Gérard Jugnot
French actor, director and screenwriter
Gérard Jugnot
Jugnot in 2014
Born (1951-05-04 ) 4 May 1951 (age 73) Paris, France
Occupation(s) Actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer Years active 1973–present
Gérard Jugnot (French pronunciation: [ʒeʁaʁ ʒyɲo] ; born 4 May 1951) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer.
Jugnot was one of the founders of the comedy troupe Le Splendid in the 1970s, along with, among others, his high-school friends Christian Clavier , Thierry Lhermitte , and Michel Blanc . Then Josiane Balasko and Marie-Anne Chazel joined them. The group adapted a number of its stage hits for the cinema and was extremely successful in films such as Les Bronzés (1978), Les Bronzés font du ski (1979) and Le Père Noël est une ordure (1982).
Jugnot gained international fame for his lead role in Les Choristes in which he played Clément Mathieu. The last movie he directed was C'est beau la vie quand on y pense (2017).
Jugnot is the father of comedian Arthur Jugnot , born in 1980 to Jugnot and wardrobe designer Cécile Magnan .
He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 2004.[ 1]
Life and career
Jugnot met Christian Clavier , Thierry Lhermitte , and Michel Blanc when attending the Lycee Pasteur de Neuilly-Sur-Seine. Together, they formed the comedy group Le Splendid . He made his debut on the big-screen in Les Valseuses (1974) and Le Juge et l'Assassin (1976).
Jugnot's career kick-started when he starred in Les Bronzés (1978), and Le Père Noël est une ordure (1982), which were two acts from Le Splendid adapted for cinema.
Aside from acting, Jugnot also started a career as a movie director, making his directing debut in 1984 with the movie Pinot simple flic .
He also regularly took part in the radio show Les Grosses Têtes during the 1980s with Léon Zitrone , Olivier de Kersauson , Jacques Martin , and Jean Dutourd .
In 2010, he participated in Rendez-vous en terre inconnue .
Filmography
Actor
Director
Box office
Gérard Jugnot in 2009
Movies starring Gérard Jugnot with more than a million entries in France.
Films
Director
Year
France (entries)
1
Les Bronzés 3: Amis pour la vie
Patrice Leconte
2006
10,355,930
2
The Chorus
Christophe Barratier
2004
8,636,016
3
Going Places
Bertrand Blier
1974
5,726,031
4
Little Nicholas
Laurent Tirard
2009
5,520,562
5
Papy fait de la résistance
Jean-Marie Poiré
1983
4,104,082
6
Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia
Laurent Tirard (2)
2012
3,820,404
7
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
Vincent McEveety
1977
2,977,303
8
The Umbrella Coup
Gérard Oury
1980
2,451,606
9
Pinot simple flic
Gérard Jugnot
1984
2,418,756
10
Babysitting
Nicolas Benamou, Philippe Lacheau
2014
2,358,733
11
Les Bronzés
Patrice Leconte (2)
1978
2,308,644
12
Grosse Fatigue
Michel Blanc
1994
2,015,230
13
Pas de problème!
Georges Lautner
1975
1,810,393
14
La 7ème compagnie au clair de lune
Robert Lamoureux
1977
1,792,134
15
Monsieur Batignole
Gérard Jugnot (2)
2002
1,773,472
16
Scout toujours...
Gérard Jugnot (3)
1985
1,755,081
17
Une époque formidable...
Gérard Jugnot (4)
1991
1,672,754
18
Le Père Noël est une ordure
Jean-Marie Poiré (2)
1982
1,582,732
19
La nouvelle guerre des boutons
Christophe Barratier (2)
2011
1,542,231
20
Les Bronzés font du ski
Patrice Leconte (3)
1979
1,535,781
21
Les rois du gag
Claude Zidi
1985
1,510,930
22
The Race
Djamel Bensalah
2002
1,456,267
23
Le coup de sirocco
Alexandre Arcady
1979
1,387,034
24
Nuit d'ivresse
Bernard Nauer
1986
1,381,464
25
Le quart d'heure américain
Philippe Galland
1982
1,337,893
26
Paris 36
Christophe Barratier (3)
2008
1,331,585
27
Pour cent briques, t'as plus rien...
Édouard Molinaro
1982
1,303,784
28
On aura tout vu
Georges Lautner (2)
1976
1,290,565
29
The Toy
Francis Veber
1976
1,249,452
30
Boudu
Gérard Jugnot (5)
2005
1,199,369
31
Most Promising Young Actress
Gérard Jugnot (6)
2000
1,184,971
32
Casque bleu
Gérard Jugnot (7)
1994
1,015,156
Notes
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