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Jacques Villeret

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1951-02-06

Birth Place

Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France

Movies and TV shows :

588 rue Paradis

588 rue Paradis

1992

7.1

Movie
A Crime in Paradise

A Crime in Paradise

2001

6.6

Movie
A Second Chance

A Second Chance

1976

5.9

Movie
Actors

Actors

2000

5.7

Movie
Another Man, Another Chance

Another Man, Another Chance

1977

6.2

Movie
Black Mic Mac

Black Mic Mac

1986

5.5

Movie
Bolero: Dance of Life

Bolero: Dance of Life

1981

7.0

Movie
C'est encore mieux l'après-midi

C'est encore mieux l'après-midi

1987

4.2

Movie
poster

Champs-Elysées

1982

6.2

TV
Danton

Danton

1983

6.9

Movie
Detective Story

Detective Story

1972

0.0

Movie
Dialogue de sourds

Dialogue de sourds

1985

6.0

Movie
poster

Discorama

1959

0.0

TV
Drôle de samedi

Drôle de samedi

1985

1.0

Movie
Dumb But Disciplined

Dumb But Disciplined

1979

4.6

Movie
Edith and Marcel

Edith and Marcel

1983

5.5

Movie
Effraction

Effraction

1983

3.5

Movie
Georges Dandin de Molière

Georges Dandin de Molière

1997

0.0

Movie
Golden Boy

Golden Boy

1996

7.2

Movie
Gramps Is in the Resistance

Gramps Is in the Resistance

1983

6.9

Movie
Grey Souls

Grey Souls

2005

6.1

Movie
Heart to Heart

Heart to Heart

1979

5.8

Movie
Hold-up

Hold-up

1985

6.2

Movie
poster

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

2022

6.6

TV
Iznogoud

Iznogoud

2005

4.0

Movie
Keep Your Right Up

Keep Your Right Up

1987

5.9

Movie
L'Âge d'or de la pub

L'Âge d'or de la pub

2023

6.5

Movie
L'été en pente douce

L'été en pente douce

1987

6.4

Movie
La Folle Histoire de François Pignon - De La chèvre au Dîner de cons

La Folle Histoire de François Pignon - De La chèvre au Dîner de cons

2015

0.0

Movie
La Galette du roi

La Galette du roi

1986

4.6

Movie
La Petite Amie

La Petite Amie

1988

2.8

Movie
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

2022

7.2

Movie
Last Summer in Tangiers

Last Summer in Tangiers

1987

4.1

Movie
Le bal des Casse-pieds

Le bal des Casse-pieds

1992

5.8

Movie
Le Dernier Été

Le Dernier Été

1997

7.4

Movie
Le Furet

Le Furet

2003

4.1

Movie
poster

Le Grand Échiquier

1972

8.0

TV
Le Rabat-joie

Le Rabat-joie

1978

0.0

Movie
Les Folles Années du Twist

Les Folles Années du Twist

1986

5.5

Movie
poster

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975

6.0

TV
Malabar Princess

Malabar Princess

2004

6.2

Movie
Malevil

Malevil

1981

6.5

Movie
poster

Matin Bonheur

1987

0.0

TV
poster

Merci Bernard

1982

0.0

TV
poster

Midi Première

1975

10.0

TV
Mon premier amour

Mon premier amour

1978

8.0

Movie
Mookie

Mookie

1998

5.4

Movie
Mountain Pass

Mountain Pass

1978

5.3

Movie
Move Along, There Is Nothing to See!

Move Along, There Is Nothing to See!

1983

5.3

Movie
Nailcruncher

Nailcruncher

1988

5.2

Movie
Nono Nénesse

Nono Nénesse

1976

0.0

Movie
Nothing to Report

Nothing to Report

1973

5.8

Movie
poster

Nulle part ailleurs

1987

5.6

TV
poster

Numéro un

1975

6.0

TV
One Way Ticket

One Way Ticket

2001

3.9

Movie
Out of Whack

Out of Whack

1979

6.0

Movie
Robert et Robert

Robert et Robert

1978

6.3

Movie
Serious as Pleasure

Serious as Pleasure

1975

3.6

Movie
poster

Spécial cinéma

1974

0.0

TV
Strange Gardens

Strange Gardens

2003

7.5

Movie
The Antidote

The Antidote

2005

5.2

Movie
The Big Brother

The Big Brother

1982

5.8

Movie
The Cabbage Soup

The Cabbage Soup

1981

6.4

Movie
The Castaways of Turtle Island

The Castaways of Turtle Island

1976

5.8

Movie
The Children of the Marshland

The Children of the Marshland

1999

7.1

Movie
The Common Man

The Common Man

1975

7.0

Movie
The Dinner Game

The Dinner Game

1998

7.8

Movie
The Do-Gooders

The Do-Gooders

2005

5.0

Movie
The Drummer of Ravel's Boléro

The Drummer of Ravel's Boléro

1992

5.8

Movie
The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish

The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish

1991

6.0

Movie
The Good and the Bad

The Good and the Bad

1976

5.5

Movie
The Joint Brothers

The Joint Brothers

1986

5.3

Movie
The Mouth Agape

The Mouth Agape

1974

6.5

Movie
The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck

The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck

1991

5.3

Movie
The Son of the Mekong

The Son of the Mekong

1992

0.0

Movie
The Vultures

The Vultures

1984

6.0

Movie
Three Years

Three Years

1990

6.7

Movie
Un amour de pluie

Un amour de pluie

1974

4.5

Movie
Un Balcon en forêt

Un Balcon en forêt

1978

2.0

Movie
Un fil à la patte

Un fil à la patte

1989

6.5

Movie
Us Two

Us Two

1979

6.3

Movie
Viper in the Fist

Viper in the Fist

2004

6.4

Movie
poster

Vivement dimanche

1998

3.2

TV
Waiter!

Waiter!

1983

5.4

Movie