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Jean Valjean (French: [ʒɑ̃ val.ʒɑ̃]) is the protagonist of Victor Hugo 's 1862 novel Les Misérables. The story depicts the character's struggle to lead a normal life and redeem himself after serving a 19-year-long prison sentence for stealing bread to feed his sister's starving children and attempting to escape from prison.
Jean Val Jean (born Emmanuel Delcour, June 19, 1980, Montluçon, Allier) is an actor, model and adult film performer [1] who has also worked as a personal trainer and professional chef.
Jean Val Jean is a 1935 novel by Solomon Cleaver. It is a much abbreviated retelling in English of Victor Hugo 's 1862 novel Les Misérables. According to the publisher's preface, around the turn of the 20th century, Cleaver, a young minister from Winnipeg, read through Les Misérables and often retold it in his own words.
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- Dean Chisnall. Chisnall first played Jean Valjean in 2018. His West End credits include the titular ogre in Shrek the Musical, as well as appearing in Love Never Dies and Evita.
- Jon Robyns. Jon Robyns currently stars as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables at the Sondheim Theatre. At the start of his career, he played Marius in Les Miserables.
- Colm Wilkinson. Wilkinson originated the role of Jean Valjean in the West End, and has since appeared in a number of Les Miserables’ productions across the world, including Broadway and Canada.
- John Owen-Jones. First playing Jean Valjean in 1998, John Owen-Jones was the youngest person at the time to have taken on the lead role in Les Miserables.
Jean Valjean is the protagonist of Les Misérables. The story depicts Valjean's struggle to lead a normal life after serving in prison for 19 years. He learns honesty from Bishop Myriel and promises a dying Fantine to care for her child, Cosette.
- 1769
- Male
- 1833 (aged 64)
- 3 min
Sep 6, 2024 · Jean Valjean, fictional character, the fugitive protagonist of Victor Hugo’s sweeping novel Les Misérables.
In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who, for decades, has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.
