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person_profile-Jacques Villeret

Jacques Villeret Died at age: 53

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Jacques Villeret

Date of Birth:

Feb 06, 1951

Country of birth:

France

Died:

Jan 28, 2005

Biography of

Jacques Villeret

    Jacques Villeret (6 February 1951 – 28 January 2005) was a French actor, best known internationally for his role as François Pignon in the comedy Le Dîner de Cons. During his career, he earned many awards including the prestigious medal and title of Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur.

    Villeret was born Jacky Boufroura in Loches, Indre-et-Loire, France, to an Algerian father and a French mother. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris (CNSAD) in the same class as Louis Seigner, the grandfather of Emmanuelle Seigner and Mathilde Seigner. While he was most famous for his role as François Pignon in Le Dîner de Cons; both on the stage and in the film, his other celebrated roles included the extra terrestrial in La soupe aux choux, the autistic Mo in L'été en pente douce, and marshal Ludwig von Apfelstrudel in Papy fait de la résistance.

    At the time of making the film Un aller simple directed by Laurent Heynemann – a film about integration and racism and the clash of generations – he said that watching the young actors in the film, Barbara Schulz and Lorant Deutsch, reminded him of the insouciance he had had as a young man with his friends at the Conservatoire.

    When his career was at its height, with the success of Le Dîner de Cons, everything collapsed in a tragedy mirroring the plot of the film. Villeret separated from his wife and suffered an enormous financial downfall due to tax issues, plunging him into depression. Villeret turned to alcohol for comfort, and became an alcoholic. He isolated himself and hid away for long periods. He later said: Alcohol is a friend, but a friend who means you harm.

    Villeret's love of his profession helped to bring his career back from the brink. In an interview in 2001 he spoke of his admiration for performers like Johnny Hallyday and Jacques Brel for their level of commitment, and quoted the author Louis-Ferdinand Céline: When I write, I put my balls on the table.

    In 1979 Villeret married Irina Tarassov, an actress and writer. They separated in 1998. Tassarov wrote about their life together in her book Un jour, tout ira bien. (One day, everything will go well).

    In 2002 Villeret met Seny, a Senegalese-French widow descended through her grandfather, Mor Diarra N'Dao, from a long line of Sérès nobles of the ancient Kingdom of Saloum, and they fell instantly and deeply in love. They were partners for three years, and she was about to move to Paris to be with him when he died in Évreux in January 2005 of a liver haemorrhage. Seny wrote a memoir of their life together, Jacques Villeret, mon bébé blanc, which was published in Paris by Le Cherche Midi in 2005.

    Source: Article "Jacques Villeret" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Jacques Villeret

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Filmography of

Jacques Villeret

Found 61 Movies in total

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The Do-Gooders

lucien ( Actor )

... 2005

Grey Souls

Le juge Mierck ( Actor )

... 2005

The Antidote

André Morin ( Actor )

... 2005

Iznogoud

Haroun El Poussah ( Actor )

... 2005

Viper in the Fist

Jacques Rézeau ( Actor )

... 2004

Malabar Princess

Gaspard ( Actor )

... 2004

Le Furet

le Furet ( Actor )

... 2003

Strange Gardens

Jacques Pouzay ( Actor )

... 2003

One Way Ticket

Jean-Pierre ( Actor )

... 2001

A Crime in Paradise

Jojo Braconnier ( Actor )

... 2001

Actors

Self ( Actor )

... 2000

The Children of the Marshland

Henri Pignol, aka Riton ( Actor )

... 1999

Mookie

Frère Benoît ( Actor )

... 1998

The Dinner Game

François Pignon ( Actor )

... 1998

Le Dernier Été

Georges Mandel ( Actor )

... 1997

Golden Boy

Antoine Bonvoisin ( Actor )

... 1996

Wacko

Le pompiste ( Actor )

... 1994

The Son of the Mekong

Durieux ( Actor )

... 1992

Le bal des Casse-pieds

Jérôme, le présentateur de la météo ( Actor )

... 1992

588 rue Paradis

Alexandre ( Actor )

... 1992

... 1991

... 1991

Three Years

Alexandre Guillermen ( Actor )

... 1990

La Petite Amie

Guillaume Bertin ( Actor )

... 1988

Nailcruncher

Salomon ( Actor )

... 1988

Keep Your Right Up

Individual ( Actor )

... 1987

L'été en pente douce

Maurice Leheurt aka Mo ( Actor )

... 1987

Last Summer in Tangiers

Marcus ( Actor )

... 1987

The Joint Brothers

Momo ( Actor )

... 1986

Black Mic Mac

Michel Le Gorgues ( Actor )

... 1986

Les Folles Années du Twist

M'sieur John Wayne ( Actor )

... 1986

La Galette du roi

Utte de Danemark ( Actor )

... 1986

Hold-up

Taxifahrer Jeremie ( Actor )

... 1985

Drôle de samedi

Maurice, the butcher ( Actor )

... 1985

The Vultures

Béral ( Actor )

... 1984

First Name: Carmen

The Man Who Eats Yogurt ( Actor )

... 1983

Waiter!

Gilbert, l'ami d'Alex ( Actor )

... 1983

Gramps Is in the Resistance

Maréchal Ludwig Von Apfelstrudel ( Actor )

... 1983

... 1983

Effraction

Valentin Tralande ( Actor )

... 1983

Danton

Westermann ( Actor )

... 1983

The Cabbage Soup

l'Oxien (La Denrée) ( Actor )

... 1981

Bolero

Jacques ( Actor )

... 1981

Malevil

Momo ( Actor )

... 1981

Out of Whack

Henri Fisserman / Paul Flantier / Bouli / Dr. Delomien, ... ( Actor )

... 1979

Dumb But Disciplined

Jacques Cardot ( Actor )

... 1979

Us Two

Tonton Musique ( Actor )

... 1979

Heart to Heart

Sitting student ( Actor )

... 1979

Mountain Pass

Georges ( Actor )

... 1978

Robert et Robert

Robert Villiers ( Actor )

... 1978

Un Balcon en forêt

Gourcuff ( Actor )

... 1978

... 1977

... 1976

A Second Chance

L'agent immobilier ( Actor )

... 1976

The Good and the Bad

Jacques ( Actor )

... 1976

The Common Man

Gérald ( Actor )

... 1975

Serious as Pleasure

Le gendarme ( Actor )

... 1975

The Mouth Agape

(uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1974

Un amour de pluie

Guillaume ( Actor )

... 1974

Nothing to Report

Soldat Girot ( Actor )

... 1973