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 French character star Jean Rochefort expressed an interest in acting early in life. Born in 1930, he trained at the Paris Conservatoire but had to halt his studies due to military service. Relocating to Paris, he developed a minor name for himself in cabaret and stage plays. He also worked with the Grenier-Hussenot company at this time and acted in TV drama. Throughout his career Rochefort would return sporadically to the theatre as both actor and director. Films took his immediate focus in the late 50s and he became an audience favorite in roguish costumers and adventure films, particularly those of director Philippe de Broca, including Cartouche (1962), Up to His Ears (1965) and The Devil by the Tail (1969). By the 70s, Rochefort's reputation as a comedy star of sex farces and black comedies was firmly established, culminating with his classic roles in The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972), Conspiratia (1973), The Phantom of Liberty (1974), Ugly, Dirty and Bad (1976) and Pardon Mon Affaire (1976). He won the Cesar Award (French equivalent of the Oscar) for best supporting actor in The Clockmaker of St. Paul (1974) and the best actor trophy for Le Crabe-Tambour (1977). Though he branched out internationally in later years, he earned more kudos for his work in French-made films, especially those directed by Patrice Leconte: Tandem (1987), The Hairdresser's Husband (1990) and the Oscar-nominated Ridicule (1996). Most recently he won praise co-starring as a retired teacher of poetry opposite actor Johnny Hallyday in Man on the Train (2002). Despite his obvious comedic electricity, he has touched audiences as well playing dying naval captains, paraplegics, and timorous, elderly dreamers, often drawing both humor and pathos simultaneously from his characters. Not as well known by America's standards, his sunken, weary features, ever-searching eyes, ever-present moustache and prominent nose are unmistakable in the over 80 films he's graced. A lifetime dream was to play Don Quixote on film and his wish was nearly fulfilled until he took seriously ill and the project had to be indefinitely shelved after only a few days of filming. Rochefort received a special life's achievement Cesar award in 1999. He died on October 9, 2017 in Paris, France.
Bio:
French character star Jean Rochefort expressed an interest in acting early in life. Born in 1930, he trained at the Paris Conservatoire but had to halt his studies due to military service. Relocating to Paris, he developed a minor name for himself in cabaret and stage plays. He also worked with the Grenier-Hussenot company at this time and acted in TV drama. Throughout his career Rochefort would return sporadically to the theatre as both actor and director. Films took his immediate focus in the late 50s and he became an audience favorite in roguish costumers and adventure films, particularly those of director Philippe de Broca, including Cartouche (1962), Up to His Ears (1965) and The Devil by the Tail (1969). By the 70s, Rochefort's reputation as a comedy star of sex farces and black comedies was firmly established, culminating with his classic roles in The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972), Conspiratia (1973), The Phantom of Liberty (1974), Ugly, Dirty and Bad (1976) and Pardon Mon Affaire (1976). He won the Cesar Award (French equivalent of the Oscar) for best supporting actor in The Clockmaker of St. Paul (1974) and the best actor trophy for Le Crabe-Tambour (1977). Though he branched out internationally in later years, he earned more kudos for his work in French-made films, especially those directed by Patrice Leconte: Tandem (1987), The Hairdresser's Husband (1990) and the Oscar-nominated Ridicule (1996). Most recently he won praise co-starring as a retired teacher of poetry opposite actor Johnny Hallyday in Man on the Train (2002). Despite his obvious comedic electricity, he has touched audiences as well playing dying naval captains, paraplegics, and timorous, elderly dreamers, often drawing both humor and pathos simultaneously from his characters. Not as well known by America's standards, his sunken, weary features, ever-searching eyes, ever-present moustache and prominent nose are unmistakable in the over 80 films he's graced. A lifetime dream was to play Don Quixote on film and his wish was nearly fulfilled until he took seriously ill and the project had to be indefinitely shelved after only a few days of filming. Rochefort received a special life's achievement Cesar award in 1999. He died on October 9, 2017 in Paris, France.
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Was cast as Don Quixote, but became seriously ill during the ill-fated making of a failed movie that was going to be called "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote". That and other circumstances led to the production being halted and the abandoning of director Terry Gilliam's film. A documentary was made about these occurrences, called Lost in La Mancha (2002) .Close friends with Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean-Pierre Marielle. The three of them have known each other since their schooldays at the CNSAD (The Paris Conservatoire) and have been inseparable ever since.His other passion is horses. In 2004 he became a consultant on horseback riding for French TV.He's a passionate horse breeder and the owner of the renowned riding stables 'Le Haras de Villequoy'. Within the years, his stable boys included Guillaume Canet and future Oscar winner Jean Dujardin.He has a son, Pierre, born 1981, from his relationship with actress Nicole Garcia.He learned English seven months before the start of the production "The Man who Killed Don Quixote".He was close friends with Philippe Noiret. They appeared in 11 movies together.In his autobiography 'Ce genre de choses', he offers an hilarious recounting of his meeting with Harold Pinter: he and Delphine Seyrig had flown to London to convince the writer to give his permission for his plays 'The Lover', 'The Collection' and 'Old Times' to be performed in France for the first time. During their meeting at the bar of the Savoy Hotel, Rochefort, who could barely speak English, was just repeating the sentence 'We are before a wall' with regards to the stubbornness of Pinter's refusal, something that was deeply annoying the author. It was only thanks to Delphine's charms and communication skills that Pinter eventually reconsidered and gave his approval to the project. Rochefort thinks that Delphine went on to nickname him 'My Little Jeannot' because of his blunderer side.Member of jury Festival International de Cannes 2003Former student of CNSAD.Tot�� nicknamed him 'Signor Roccaforte' on the set of Beautiful Families (1964).He was good friends with Delphine Seyrig, who personally chose him as her partner in a theatrical production of "Cet animal ��trange" (a Gabriel Arout play based on a series of short stories by Tchekhov) and went on to work with him on many other occasions, both on screen and stage. Rochefort always considered Delphine a crucial figure of his life, stating that the honor of being her partner helped him gaining a lot of visibility and respect as an actor. He was so devastated by Delphine's death that he coined the term 'orphan-brother' to describe his feelings.Has five children: Marie, Julien, Pierre, Cl��mence and Louise.Father of Pierre Rochefort with Nicole Garcia. |
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Jean Rochefort |
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Actor,Director,Writer (IMDB) |
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All World |
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Actor,Director,Writer |
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5' 11?' (1.81 m) |
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French character star Jean Rochefort expressed an interest in acting early in life. Born in 1930, he trained at the Paris Conservatoire but had to halt his studies due to military service. Relocating to Paris, he developed a minor name for himself in |
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Was cast as Don Quixote, but became seriously ill during the ill-fated making of a failed movie that was going to be called "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote". That and other circumstances led to the production being halted and the abandoning of director Terry Gilliam's film. A documentary was made about these occurrences, called Lost in La Mancha (2002) .Close friends with Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean-Pierre Marielle. The three of them have known each other since their schooldays at the CNSAD (The Paris Conservatoire) and have been inseparable ever since.His other passion is horses. In 2004 he became a consultant on horseback riding for French TV.He's a passionate horse breeder and the owner of the renowned riding stables 'Le Haras de Villequoy'. Within the years, his stable boys included Guillaume Canet and future Oscar winner Jean Dujardin.He has a son, Pierre, born 1981, from his relationship with actress Nicole Garcia.He learned English seven months before the start of the production "The Man who Killed Don Quixote".He was close friends with Philippe Noiret. They appeared in 11 movies together.In his autobiography 'Ce genre de choses', he offers an hilarious recounting of his meeting with Harold Pinter: he and Delphine Seyrig had flown to London to convince the writer to give his permission for his plays 'The Lover', 'The Collection' and 'Old Times' to be performed in France for the first time. During their meeting at the bar of the Savoy Hotel, Rochefort, who could barely speak English, was just repeating the sentence 'We are before a wall' with regards to the stubbornness of Pinter's refusal, something that was deeply annoying the author. It was only thanks to Delphine's charms and communication skills that Pinter eventually reconsidered and gave his approval to the project. Rochefort thinks that Delphine went on to nickname him 'My Little Jeannot' because of his blunderer side.Member of jury Festival International de Cannes 2003Former student of CNSAD.Tot�� nicknamed him 'Signor Roccaforte' on the set of Beautiful Families (1964).He was good friends with Delphine Seyrig, who personally chose him as her partner in a theatrical production of "Cet animal ��trange" (a Gabriel Arout play based on a series of short stories by Tchekhov) and went on to work with him on many other occasions, both on screen and stage. Rochefort always considered Delphine a crucial figure of his life, stating that the honor of being her partner helped him gaining a lot of visibility and respect as an actor. He was so devastated by Delphine's death that he coined the term 'orphan-brother' to describe his feelings.Has five children: Marie, Julien, Pierre, Cl��mence and Louise.Father of Pierre Rochefort with Nicole Garcia. |
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Mustache |
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[on working with Luis Bu?uel in The Phantom of Liberty (1974)] The police commissioner called. "Your sister is on the phone." "But she's dead!" Cut. We go to the next scene, the family tomb. Don Luis says, "Camera!" Then he says "Cut!" "Go get me a phone." His assistant goes and gets a phone. On a stack of coffins, Bu?uel pushes one of the coffins and puts the phone on the coffin beneath it. So, we can immediately imagine an arm coming out to call the brother. I said, "That, Don Luis, is a great idea." He answered: "Yes, Rochefort, and it's cheap." |
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Actor,Director,Writer |
| Others works: |
play "Champignol malgr�� lui" (Georges Feydeau and Maurice Desvalli��res)
He also directed two shorts in 1973 : "Rosinne" and "Facile, tr��s facile". Rochefort sings the song "Paris Jadis" with Jean-Pierre Marielle |
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Fran?oise Vidal (January 14, 1989 - October 9, 2017) (his death, 2 children)Alexandra Mosava (June 16, 1960 - May 9, 1981) (divorced, 2 children)Elisabeth Bardin (July 9, 1952 - February 9, 1960) (divorced) |
| Children: |
Marie RochefortJulien RochefortPierre Rochefort |
| Parents: |
C��lestin Rochefort
Fernande Guillot |
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