Jacques Villeret

Jacques Villeret

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1951-02-06
Deathday: 2005-01-28 (53 years old)

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

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Movies 72

self 16

TV Shows 13

Self (archive footage)
L'Âge d'or de la pub

L'Âge d'or de la pub (2023)

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Haroun El Poussah
Iznogoud

Iznogoud (2005)

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5.5
Frère Benoît
Mookie

Mookie (1998)

Movie
Antoine Bonvoisin
Golden Boy

Golden Boy (1996)

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Alexandre Guillermen
Three Years

Three Years (1990)

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Marcus, un petit receleur
Last Summer in Tangiers

Last Summer in Tangiers (1987)

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Michel Le Gorgues
Black Mic Mac

Black Mic Mac (1986)

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Le prince Utte de Danemark
La Galette du roi

La Galette du roi (1986)

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Jeremie Blanchet, taxi driver
Hold-up

Hold-up (1985)

Movie
Maurice, le boucher
Drôle de samedi

Drôle de samedi (1985)

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Le maréchal Ludwig Von Apfelstrudel
Gramps Is in the Resistance

Gramps Is in the Resistance (1983)

Movie
4
Valentin Tralande
Effraction

Effraction (1983)

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Adriano Tiglionini
Merci Bernard

Merci Bernard (1982)

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Henri Fisserman, Paul Flantier, Bouli, Dr. Delomien, Jacques du Breuil, Robert Valier, Florence, Commissaire Blandin, Le patron de La Grenade, M. Fremelin
Out of Whack

Out of Whack (1979)

Movie
Tonton Musique
Us Two

Us Two (1979)

Movie
L'étudiant qui cherche du travail
Heart to Heart

Heart to Heart (1979)

Movie
L'agent immobilier
A Second Chance

A Second Chance (1976)

Movie
Self / Self - Host
Numéro un

Numéro un (1975)

TV

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1951-02-06

Deathday
2005-01-28 (53 years old)

Birth Name
Jacky Boufroura

Birth Place
Tours, France

Height
1.66-meter

Children
Alexandre Villeret

Citizenships
France

Also Known As
Jacky Boufroura

Awards
Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Knight of the Legion of Honour, César Award

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