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Jacques Villeret
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Film & TV
Acting · Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
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…
Known for
- Jacques Villeret, drôlement tragique — Self (archive footage)2025
- L'Âge d'or de la pub — Self (archive footage)2023
- La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président — Self (archive footage)2022
- Belmondo: The Incorrigible2022
- Il était une fois Champs-Élysées — Self (archive footage)2022
- La Folle Histoire de François Pignon - De La chèvre au Dîner de cons — Self2015
- The Do-Gooders — lucien2005
- Grey Souls — Le juge Mierck2005
- Iznogoud — Haroun El Poussah2005
- The Antidote — André Morin2005
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1951
- Active to
- 2005
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 61
- Total plays
- 402
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global Cancer Statistics 2020: GLOBOCAN Estimates of Incidence and Mortality Worldwide for 36 Cancers in 185 Countries
· 2021 · cited 79,287x
- Global cancer statistics 2018: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries
· 2018 · cited 53,841x
- Global cancer statistics
· 2011 · cited 23,192x
- Cancer incidence and mortality worldwide: Sources, methods and major patterns in GLOBOCAN 2012
· 2014 · cited 21,631x
- Global cancer statistics 2022: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries
· 2024 · cited 20,753x
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Key facts
- Born
- Jacky Boufroura , ( 1951-02-06 ) 6 February 1951, Tours , France
- Died
- 28 January 2005 (2005-01-28) (aged 53), Évreux , France
- Occupation
- Actor
- Spouse
- Irina Tarassov (1979–1998)
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Encyclopedic overview
Jacques Villeret ( French pronunciation: [ʒak vilʁɛ]; 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.
Life and career
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