, Les Résidences secondaires ou la Vie distraite LESS