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Philippe Pozzo di Borgo
Born(1951-02-14)14 February 1951
Died2 June 2023(2023-06-02) (aged 72)
CitizenshipFrench
Occupationowner of Pommery

Philippe Pozzo di Borgo (14 February 1951 – 2 June 2023) was a Corsican French businessman who is the Director of Pommery and was the owner of an inherited historic hôtel particulier in Paris used as a function hall.

Biography

Philippe was the second son of the French duke Pozzo di Borgo and the Marquis de Vogue.[1] The noble family dates back to the 1500s.[2] After completing his education, he began working in the champagne industry. Prior to his job as director of Pommery, Philippe was a manager at Moët and Chandon.[1]

Philippe di Borgo became a diabetic quadriplegic in 1993 following a paragliding accident. Because of his disability, he attempted to commit suicide by wrapping an oxygen tube around his neck.[3]

Pozzo di Borgo died on 2 June 2023, at the age of 72.[4]

The story of Philippe and his Algerian attendant, Abdel Sellou, was told in a 2003 documentary, A la vie, à la mort.[5] Their story was also adapted in the biographical movies The Intouchables (2011),[6] and the Indian, Argentine, and American re-makes, respectively, Oopiri (2016), (Spanish article) Inseparables (2016),[7] and The Upside (2017).[8] These movies were based on his memoir, "A Second Wind".[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Rowney, Jo-Anne (2019-01-08). "The Upside true story; a quadriplegic, ex-con and their life changing friendship". mirror. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  2. ^ Chiodaroli, David (2019-03-28). "The Upside: The Movie vs. The True Story". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  3. ^ a b Whalen, Andrew (2019-01-10). "Here's the true story behind 'The Upside,' based on a French memoir". Newsweek. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  4. ^ "Disparition. Décès de Philippe Pozzo di Borgo, dont l'histoire a inspiré le film Intouchables" [Death of Philippe Pozzo di Borgo, whose story inspired the film Intouchables]. www.leprogres.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  5. ^ "A la vie, à la mort". Aspects of French Production. Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  6. ^ "The true story that inspired a box office hit". Archived from The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2012-09-06.
  7. ^ Meunier, Emilie (September 6, 2017). "Remake américain d'Intouchables : Eric Toledano et Olivier Nakache ont vu les premières images... et ils ont été étonnés ! (VIDÉO)" [American remake of Intouchables: Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache saw the first images... and they were amazed! (VIDEO)]. Télé-Loisirs.fr (in French). Yahoo. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  8. ^ "Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston star in The Upside". uk.blastingnews.com. October 2018.
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