Pierre Richard is a popular French

French people

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 actor

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 best known for the roles of a clumsy daydreamer in comedy films. Richard is considered by many, such as Louis de Funès

Louis de Funès

Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza was a very popular French actor who is one of the giants of French comedy alongside André Bourvil and Fernandel...

 and Gérard Depardieu

Gérard Depardieu

Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu is a French actor and filmmaker. He is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite and has twice won the César Award for Best Actor...

, to be one of the greatest and most talented French comedians in the last 50 years. He is also a film director

Film director

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 and occasional singer.
Richard started his acting career in the theatre

Theatre

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, where he worked with Antoine Bourseiller and performing in Paris cabaret

Cabaret

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s (such as l'Écluse), where he collaborated with Victor Lanoux

Victor Lanoux

-Career:He started out in cabaret, where he collaborated with Pierre Richard. He made one of his earliest film appearances in The Shameless Old Lady. He received two César nominations in 1976, for his roles in Cousin, cousine and Adieu poulet...

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His film debut came in 1967 with a small role in Yves Robert

Yves Robert

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's Alexandre le bienheureux

Alexandre le bienheureux

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