Gérard Jugnot
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Gérard Jugnot | |
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 Jugnot at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born | Gérard Jean Jugnot[1] 4 May 1951 Paris, France |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer |
| Years active | 1973–present |
Gérard Jugnot (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 Rose et Noir (2008).
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
| Year | Title | Role | Box Office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Pinot simple flic | Director & Writer | $18.1 million[2] | |
| 1985 | Scout toujours... | Director & Writer | $13.2 million[3] | |
| 1988 | Without Fear or Blame | Director & Writer | $3.1 million[4] | |
| 1991 | Une époque formidable... | Director & Writer | $12.5 million[5] | |
| 1993 | The King of Ads | Director | Documentary | |
| 1994 | 3000 scénarios contre un virus | Director | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
| Casque bleu | Director & Writer | $7.6 million[6] | ||
| 1996 | Fallait pas ! | Director & Writer | $6.6 million[7] | |
| 2000 | Most Promising Young Actress | Director & Writer | $14.4 million[8] | |
| 2002 | Monsieur Batignole | Director, Writer & Producer | $9 million[9] | |
| 2005 | Boudu | Director & Producer | $9 million[10] | |
| 2009 | Rose et noir | Director, Writer & Producer | $1.9 million[11] | |
| 2017 | Drôles d'oiseaux | Director, Writer & Producer | Filming |
Box-office
Movies starring Gérard Jugnot with more than a million of 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
- ^ a b "Décret du 13 juillet 2004 portant promotion et nomination". JORF. 2004 (162): 12697. 14 July 2004. PREX0407466D. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
- ^ http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=6612
- ^ http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=6406
- ^ http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=5788
- ^ http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=5040
- ^ http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=4274
- ^ http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=3694
- ^ http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=2430
- ^ http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=1761
- ^ http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=738
- ^ http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=10897
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- 1951 births
- Living people
- Male actors from Paris
- Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur
- French male film actors
- French film directors
- French film producers
- French screenwriters
- Male screenwriters
- French male stage actors
- Lycée Pasteur alumni
- Officiers of the Ordre national du Mérite
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