Jean Poiret
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Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré, (17 August 1926 – 14 March 1992) was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. He is primarily known as the author of the original play La Cage Aux Folles
La Cage aux Folles (play)
La Cage aux Folles is a 1973 French farce by Jean Poiret centering on confusion that ensues when Laurent, the son of a Saint Tropez night club owner and his gay lover, brings his fiancée's ultraconservative parents for dinner. The original French production premiered at the Théâtre du...

. 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.

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 future co-star of La Cage Michel Serrault
Michel Serrault
Michel Serrault was a celebrated French actor who appeared in over 150 films.-Biography :...

 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.

La Cage Aux Folles

In 1973, Poiret wrote and starred in the stage play La Cage Aux Folles
La Cage aux Folles (play)
La Cage aux Folles is a 1973 French farce by Jean Poiret centering on confusion that ensues when Laurent, the son of a Saint Tropez night club owner and his gay lover, brings his fiancée's ultraconservative parents for dinner. The original French production premiered at the Théâtre du...

. Its film adaptation
La Cage aux Folles (film)
La Cage aux Folles is a 1978 French-Italian film adaptation of the 1973 play La Cage aux Folle by Jean Poiret. It is co-written and directed by Édouard Molinaro and stars Ugo Tognazzi and Michel Serrault.-Plot:...

 in 1978 eventually brought Poiret immense success. Although Poiret was replaced by Italian actor Ugo Tognazzi
Ugo Tognazzi
Ugo Tognazzi was an Italian film, TV, and theatre actor, director, and screenwriter.-Early life:Tognazzi was born in Cremona, in northern Italy but spent his youth in various localities as his father was a traveller clerk for an insurance company.After his return in the native city in 1936, he...

 in the role of Renato Baldi, Serrault reprised his stage-role of Zaza Napoli and won a César Award
César Award
The César Award is the national film award of France, first given out in 1975. The nominations are selected by the members of the Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma....

 for his work.

Later career

In 1992, Poiret directed his first and only film, Le Zèbre (The Zebra). This adaptation of Alexandre Jardin
Alexandre Jardin
Alexandre Jardin is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 1988, for Le Zèbre.-References:...

's novel starred Thierry Lhermitte and Mme. Poiret, Caroline Cellier. Unfortunately, Poiret died of a heart attack
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...

 in Paris on 14 March 1992, three months before the film's premiere.

Filmography

  • 1952 : Comment réussir en amour by Michel Boisrond
    Michel Boisrond
    Michel Jacques Boisrond was a French film director and writer...

     – Bernard Monod
  • 1956 : Cette sacrée gamine by Michel Boisrond
    Michel Boisrond
    Michel Jacques Boisrond was a French film director and writer...

     – first inspector
  • 1956 : La Vie est belle by Roger Pierre
    Roger Pierre
    Roger Pierre was a French comedic actor.He often appeared in comedies with Jean-Marc Thibault.Pierre died in his native Paris, aged 86, from cancer.-Career:...

     and Jean-Marc Thibault – maracas player
  • 1956 : La terreur des dames by Jean Boyer
    Jean Boyer
    Jean Boyer was a French film director and songwriter.- Songs :* 1930 : Un regardé, dans le film Flagrant délit...

     - gendarme
  • 1957 : Ça aussi c'est Paris by Maurice Cloche
    Maurice Cloche
    Maurice Cloche was a French film director, screenwriter and film producer. His movie Monsieur Vincent won a 1948 Special Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.-External links:...

     - reporter
  • 1957 : Assassins et voleurs by Sacha Guitry
    Sacha Guitry
    Alexandre-Pierre Georges Guitry was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the Boulevard theatre.- Biography :...

     - Philippe d'Artois
  • 1957 : Adorables démons by Maurice Cloche
    Maurice Cloche
    Maurice Cloche was a French film director, screenwriter and film producer. His movie Monsieur Vincent won a 1948 Special Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.-External links:...

     - Julien Willis Jr
  • 1958 : Le naïf aux quarante enfants by Philippe Agostini
    Philippe Agostini
    Philippe Agostini is a French cinematographer, director and screenwriter born 11 August 1910 in Paris , died 20 October 2001. He was married to Odette Joyeux until the end of her life.- Biography :...

     - Master Bardine
  • 1958 : Clara et les méchants by Raoul André
    Raoul André
    Raoul André was a French director and screenwriter, He was married to actress Louise Carletti , and he is the father of Ariane Carletti.- Filmography :* 1947 : Le Village de la colère...

     - gangster
  • 1959 : Nina by Jean Boyer - Adolphe Tessier
  • 1959 : Oh ! Qué Mambo by John Berry
    John Berry
    Sir John Berry was an English naval officer of the Royal Navy, and was in 1675 the captain of the annual convoy to Newfoundland that took place during the years of the colony's founding....

     - 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
    Charles Spaak
    Charles Spaak was a Belgian screenwriter who was noted particularly for his work in the French cinema during the 1930s...

     - Michel's lawyer (sketch Le divorce)
  • 1961 : Candide ou l'optimisme du XXe siècle by Norbert Carbonnaux - 1st policeman
  • 1961 : Auguste
    Auguste
    Auguste may refer to:* HMS Auguste , A 54-gun French ship captured by the British in 1705* Auguste , which struck Cape Breton Island, Canada in 1761* French ship Auguste, ship of the French Navy, launched in 1778...

    by Pierre Chevalier
    Pierre Chevalier
    Pierre Chevalier was a well-known caver and mountaineer from France, with many alpine ascents and cave explorations to his credit. Chevalier is principally known for the exploration of the Dent de Crolles cave system over a twelve-year period , which became the deepest cave in the world...

     - Georges Flower
  • 1962 : C'est pas moi, c'est l'autre by Jean Boyer
    Jean Boyer
    Jean Boyer was a French film director and songwriter.- Songs :* 1930 : Un regardé, dans le film Flagrant délit...

     - Jean Duroc
  • 1962 : Les parisiennes by Michel Boisrond
    Michel Boisrond
    Michel Jacques Boisrond was a French film director and writer...

    , Francis Cosne
    Francis Cosne
    Francis Cosne was a French film producer and screenwriter. He produced 28 films between 1948 and 1979. In 1972, he was a member of the jury at the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:...

     and Annette Wademant - Jean (sketch Antonia)
  • 1962 : La Gamberge by Norbert Carbonnaux - Old man
  • 1962 : Les quatre vérités by Hervé Bromberger
    Hervé Bromberger
    Hervé Bromberger was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 16 films between 1951 and 1982.-Selected filmography:* Paris Vice Squad * Three Fables of Love...

     - Renard (Fox) (sketch Le corbeau et le renard))
  • 1963 : La foire aux cancres by Louis Daquin
    Louis Daquin
    Louis Daquin was a French film director and actor. He directed 14 films between 1938 and 1963. He also appeared in 11 films between 1937 and 1979.-Selected filmography:...

  • 1963 : Les vierges by Jean-Pierre Mocky
    Jean-Pierre Mocky
    Jean-Pierre Mocky is the pseudonym of Jean-Paul Adam Mokiejewski, a French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer...

     - the banker Marchaix
  • 1963 : Un drôle de paroissien
    Un drôle de paroissien
    Un drôle de paroissien is a 1963 French comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky. It was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival. The film has been released under the name Heaven Sent in the English speaking world.-Cast:...

    by Jean-Pierre Mocky
    Jean-Pierre Mocky
    Jean-Pierre Mocky is the pseudonym of Jean-Paul Adam Mokiejewski, a French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer...

     - 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
    Darry Cowl
    Darry Cowl, born André Darricau, was a French actor and musician. He won a César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 2004 for his role as a concierge in Pas sur la bouche , which proved to be his last appearance.He was born in Vittel, and came to prominence when he was cast by Sacha...

     - doctor Raymond
  • 1964 : La grande frousse by Jean-Pierre Mocky
    Jean-Pierre Mocky
    Jean-Pierre Mocky is the pseudonym of Jean-Paul Adam Mokiejewski, a French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer...

     - 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
    Michel Drach
    Michel Drach was a French film director, writer, producer and actor. His fims include Le Passé simple , which he directed and scripted.-Selected filmography:...

     - Grégoire
  • 1965 : La tête du client by Jacques Poitrenaud
    Jacques Poitrenaud
    Jacques Poitrenaud, born May 22 1922, in Lille, died April 5 2005 in Paris, is a French film director and actor.- Director :* 1956 : Saint-Germain-en-Laye, cité royale * 1957 : Enfants, Touraine...

     - Philippe / Monsieur Paul
  • 1966 : La Bourse et la Vie by Jean-Pierre Mocky
    Jean-Pierre Mocky
    Jean-Pierre Mocky is the pseudonym of Jean-Paul Adam Mokiejewski, a French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer...

     - Lucien Pélépan
  • 1967 : Le grand bidule by Raoul André
    Raoul André
    Raoul André was a French director and screenwriter, He was married to actress Louise Carletti , and he is the father of Ariane Carletti.- Filmography :* 1947 : Le Village de la colère...

     - Verdier
  • 1967 : Ces messieurs de la famille by Raoul André
    Raoul André
    Raoul André was a French director and screenwriter, He was married to actress Louise Carletti , and he is the father of Ariane Carletti.- Filmography :* 1947 : Le Village de la colère...

     - Bernard Le Gall
  • 1968 : La grande lessive (!) by Jean-Pierre Mocky
    Jean-Pierre Mocky
    Jean-Pierre Mocky is the pseudonym of Jean-Paul Adam Mokiejewski, a French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer...

     - Jean-Michel Lavalette
  • 1969 : Mais qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles ? by Jacques Poitrenaud
    Jacques Poitrenaud
    Jacques Poitrenaud, born May 22 1922, in Lille, died April 5 2005 in Paris, is a French film director and actor.- Director :* 1956 : Saint-Germain-en-Laye, cité royale * 1957 : Enfants, Touraine...

     - Gontran
  • 1969 : Ces messieurs de la gâchette by Raoul André
    Raoul André
    Raoul André was a French director and screenwriter, He was married to actress Louise Carletti , and he is the father of Ariane Carletti.- Filmography :* 1947 : Le Village de la colère...

     - Bernard Le Gall
  • 1969 : Aux frais de la princesse by Roland Quignon - Santos
  • 1970 : Trois hommes sur un cheval by Marcel Moussy
    Marcel Moussy
    Marcel Moussy was a French screenwriter and television director. He was co-nominated with François Truffaut for the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay for the film The 400 Blows ....

     - Tout / Freddy
  • 1970 : Le Mur de l'Atlantique by Marcel Camus - Armand
  • 1979 : La gueule de l'autre
    La Gueule de l'autre
    La Gueule de l'autre is a French film starring Lily Fayol....

    by Pierre Tchernia
    Pierre Tchernia
    Pierre Tchernia was born Pierre Tcherniakowski on January 29, 1928 in Paris. In France known as "Magic" Tchernia and Monsieur Cinema, he is a cinema and television producer, screenwriter, presenter, animator and actor.- Career :...

     - Jean-Louis Constant
  • 1980 : Le Dernier Métro by François Truffaut
    François Truffaut
    François Roland Truffaut was an influential film critic and filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five...

     - Jean-Loup Cottins
  • 1982 : Que les gros salaires lèvent le doigt ! by Denys Granier-Deferre - André Joeuf
  • 1984 : La 7ème cible by Claude Pinoteau
    Claude Pinoteau
    Claude Pinoteau is a French film director and scriptwriter. Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts de Seine, Île-de-France, France.- Filmography :* 1971 : It Only Happens to Others...

     - Jean Michelis
  • 1985 : Liberté, égalité, choucroute by Jean Yanne
    Jean Yanne
    Jean Yanne is the artist name of Jean Gouyé, born the 18 July 1933 in Les Lilas who died the 23 May 2003 in Morsains...

     - the caliph
  • 1985 : Poulet au vinaigre
    Chicken with Vinegar
    Chicken with Vinegar is a 1985 French crime film directed by Claude Chabrol. It was entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. It is distributed in the USA with the title, Cop Au Vin...

    by Claude Chabrol
    Claude Chabrol
    Claude Chabrol was a French film director, a member of the French New Wave group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s...

     - inspector Jean Lavardin
  • 1986 : Inspecteur Lavardin
    Inspecteur Lavardin
    Inspecteur Lavardin. is a 1986 film co-written and directed by Claude Chabrol. It is the sequel to his 1984 film Cop au vin.-Synopsis:...

     
    by Claude Chabrol
    Claude Chabrol
    Claude Chabrol was a French film director, a member of the French New Wave group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s...

     - inspector Jean Lavardin
  • 1986 : Je hais les acteurs by Gérard Krawczyk
    Gérard Krawczyk
    Gérard Krawczyk is a French film director. He is of Polish descent .-Filmography as director:* Homocide by Night * Je hais les acteurs Gérard Krawczyk (17 May 1953) is a French film director. He is of Polish descent (his grandparents were from Częstochowa).-Filmography as director:* Homocide by...

     - Orlando Higgins
  • 1987 : Le Miraculé by Jean-Pierre Mocky
    Jean-Pierre Mocky
    Jean-Pierre Mocky is the pseudonym of Jean-Paul Adam Mokiejewski, a French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer...

     - Papu
  • 1988 : La petite amie by Luc Béraud - Martin Morel
  • 1988 : Corentin
    Corentin
    Corentin is a name of Breton origin. It is the name of a saint, Corentin of Quimper. It can also refer to:Places*St. Corentin's Cathedral, Quimper*Corentin Celton *Corentin Cariou People*Corentin Corre, Breton cyclist...

    by Jean Marboeuf - the exorcist
  • 1988 : Les saisons du plaisir by Jean-Pierre Mocky
    Jean-Pierre Mocky
    Jean-Pierre Mocky is the pseudonym of Jean-Paul Adam Mokiejewski, a French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer...

     - Bernard Germain
  • 1988 : Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale by Jean-Pierre Mocky
    Jean-Pierre Mocky
    Jean-Pierre Mocky is the pseudonym of Jean-Paul Adam Mokiejewski, a French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer...

     - Octave Leroy
  • 1990 : Lacenaire by Francis Girod
    Francis Girod
    Francis Girod was a French film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed 20 films between 1974 and 2006. His film L'enfance de l'art was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival...

     - Aliard
  • 1991 : La méthode Barnol by Jean-Pierre Mocky
    Jean-Pierre Mocky
    Jean-Pierre Mocky is the pseudonym of Jean-Paul Adam Mokiejewski, a French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer...

     - M. Hubert
  • 1991 : Sissi la valse des cœurs by Christoph Böll - Herzog Max
  • 1992 : Sup de fric by Christian Gion - Cyril Dujardin

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