Depardieu conquers drink habit

French screen icon Gerard Depardieu has drastically cut down his excessive drinking after a heart attack gave him a shocking wake-up call.

French screen icon Gerard Depardieu has drastically cut down his excessive drinking after a heart attack gave him a shocking wake-up call.

The Crano De Bergerac star, 56, would often drink four to five bottles of red wine every day, until he went to hospital for a routine check up, and was kept in for an emergency quintuple bypass operation.

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