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Paris, France
Jean-Pierre Léaud (born May 28, 1944) is a French actor, best known for playing Antoine Doinel in François Truffaut's series of films about that character, beginning with The 400 Blows (1959). He also worked with Aki Kaurismäki, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Jacques Rivette, and Tsai Ming-liang. He is a significant figure of the French New Wave, having appeared in eight films by Jean-Luc Godard and seven…
Known for
- Léaud et les Bas — Self (Footage)2026
- Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema — Self - Actor (archive footage)2024
- Godard Cinema — Self (archive footage)2023
- Quando a Coisa Vira Outra — Self (archive footage)2022
- Morceaux de Cannes2021
- Les secrets de François Truffaut — Self2020
- C'è tempo — Self2019
- André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer — Self - Actor (archive footage)2019
- I shot Antoine Doinel — Self2019
- Introducing My Father, François Truffaut — Self (Archive Footage)2019
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Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- b. 1944
- Nationality
- FR
- Role / Field
- Actors, Scenarzysci filmowi francuscy, Rezyserzy francuscy, Realisateur de cinema, Aktorzy francuscy, Motion pictures
- Language
- fre, fra
- Gender
- Male
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1944-05-28 ) 28 May 1944 (age 82) , Paris , France
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1958–present
- Spouse
- Brigitte Duvivier ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2007 )
- Parent s
- Jacqueline Pierreux , Pierre Léaud
- Awards
- Silver Bear for Best Actor , Masculin Féminin (1966), Best Actor ( Thessaloniki Film Festival ), 1996 Pour rire! [ fr ] , Honorary César , FIPRESCI Prize (2000), The Pornographer (2001)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jean-Pierre
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- 20th arrondissement of Paris
- Mother
- Jacqueline Pierreux
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- French
- Award
- Silver Bear
- Image
- Jean-Pierre Léaud Césars.jpg
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- Commons category
- Jean-Pierre Léaud
- date of birth
- 1944-05-28
- nominated for
- FIPRESCI Prize of the Festival de Cannes
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Jean-Pierre Léaud, ComM ( French: [ʒɑ̃pjɛʁ le.o]; born 28 May 1944) is a French actor best known for being an important figure of the French New Wave and his portrayal of Antoine Doinel in a series of films by François Truffaut, beginning with The 400 Blows (1959). He has worked with Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and Jacques Rivette, as well as other notable directors such as Jean Cocteau, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Bernardo Bertolucci, Jean Eustache, Catherine Breillat, Jerzy Skolimowski, and Aki Kaurismäki.
Early life
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