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Jacques Villeret‌

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Male

Birthday

calendar1951-02-06

Popularity

star4.6

Jacques Villeret

Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France

Jacques Villeret

Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1951-02-06

Popularity

star4.6

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

Danton

Danton‌
star6.9
calendar 1983

The Good and the Bad

The Good and the Bad‌
star5.5
calendar 1976

Viper in the Fist

Viper in the Fist‌
star6.5
calendar 2004

The Dinner Game

The Dinner Game‌
star7.8
calendar 1998

Le Rabat-joie

Le Rabat-joie‌
star0.0
calendar 1978

The Cabbage Soup

The Cabbage Soup‌
star6.3
calendar 1981

One Way Ticket

One Way Ticket‌
star3.9
calendar 2001

Hold-up

Hold-up‌
star6.2
calendar 1985

The Do-Gooders

The Do-Gooders‌
star5.0
calendar 2005

The Children of the Marshland

The Children of the Marshland‌
star7.1
calendar 1999

Malabar Princess

Malabar Princess‌
star6.2
calendar 2004

Mookie

Mookie‌
star5.4
calendar 1998

Bolero: Dance of Life

Bolero: Dance of Life‌
star6.9
calendar 1981

Grey Souls

Grey Souls‌
star6.1
calendar 2005

Les Folles Années du Twist

Les Folles Années du Twist‌
star5.5
calendar 1986

Black Mic Mac

Black Mic Mac‌
star5.5
calendar 1986

Last Summer in Tangiers

Last Summer in Tangiers‌
star4.1
calendar 1987

L'été en pente douce

L'été en pente douce‌
star6.4
calendar 1987

The Castaways of Turtle Island

The Castaways of Turtle Island‌
star5.8
calendar 1976

Malevil

Malevil‌
star6.5
calendar 1981

Iznogoud

Iznogoud‌
star4.0
calendar 2005

Keep Your Right Up

Keep Your Right Up‌
star5.9
calendar 1987

Gramps Is in the Resistance

Gramps Is in the Resistance‌
star6.9
calendar 1983

The Antidote

The Antidote‌
star5.2
calendar 2005

Le Furet

Le Furet‌
star4.1
calendar 2003

The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck

The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck‌
star5.3
calendar 1991

Strange Gardens

Strange Gardens‌
star7.5
calendar 2003

The Joint Brothers

The Joint Brothers‌
star5.3
calendar 1986

The Vultures

The Vultures‌
star6.0
calendar 1984

A Crime in Paradise

A Crime in Paradise‌
star6.6
calendar 2001

Three Years

Three Years‌
star6.7
calendar 1990

Le Dernier Été

Le Dernier Été‌
star7.4
calendar 1997

Waiter!

Waiter!‌
star5.4
calendar 1983

Le bal des Casse-pieds

Le bal des Casse-pieds‌
star5.8
calendar 1992

Us Two

Us Two‌
star6.3
calendar 1979

Move Along, There Is Nothing to See!

Move Along, There Is Nothing to See!‌
star5.3
calendar 1983

The Drummer of Ravel's Boléro

The Drummer of Ravel's Boléro‌
star5.8
calendar 1992

588 rue Paradis

588 rue Paradis‌
star7.1
calendar 1992

The Big Brother

The Big Brother‌
star5.8
calendar 1982

Another Man, Another Chance

Another Man, Another Chance‌
star6.2
calendar 1977

La Galette du roi

La Galette du roi‌
star4.6
calendar 1986

Nothing to Report

Nothing to Report‌
star5.8
calendar 1973

Mountain Pass

Mountain Pass‌
star5.3
calendar 1978

The Son of the Mekong

The Son of the Mekong‌
star0.0
calendar 1992

Georges Dandin de Molière

Georges Dandin de Molière‌
star0.0
calendar 1997

Dialogue de sourds

Dialogue de sourds‌
star6.0
calendar 1985

Heart to Heart

Heart to Heart‌
star5.8
calendar 1979

L'Âge d'or de la pub

L'Âge d'or de la pub‌
star6.5
calendar 2023

Robert et Robert

Robert et Robert‌
star6.3
calendar 1978

Golden Boy

Golden Boy‌
star7.2
calendar 1996

A Second Chance

A Second Chance‌
star5.9
calendar 1976

Dumb But Disciplined

Dumb But Disciplined‌
star4.6
calendar 1979

Drôle de samedi

Drôle de samedi‌
star1.0
calendar 1985

Effraction

Effraction‌
star3.5
calendar 1983

Un Balcon en forêt

Un Balcon en forêt‌
star2.0
calendar 1978

The Mouth Agape

The Mouth Agape‌
star6.5
calendar 1974

Out of Whack

Out of Whack‌
star6.0
calendar 1979

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président‌
star7.2
calendar 2022

Edith and Marcel

Edith and Marcel‌
star5.5
calendar 1983

La Petite Amie

La Petite Amie‌
star2.8
calendar 1988

C'est encore mieux l'après-midi

C'est encore mieux l'après-midi‌
star4.2
calendar 1987

Nailcruncher

Nailcruncher‌
star5.2
calendar 1988

Detective Story

Detective Story‌
star0.0
calendar 1972

Un fil à la patte

Un fil à la patte‌
star6.5
calendar 1989

The Favor, the Watch and the Very Big Fish

The Favor, the Watch and the Very Big Fish‌
star6.0
calendar 1991

Mon premier amour

Mon premier amour‌
star8.0
calendar 1978

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
star0.0
calendar 2015

Serious as Pleasure

Serious as Pleasure‌
star3.6
calendar 1975

Un amour de pluie

Un amour de pluie‌
star4.5
calendar 1974

Actors

Actors‌
star5.7
calendar 2000

The Common Man

The Common Man‌
star7.0
calendar 1975

Nono Nénesse

Nono Nénesse‌
star0.0
calendar 1976

Tv Credits

Merci Bernard

Merci Bernard‌
star0.0
calendar 1982

Nulle part ailleurs

Nulle part ailleurs‌
star5.6
calendar 1987

Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma‌
star0.0
calendar 1974

Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier‌
star8.0
calendar 1972

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche‌
star6.0
calendar 1975

Numéro un

Numéro un‌
star6.0
calendar 1975

Numéro un

Numéro un‌
star6.0
calendar 1975

Midi Première

Midi Première‌
star10.0
calendar 1975

Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées‌
star6.2
calendar 1982

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées‌
star6.6
calendar 2022

Discorama

Discorama‌
star0.0
calendar 1959

Vivement dimanche

Vivement dimanche‌
star3.2
calendar 1998

Matin Bonheur

Matin Bonheur‌
star0.0
calendar 1987