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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1951-02-06
Place of Birth: Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Also Known As: Jacky Boufroura

Movies List of Jacques Villeret

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Danton

1983 Movie
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The Good and the Bad

1976 Movie
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Viper in the Fist

2004 Movie
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The Dinner Game

1998 Movie
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Le Rabat-joie

1978 Movie
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The Cabbage Soup

1981 Movie
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One Way Ticket

2001 Movie
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Hold-up

1985 Movie
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The Do-Gooders

2005 Movie
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Malabar Princess

2004 Movie
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Mookie

1998 Movie
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Bolero: Dance of Life

1981 Movie
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Grey Souls

2005 Movie
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Black Mic Mac

1986 Movie
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Malevil

1981 Movie
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Iznogoud

2005 Movie
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Keep Your Right Up

1987 Movie
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The Antidote

2005 Movie
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Le Furet

2003 Movie
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Strange Gardens

2003 Movie
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The Joint Brothers

1986 Movie
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The Vultures

1984 Movie
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A Crime in Paradise

2001 Movie
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Three Years

1990 Movie
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Le Dernier Été

1997 Movie
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Waiter!

1983 Movie
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Us Two

1979 Movie
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588 rue Paradis

1992 Movie
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The Big Brother

1982 Movie
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La Galette du roi

1986 Movie
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Nothing to Report

1973 Movie
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Mountain Pass

1978 Movie
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The Son of the Mekong

1992 Movie
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Dialogue de sourds

1985 Movie
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Heart to Heart

1979 Movie
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L'Âge d'or de la pub

2023 Movie
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Robert et Robert

1978 Movie
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Golden Boy

1996 Movie
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A Second Chance

1976 Movie
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Dumb But Disciplined

1979 Movie
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Drôle de samedi

1985 Movie
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Effraction

1983 Movie
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Un Balcon en forêt

1978 Movie
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The Mouth Agape

1974 Movie
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Out of Whack

1979 Movie
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Edith and Marcel

1983 Movie
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La Petite Amie

1988 Movie
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Nailcruncher

1988 Movie
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Detective Story

1972 Movie
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Un fil à la patte

1989 Movie
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Mon premier amour

1978 Movie
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Serious as Pleasure

1975 Movie
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Un amour de pluie

1974 Movie
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Actors

2000 Movie
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The Common Man

1975 Movie
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Nono Nénesse

1976 Movie