JeanBaptiste Maunier born December 22 1990 is a French actor and singer He is best known for his role in the 2004 French film Les Choristes JeanBaptiste Maunier was born to Thierry Maunier a cameraman and Muriel Maunier He has a younger brother Benjamin His father sang in a wellknown church choir Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint Marc JeanBaptiste attended a Roman Catholic school in Lyon France He studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York between 2008 and 2009 to perfect his acting and English returning to France to sing in Les Enfoirés charity concerts Maunier gained fame for his starring role in the 2004 French film Les Choristes in which he plays Pierre Morhange a delinquent with an exceptional singing voice at the correctional school Fond de LÉtang Christophe Barratier the director of Les Choristes chose Maunier because he had the right look and a marvellous voice He was also exceptionally appealing for the role Following the release of the film Maunier and the choir took part in numerous concerts all over the world including Japan and Canada In February 2005 he left the choir in order to devote more time to his studies and to his acting career In April and August 2005 he took part in a fourepisode television series for France 2 Le Cri playing a young steelworker The series was released in 2006 Maunier appears in Le Grand Meaulnes 2006 as Francois Seurel In Piccolo Saxo et compagnie 2006 an animated film he lent his voice to the character Saxo In the summer of 2006 Maunier acted in Hellphone a fulllength film directed by James Huth In this film Maunier plays the role of Sid The film was released in March 2007 In LAuberge rouge directed by Gérard Krawczyk an adaptation of the 1951 version Maunier stars as Octave It opened in theaters in France on 5 December 2007 JeanBaptiste spent a year studying at New Yorks Lee Strasberg Institute in 2008 to unleash his acting potentials Staying in the USA allowed him to perfect his English He returned to France in 2010 and performed in the Enfoirés charity concert of 2010 Upon entering collège middle school Maunier was asked to make a choice between various activities He chose singing and became a member of Les Petits Chanteurs de SaintMarc full name is La Chorale des Petits Enfants De SaintMarc In the choir he was tutored by Nicolas Porte In Les Choristes the film that made him widely famous for his singing skills both Mauniers solo and the chorus of Les Petits Chanteurs de SaintMarc are featured on the original soundtrack In 2005 to keep a souvenir of his voice before it broke Maunier decided to sing with Clemence SaintPreux and had released the single Concerto pour deux voix which was in turn an adaptation of Concerto pour une Voix Since 2005 he has participated in Les Enfoirés an ensemble of notable singers and performers in France that periodically performs charity concerts He contributed a song named Le Monde Qui Est Le Mien for the album We Love Disney 2 and also released a single Je Reviens Source Article JeanBaptiste Maunier from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30
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