Jacques Perrin
French actor and film producer (1941–2022)
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- Jacques Perrin ( French pronunciation: [ʒak pɛʁɛ̃] ; born Jacques André Simonet [ʒak ɑ̃dʁe simɔnɛ] ; 13 July 1941 – 21 April 2022) was a French actor and film producer.
- Early life Jacques André Simonet was born on the Boulevard Port-Royal in Paris on 13 July 1941.
- He is also the nephew of the actor Antoine Balpêtré, who was also his sister's godfather.
- After obtaining his school certificate he left school at the age of 15 and worked as a teletypist at Air France and in various retail jobs before he entered the theatre world, working with Antoine Balpêtré.
- Career His first film role was an un-credited part in the 1946 film Les Portes de la nuit .
Jacques Perrin (French pronunciation: [ʒak pɛʁɛ̃]; born Jacques André Simonet [ʒak ɑ̃dʁe simɔnɛ]; 13 July 1941 – 21 April 2022) was a French actor and film producer. He was occasionally credited as Jacques Simonet.
Early life
Jacques André Simonet was born on the Boulevard Port-Royal in Paris on 13 July 1941. His father, Alexandre Simonet (born 1899) was the manager of the Comédie-Française and his mother was the actress Marie Perrin (1902–1983), whose surname he would adopt as his stage name once he began performing. He is also the nephew of the actor Antoine Balpêtré, who was also his sister's godfather.
Until the age of eleven, he was educated at a boarding school. After obtaining his school certificate he left school at the age of 15 and worked as a teletypist at Air France and in various retail jobs before he entered the theatre world, working with Antoine Balpêtré. Three years later, Perrin enrolled in acting classes at the Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique.
Career
His first film role was an un-credited part in the 1946 film Les Portes de la nuit. It wasn't until 1957 that he again appeared on film, this time in a credited role in La Peau de l'ours.
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