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Jacques Villeret
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1951-02-06,Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

6.9

Danton
1983-01-12

The Good and the Bad

5.5

The Good and the Bad
1976-01-19

Viper in the Fist

6.5

Viper in the Fist
2004-10-06

The Dinner Game

7.786

The Dinner Game
1998-04-15

0

Le Rabat-joie
1978-01-01

The Cabbage Soup

6.354

The Cabbage Soup
1981-12-02

3.9

One Way Ticket
2001-05-30

6.2

Hold-up
1985-10-23

5

The Do-Gooders
2005-10-19

The Children of the Marshland

7.1

The Children of the Marshland
1999-03-03

Malabar Princess

6.2

Malabar Princess
2004-03-03

5.4

Mookie
1998-12-09

Bolero: Dance of Life

6.9

Bolero: Dance of Life
1981-05-27

6.1

Grey Souls
2005-09-28

Les Folles Années du Twist

5.5

Les Folles Années du Twist
1986-02-26

5.5

Black Mic Mac
1986-04-23

Last Summer in Tangiers

4.1

Last Summer in Tangiers
1987-04-22

L'été en pente douce

6.4

L'été en pente douce
1987-04-29

The Castaways of Turtle Island

5.8

The Castaways of Turtle Island
1976-10-06

6.5

Malevil
1981-05-13

4

Iznogoud
2005-01-19

Keep Your Right Up

5.9

Keep Your Right Up
1987-09-19

Gramps Is in the Resistance

6.872

Gramps Is in the Resistance
1983-10-26

5.2

The Antidote
2005-03-30

4.1

Le Furet
2003-10-29

The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck

5.3

The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck
1991-04-24

Strange Gardens

7.5

Strange Gardens
2003-03-26

The Joint Brothers

5.3

The Joint Brothers
1986-10-15

5.985

The Vultures
1984-03-28

A Crime in Paradise

6.6

A Crime in Paradise
2001-02-28

6.7

Three Years
1990-08-29

7.4

Le Dernier Été
1997-05-14

5.4

Waiter!
1983-11-09

Le bal des Casse-pieds

5.8

Le bal des Casse-pieds
1992-02-12

6.333

Us Two
1979-05-23

Move Along, There Is Nothing to See!

5.3

Move Along, There Is Nothing to See!
1983-04-20

The Drummer of Ravel's Boléro

5.8

The Drummer of Ravel's Boléro
1992-05-15

588 rue Paradis

7.1

588 rue Paradis
1992-01-14

The Big Brother

5.8

The Big Brother
1982-09-08

Another Man, Another Chance

6.3

Another Man, Another Chance
1977-09-28

La Galette du roi

4.6

La Galette du roi
1986-01-29

Nothing to Report

5.8

Nothing to Report
1973-08-15

5.3

Mountain Pass
1978-11-08

The Son of the Mekong

0

The Son of the Mekong
1992-04-08

Georges Dandin de Molière

0

Georges Dandin de Molière
1997-02-07

Dialogue de sourds

6

Dialogue de sourds
1985-01-01

5.8

Heart to Heart
1979-01-03

L'Âge d'or de la pub

6.5

L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023-06-02

Robert et Robert

6.25

Robert et Robert
1978-06-13

7.2

Golden Boy
1996-02-21

A Second Chance

5.95

A Second Chance
1976-09-30

Dumb But Disciplined

4.6

Dumb But Disciplined
1979-08-21

Drôle de samedi

1

Drôle de samedi
1985-04-01

3.5

Effraction
1983-04-06

Un Balcon en forêt

2

Un Balcon en forêt
1978-05-16

The Mouth Agape

6.5

The Mouth Agape
1974-05-08

6

Out of Whack
1979-12-12

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

7.2

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022-01-07

Edith and Marcel

5.5

Edith and Marcel
1983-01-01

2.8

La Petite Amie
1988-09-14

C'est encore mieux l'après-midi

4.2

C'est encore mieux l'après-midi
1987-02-06

5.2

Nailcruncher
1988-06-06

Detective Story

0

Detective Story
1972-10-30

Un fil à la patte

6.5

Un fil à la patte
1989-10-02

The Favor, the Watch and the Very Big Fish

6

The Favor, the Watch and the Very Big Fish
1991-05-01

Mon premier amour

8

Mon premier amour
1978-08-30

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

0

La Folle Histoire de François Pignon - De La chèvre au Dîner de cons
2015-01-24

Serious as Pleasure

3.6

Serious as Pleasure
1975-01-15

Un amour de pluie

4.5

Un amour de pluie
1974-01-10

5.7

Actors
2000-04-05

7

The Common Man
1975-02-26

0

Nono Nénesse
1976-12-31

0

Merci Bernard
1982-04-04

Nulle part ailleurs

5.6

Nulle part ailleurs
1987-08-31

0

Spécial cinéma
1974-09-25

Le Grand Échiquier

8

Le Grand Échiquier
1972-01-12

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

6

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975-01-12

6

Numéro un
1975-04-05

6

Numéro un
1975-04-05

10

Midi Première
1975-01-06

6.2

Champs-Elysées
1982-01-16

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

6.6

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022-12-21

0

Discorama
1959-02-04

Vivement dimanche

3.2

Vivement dimanche
1998-09-20

0

Matin Bonheur
1987-04-14