Jean Rochefort

Jean Rochefort 29 April 1930 9 October 2017 was a French actor with a career that has spanned over six decades Rochefort was born in Paris France He was educated at the Lycée Pierre Corneille in Rouen He was 19 years old when he entered the Centre dArt Dramatique de la rue Blanche Later he joined the Conservatoire National After his national service in 1953 he worked with the Compagnie Grenier Hussenot as a theatre actor for seven years There he was noticed for his ability to play both drama and comedy He then became a television and cinema actor He has also worked as director In his 30s during the shooting of Cartouche he discovered his passion for horses and equestrianism He has been a horse breeder since then and now owns Le Haras de Villequoy His passion led him to become a horse consultant for French television in 2004 He has won two César Awards In 1976 Best Supporting Actor for Que la fête commence and in 1978 Best Actor for Le Crabetambour He was to play the title character in The Man Who Killed Don Quixote after being found as the perfect Quixote by director Terry Gilliam Rochefort learned English just for the part Unfortunately amongst other production problems he began suffering from a herniated disc Unable to film for months production was cancelled A documentary Lost in La Mancha was made about the failed production With recent news of the films possible restart Rochefort has been recast with Robert Duvall due to his inability to ride a horse In 1960 he married Alexandra Moscwa with whom he fathered two children a girl Marie 1962 and a boy Julien 1965 In 2007 he sang with the French band Dionysos a short verse in lhomme sans trucage Vasy saute monte grimpe à ton cœur sauvetoi naie pas peur ouvre grand mon petit il est temps davaler une énorme bouffée dair frais andalucia anda anda andalucia Go ahead jump climbs to your heart save yourself dont be afraid open wide my boy its time to swallow a huge breath of fresh air andalucia anda anda andaluci Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Rochefort licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia