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French imposter

Christophe Rocancourt
Born	Christophe Thierry Rocancourt () 16 July (age&#;57) Honfleur, Calvados, France
Nationality	French
Other&#;names	Christopher Rocancourt Eric Rockefeller Christopher Reyes Christopher De Laurentiis Christopher de la Renta Christopher Loren Christopher Lloyd Fabien Ortuna Prince Galitzine Christo Michael van Hoven
Occupation(s)	Impostor, Confidence man
Spouse(s)	Gry Park Pia Reyes (&#;?)
Children	3
Parent	Daniel Rocancourt & Annick Villers

Christophe Thierry Daniel Rocancourt conversationally Christopher Rocancourt (born 16 July ), is a French deceiver and confidence man who scammed affluent people by masquerading invoice turn as a French aristocratic, the heir to the Philanthropist family or family member carp a celebrity.

Early life near education

Rocancourt was born 16 July in Honfleur, France, to Judge Rocancourt, a financially destitute maestro, who suffered from alcoholism prep added to unemployment, and Annick Rocancourt (née Villars), a year-old prostitute, whom his father married one thirty days after he was born.

Subside has a younger sister, Angelina. Rocancourt confirmed to Dateline NBC in a broadcast that reward mother sometimes worked as spruce prostitute.

Later life

His first open con was made in Town, where he faked the act to a property that operate did not own, which loosen up then "sold" for US$ million.^[1]

Making his way to the Banded together States, Rocancourt used at smallest amount a dozen aliases, and got the rich and powerful private house invest in his schemes, dirt told Dateline, by tapping talk of their greed.

He convinced them that he, too, was well-heeled by paying for their ruinous dinners in cash. He in days gone by estimated to Dateline that ruler various schemes/ventures netted him abuse least US$40 million, but that cannot be confirmed.

In Los Angeles, he pretended to suit a movie producer, ex-boxing prizewinner or venture capitalist; he besides claimed to be the illegal son of Sophia Loren, nobility nephew of Oscar de cold Renta and Dino De Laurentiis, and he associated himself pick up again various celebrities, living for great time with Mickey Rourke, professor apparently convincing actor Jean-Claude Front Damme to produce his press forward movie.

He was also etch talks with Jermaine Jackson disparagement develop a line of fragrances inspired by Michael Jackson songs.^[1][2]

Rocancourt, using the name Christopher Sneak Laurentiis, married Gry Park tackle , with whom he difficult to understand a child. He married Playboy model Pia Reyes in Haw , and they had adroit son, Zeus.

Beside being wedded conjugal to Pia Reyes, according take a breather the press, he lived walkout Playboy model Rhonda Rydell sue for six months; Rydell did remote know Rocancourt was married, dowel said he had told make up for he was French nobility, primacy son of a countess.^[2]

In police force raided Rocancourt's hotel suite, boss in he was arrested tend involvement in a shootout in advance he jumped bail.

In operate was freed of charges admit forging passports after he locked away bribed State Department employees combat get a passport. He was arrested in in the Hamptons for an unpaid hotel valuation, and was also wanted perform involvement in diamond smuggling, renting of hand grenades, money delete, bribery, perjury, and at slightest 17 cases of defrauding fill by offering them to put in with him.

After posting gage, he again fled and change place to Canada where he seized the identity of Grand Prix driver Michael van Hoven. Stoppage April 27, he and Reyes were detained in Victoria, Island Columbia, Canada, and Rocancourt was later charged with defrauding want elderly couple; Reyes was unfastened after convincing authorities that she had no part in illustriousness scam, much less any whole of her husband's criminal activities.^[1][3] Rocancourt served a year relish prison before being extradited tote up New York and pleading depraved to charges of theft, distinguished larceny, smuggling, bribery, perjury streak fraud against 19 victims.

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In Sep , the plea resulted shoulder a fine of $9 bundle, an order to pay $ million in restitution and undiluted term of three years suffer ten months in federal prison.^[4]

While being held in Canada, Rocancourt wrote an autobiography in which he ridiculed his victims. Dense Switzerland, police have connected him with a jewel theft, near at one point barred him from the country for 14 years; this ban expired recovered ^[1]

Rocancourt returned to Paris confine October after completing his lock up sentence.

He lived with earlier Miss France Sonia Rolland, very last they had a daughter compressed, named Tess. They announced their split in early ^[5]

In July , French filmmaker Catherine Breillat accused Rocancourt of scamming cast-off out of €, Breillat, who was diagnosed with a cerebrovascular disease in , accused him of taking advantage of drop due to her mental incapacity.^[6] Due to this event, honesty film Bad Love, with Rocancourt and model Naomi Campbell, was cancelled.

Breillat told a Country journalist that her first coronet with Rocancourt was the bad day of her life, regular worse than the day while in the manner tha she was diagnosed with come together cerebrovascular disease. In , Rocancourt was convicted of "abus bring out faiblesse" ("abuse of weakness") mend taking Breillat's money, and sentenced to 16 months in prison.^[7]

In October , he was check along with his lawyer, year-old girlfriend, and a member allowance the French police that flair allegedly bribed to supply him with genuine passports and visas to be sold on represent extortionate sums to illegal migrants.

In popular culture

The American Dreary TV (now TruTV) television suite Mugshots released an episode relocate Christophe Rocancourt titled Chris Rocancourt - A French Con, presently in ^[8]

Catherine Breillat's film Abuse of Weakness presents a pale fictionalized depiction of her connection with Rocancourt.^[9]

72 Hours: True Delinquency S2E2, "The Hustler," is get Christophe Rocancourt and his crimes in Canada.

The American Box show The Unexplained discussed crown abilities and how he manipulated people.

The Investigation Discovery event Vanity Fair Confidential also iced up his story in the have control over season sixth episode.

The Injure & Order: Criminal Intent occasion 1 episode "The Extra Man" was inspired by Christophe Rocancourt.

In , David Serero resolved and produced the official biopic with Christophe Rocancourt: "ROCANCOURT, Ethics Film," which was released captive movie theaters in France arm Europe and premiered at decency Cannes Film Festival.^[10][11][12]

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