Gérard Jugnot

1951-

Biography: life and films

Abstract picture representing Gerard Jugnot
Gérard Jugnot was born in Paris on 4th May 1951. At the high school he attended in Neuilly-sur-Seine he met Michel Blanc, Christian Clavier and Thierry Lhermitte, with whom he would form the popular comedy troupe Splendid. Although Jugnot's film career dates back to the mid-1970s, when he appeared in minor roles in such films as Yves Robert's Salut l'artiste (1973) and Bertrand Blier's Les Valseuses (1974), it was not until the early 1980s that he was established as an actor and comedy performer, through his films with the Splendid team: Les Bronzés (1978), Le Père Noël est une ordure (1982) and Papy fait de la résistance (1983). Jugnot's physique and naturally diffident persona made him perfect for the Monsieur Tout-le-monde (Mr Average) roles that came his way in the subsequent decades, and he proved to be just as adept at playing straight dramatic roles as comedy. In 1998, he received his first Best Actor César nomination for his performance in Patrice Leconte's Tandem, and in 1984 he made a respectable directorial debut with Pinot simple flic (1984). Although his subsequent directing efforts included some notable misfires, his fourth film Une époque formidable (1991) was well-received by critics and audiences. Jugnot's biggest success to date was his portrayal of the sympathetic choirmaster in Christophe Barratier's Les Choristes (2004), which earned him another César nomination. Despite his busy career, Jugnot somehow finds the time to lend his support to humanitarian causes and is a prominent supporter of multiculturalism and gay rights in France (even though, as he says, he is neither homosexual nor Jewish - well, nobody's perfect...).
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Filmography

Key: a = actor; d = director; w = writer

L'An 01 (1973) [a]

Les Suspects (1974) [a]

Les Valseuses (1974) [a]

C'est pas parce qu'on a rien à dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule... (1975) [a,w]

Pas de problème! (1975) [a]

Vous ne l'emporterez pas au paradis (1975) [a]

Calmos (1976) [a]

Dracula père et fils (1976) [a]

Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's (1976) [a]

Le Jouet (1976) [a]

Le Locataire (1976) [a]

Monsieur Klein (1976) [a]

On aura tout vu (1976) [a]

Oublie-moi, Mandoline (1976) [a]

Casanova & Co. (1977) [a]

Des enfants gâtés (1977) [a]

Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977) [a]

La Septième compagnie au clair de lune (1977) [a]

Vous n'aurez pas l'Alsace et la Lorraine (1977) [a]

Les Bronzés (1978) [a]

Les Petits câlins (1978) [a]

Pauline et l'ordinateur (1978) [a]

Si vous n'aimez pas ça, n'en dégoûtez pas les autres (1978) [a]

Le Coup de sirocco (1979) [a]

Les Bronzés font du ski (1979) [a,w]

Les Héros n'ont pas froid aux oreilles (1979) [a,w]

Un si joli village... (1979) [a]

Le Coup du parapluie (1980) [a]

Les Charlots contre Dracula (1980) [a]

Retour en force (1980) [a]

Pourquoi pas nous? (1981) [a]

Le Père Noël est une ordure (1982) [a,w]

Le Quart d'heure américain (1982) [a,w]

Pour 100 briques t'as plus rien... (1982) [a]

La Fiancée qui venait du froid (1983) [a]

Papy fait de la résistance (1983) [a]

Just the Way You Are (1984) [a]

Le Garde du corps (1984) [a,w]

Pinot simple flic (1984) [a,d,w]

Les Rois du gag (1985) [a]

Scout toujours... (1985) [a,d,w]

Tranches de vie (1985) [a]

Nuit d'ivresse (1986) [a]

Le Beauf (1987) [a]

Tandem (1987) [a]

Tant qu'il y aura des femmes (1987) [a]

Sans peur et sans reproche (1988) [a,d,w]

Les Cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête (1989) [a]

Les 1001 nuits (1990) [a]

Les Clés du paradis (1991) [a]

Une époque formidable... (1991) [a,d,w]

Voyage à Rome (1992) [a]

Casque bleu (1994) [a,d,w]

Grosse fatigue (1994) [a]

Les Faussaires (1994) [a]

Fallait pas!... (1996) [a,d,w]

Fantôme avec chauffeur (1996) [a]

Marthe (1997) [a]

L'Ami du jardin (1999) [a]

Trafic d'influence (1999) [a]

Meilleur espoir féminin (2000) [a,d,w]

Oui, mais... (2001) [a]

Le Raid (2002) [a]

Monsieur Batignole (2002) [a,d,w]

Les Choristes (2004) [a]

Trois petites filles (2004) [a]

Boudu (2005) [a,d]

Il ne faut jurer de rien! (2005) [a]

The Magic Roundabout (2005) [a]

Les Brigades du Tigre (2006) [a]

Les Bronzés 3 - amis pour la vie (2006) [a,w]

Un printemps à Paris (2006) [a]

L'Auberge rouge (2007) [a]

L'Île aux trésors (2007) [a]

Ça se soigne? (2008) [a]

Envoyés très spéciaux (2008) [a]

Faubourg 36 (2008) [a]

The Sicilian Girl (2008) [a]

Le Petit Nicolas (2009) [a]

Rose et noir (2009) [a,d,w]

Beur sur la ville (2011) [a]

La Nouvelle guerre des boutons (2011) [a]

Astérix et Obélix: Au service de Sa Majesté (2012) [a]

Mes héros (2012) [a]

Un jour mon père viendra (2012) [a]

Adieu Paris (2013) [a]

Babysitting (2014) [a]

Benoît Brisefer: Les taxis rouges (2014) [a]

On a marché sur Bangkok (2014) [a]

Entre amis (2015) [a]

Camping 3 (2016) [a]

C'est beau la vie quand on y pense (2017) [a,d,w]



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