Emmanuel Delcour (also known as Jean Val Jean) is a French actor and reality television participant. In 2007, Jean Val Jean won the AVN Male Foreign Performer of the Year. Aside from his work in adult films, he acted in the low-budget vampire thriller Immortally Yours. He is also recognized for being a finalist in various bodybuilding competitions since arriving in California from France. His past work in the pornography industry was recently exposed in the reality television show Keeping Up with the Kardashians. As of November 2009 he can be seen on the Bravo show Chef Academy, where he is listed as being a graphic designer and as having studied design for five years, though the venue of his studies is not listed