Jean Poiret
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Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré, (August 17, 1926 - March 14, 1992) was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. He is primarily known as the author of the original play La Cage Aux Folles. Jean Poiret was born in Paris, France, where he died of a heart attack in 1992. He is buried at the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris.
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[edit] Early career
Poiret first rose to prominence in 1951 playing the role of Fred Transport, one of the heroes of Pierre Dac and Francis Blanche's radio series Malheur aux Barbus. In 1952, he met his would-be co-star of La Cage Michel Serrault at the Sarah Bernhardt Theatre. Together, they starred in the sketch Jerry Scott, Vedette International
In 1961, Poiret, as a member of the French cinematic society Pathé, wrote and recorded La Vache à Mille Francs, a parody of La Valse à Mille Temps by Jacques Brel.
In 1973, he married actress Caroline Cellier, with whom he had one child.
[edit] La Cage Aux Folles
In 1973, Poiret wrote and starred in the stage play La Cage Aux Folles. Its film adaptation in 1978 eventually brought Poiret immense success. Although Poiret was replaced by Italian actor Ugo Tognazzi in the role of Renato Baldi, Serrault reprised his stage-role of Zaza Napoli and won a César for his work.
[edit] Later career
In 1992, Poiret directed his first and only film, Le Zèbre (The Zebra). This adaptation of Alexandre Jardin's novel starred Thierry Lhermitte and Mme. Poiret, Caroline Cellier. Unfortunately, Poiret died of a heart attack in Paris on March 14, 1992, three months before the film's premiere.
[edit] Filmography
- 1952 : Comment réussir en amour by Michel Boisrond - Bernard Monod
- 1956 : Cette sacrée gamine by Michel Boisrond - first inspector
- 1956 : La Vie est belle by Roger Pierre and Jean-Marc Thibault - maracas player
- 1956 : La terreur des dames by Jean Boyer - gendarme
- 1957 : Ça aussi c'est Paris by Maurice Cloche - reporter
- 1957 : Assassins et voleurs by Sacha Guitry - Philippe d'Artois
- 1957 : Adorables démons by Maurice Cloche - Julien Willis Jr
- 1958 : Le naïf aux quarante enfants by Philippe Agostini - Master Bardine
- 1958 : Clara et les méchants by Raoul André - gangster
- 1959 : Nina by Jean Boyer - Adolphe Tessier
- 1959 : Oh ! Qué Mambo by John Berry - inspector Sapin
- 1959 : Messieurs les ronds de cuir by Henri Diamant-Berger - René Lahrier
- 1959 : Vous n'avez rien à déclarer ? by Clément Duhour - Robert de Trivelin
- 1960 : Ma femme est une panthère by Raymond Bailly - psychiatrist
- 1960 : La française et l'amour by Charles Spaak - Michel's lawyer (sketch Le divorce)
- 1961 : Candide ou l'optimisme du XXe siècle by Norbert Carbonnaux - 1st policeman
- 1961 : Auguste by Pierre Chevalier - Georges Flower
- 1962 : C'est pas moi, c'est l'autre by Jean Boyer - Jean Duroc
- 1962 : Les parisiennes by Michel Boisrond, Francis Cosne and Annette Wademant - Jean (sketch Antonia)
- 1962 : La Gamberge by Norbert Carbonnaux - Old man
- 1962 : Les quatre vérités by Hervé Bromberger - Renard (Fox) (sketch Le corbeau et le renard))
- 1963 : La foire aux cancres by Louis Daquin
- 1963 : Les vierges by Jean-Pierre Mocky - the banker Marchaix
- 1963 : Un drôle de paroissien by Jean-Pierre Mocky - Raoul
- 1964 : Les durs à cuire ou comment supprimer son prochain sans perdre l'appétit by Jacques Pinoteau - Louis
- 1964 : Jaloux comme un tigre de Darry Cowl - doctor Raymond
- 1964 : La grande frousse by Jean-Pierre Mocky - Loupiac
- 1965 : Le petit monstre by Jean-Paul Sassy - the godfather
- 1965 : Les baratineurs by Francis Rigaud - André
- 1965 : La bonne occase by Michel Drach - Grégoire
- 1965 : La tête du client by Jacques Poitrenaud - Philippe / Monsieur Paul
- 1966 : La Bourse et la Vie by Jean-Pierre Mocky - Lucien Pélépan
- 1967 : Le grand bidule by Raoul André - Verdier
- 1967 : Ces messieurs de la famille by Raoul André - Bernard Le Gall
- 1968 : La grande lessive (!) by Jean-Pierre Mocky - Jean-Michel Lavalette
- 1969 : Mais qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles ? by Jacques Poitrenaud - Gontran
- 1969 : Ces messieurs de la gâchette by Raoul André - Bernard Le Gall
- 1969 : Aux frais de la princesse by Roland Quignon - Santos
- 1970 : Trois hommes sur un cheval by Marcel Moussy - Tout / Freddy
- 1970 : Le Mur de l'Atlantique by Marcel Camus - Armand
- 1979 : La gueule de l'autre by Pierre Tchernia - Jean-Louis Constant
- 1980 : Le Dernier Métro by François Truffaut - Jean-Loup Cottins
- 1982 : Que les gros salaires lèvent le doigt ! by Denys Granier-Deferre - André Joeuf
- 1984 : La 7ème cible by Claude Pinoteau - Jean Michelis
- 1985 : Liberté, égalité, choucroute by Jean Yanne - the caliph
- 1985 : Poulet au vinaigre by Claude Chabrol - inspector Jean Lavardin
- 1986 : Inspecteur Lavardin by Claude Chabrol - inspector Jean Lavardin
- 1986 : Je hais les acteurs by Gérard Krawczyk - Orlando Higgins
- 1987 : Le Miraculé by Jean-Pierre Mocky - Papu
- 1988 : La petite amie by Luc Béraud - Martin Morel
- 1988 : Corentin by Jean Marboeuf - the exorcist
- 1988 : Les saisons du plaisir by Jean-Pierre Mocky - Bernard Germain
- 1988 : Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale by Jean-Pierre Mocky - Octave Leroy
- 1990 : Lacenaire by Francis Girod - Aliard
- 1991 : La méthode Barnol by Jean-Pierre Mocky - M. Hubert
- 1991 : Sissi la valse des cœurs by Christoph Böll - Herzog Max
- 1992 : Sup de fric by Christian Gion - Cyril Dujardin
