About
Jean-Pierre Bacri is a French actor, screenwriter and playwright, born May 24, 1951 in Bou Ismaïl (formerly Castiglione) in Algeria and died January 18, 2021 in Paris 6th. In 2005, he sponsored the Devoirs de Mémoires collective. Jean-Pierre Sauveur Bacri was born in Algeria into a Sephardic Jewish family from Algeria. When Algeria gained independence in 1962, the family arrived in Cannes. At 23, he left his position at Société Générale, went to Paris, and trained as an actor at the Simon course and the Jean Périmony course, while writing plays, including Le Doux Visage De L'Amour for which he received the Fondation de la vocation prize in 1979. The same year, he played his first role in the cinema in Le Toubib. His performance as a pimp in Le Grand Pardon by Alexandre Arcady in 1982 made him known to the public. He then multiplied supporting roles, with several directors: Diane Kurys,...
Known for
Asterix & Obelix: Mission CleopatraMovie • 2002
C'est la vie!Movie • 2017
Christmas & Co.Movie • 2017
Fear City: A Family-Style ComedyMovie • 1994
SubwayMovie • 1985
DidierMovie • 1997
Under the RainbowMovie • 2013
The Taste of OthersMovie • 2000
L'été en pente douceMovie • 1987
Let It RainMovie • 2008
C'est La VieMovie • 1990
Place VendômeMovie • 1998
Photo de familleMovie • 2018
He Died with His Eyes OpenMovie • 1985
Family ResemblancesMovie • 1996
FeelingsMovie • 2003
Same Old SongMovie • 1997
Place publiqueMovie • 2018
The Seventh TargetMovie • 1984
The MedicMovie • 1979
Look at MeMovie • 2004
Entre NousMovie • 1983
Looking for HortenseMovie • 2012
The Big PardonMovie • 1982