Jean Poiret

Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré, (17 August 1926 – 14 March 1992) was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. He is primarily known as the author of the original play "La Cage Aux Folles". Jean Poiret was born in Paris, France, where he died of a heart attack in 1992. He is buried at the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris.

Early career

Poiret first rose to prominence in 1951 playing the role of Fred Transport, one of the heroes of Pierre Dac and Francis Blanche's radio series "Malheur aux Barbus". In 1952, he met his would-be co-star of "La Cage" Michel Serrault at the Sarah Bernhardt Theatre. Together, they starred in the sketch "Jerry Scott, Vedette International"

In 1961, Poiret, as a member of the French cinematic society Pathé, wrote and recorded "La Vache à Mille Francs", a parody of "La Valse à Mille Temps" by Jacques Brel.

In 1973, he married actress Caroline Cellier, with whom he had one child.

La Cage Aux Folles

In 1973, Poiret wrote and starred in the stage play "La Cage Aux Folles". Its film adaptation in 1978 eventually brought Poiret immense success. Although Poiret was replaced by Italian actor Ugo Tognazzi in the role of Renato Baldi, Serrault reprised his stage-role of Zaza Napoli and won a César Award for his work.

Later career

In 1992, Poiret directed his first and only film, "Le Zèbre" ("The Zebra"). This adaptation of Alexandre Jardin's novel starred Thierry Lhermitte and Mme. Poiret, Caroline Cellier. Unfortunately, Poiret died of a heart attack in Paris on 14 March 1992, three months before the film's premiere.

Filmography

* 1952 : "Comment réussir en amour" by Michel Boisrond - "Bernard Monod"
* 1956 : "Cette sacrée gamine" by Michel Boisrond - "first inspector"
* 1956 : "La Vie est belle" by Roger Pierre and Jean-Marc Thibault - "maracas player"
* 1956 : "La terreur des dames" by Jean Boyer - "gendarme"
* 1957 : "Ça aussi c'est Paris" by Maurice Cloche - "reporter"
* 1957 : "Assassins et voleurs" by Sacha Guitry - "Philippe d'Artois"
* 1957 : "Adorables démons" by Maurice Cloche - "Julien Willis Jr"
* 1958 : "Le naïf aux quarante enfants" by Philippe Agostini - "Master Bardine"
* 1958 : "Clara et les méchants" by Raoul André - "gangster"
* 1959 : "Nina" by Jean Boyer - "Adolphe Tessier"
* 1959 : "Oh ! Qué Mambo" by John Berry - "inspector Sapin"
* 1959 : "Messieurs les ronds de cuir" by Henri Diamant-Berger - "René Lahrier"
* 1959 : "Vous n'avez rien à déclarer ?" by Clément Duhour - "Robert de Trivelin"
* 1960 : "Ma femme est une panthère" by Raymond Bailly - "psychiatrist"
* 1960 : "La française et l'amour" by Charles Spaak - "Michel's lawyer" (sketch "Le divorce")
* 1961 : "Candide ou l'optimisme du XXe siècle" by Norbert Carbonnaux - "1st policeman"
* 1961 : "Auguste" by Pierre Chevalier - "Georges Flower"
* 1962 : "C'est pas moi, c'est l'autre" by Jean Boyer - "Jean Duroc"
* 1962 : "Les parisiennes" by Michel Boisrond, Francis Cosne and Annette Wademant - "Jean" (sketch "Antonia")
* 1962 : "La Gamberge" by Norbert Carbonnaux - "Old man"
* 1962 : "Les quatre vérités" by Hervé Bromberger - "Renard (Fox)" (sketch "Le corbeau et le renard"))
* 1963 : "La foire aux cancres" by Louis Daquin
* 1963 : "Les vierges" by Jean-Pierre Mocky - "the banker Marchaix"
* 1963 : "Un drôle de paroissien" by Jean-Pierre Mocky - "Raoul"
* 1964 : "Les durs à cuire ou comment supprimer son prochain sans perdre l'appétit" by Jacques Pinoteau - "Louis"
* 1964 : "Jaloux comme un tigre" de Darry Cowl - "doctor Raymond"
* 1964 : "La grande frousse" by Jean-Pierre Mocky - "Loupiac"
* 1965 : "Le petit monstre" by Jean-Paul Sassy - "the godfather"
* 1965 : "Les baratineurs" by Francis Rigaud - "André"
* 1965 : "La bonne occase" by Michel Drach - "Grégoire"
* 1965 : "La tête du client" by Jacques Poitrenaud - "Philippe / Monsieur Paul"
* 1966 : "La Bourse et la Vie" by Jean-Pierre Mocky - "Lucien Pélépan"
* 1967 : "Le grand bidule" by Raoul André - "Verdier"
* 1967 : "Ces messieurs de la famille" by Raoul André - "Bernard Le Gall"
* 1968 : "La grande lessive (!)" by Jean-Pierre Mocky - "Jean-Michel Lavalette"
* 1969 : "Mais qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles ?" by Jacques Poitrenaud - "Gontran"
* 1969 : "Ces messieurs de la gâchette" by Raoul André - "Bernard Le Gall"
* 1969 : "Aux frais de la princesse" by Roland Quignon - "Santos"
* 1970 : "Trois hommes sur un cheval" by Marcel Moussy - "Tout / Freddy"
* 1970 : "Le Mur de l'Atlantique" by Marcel Camus - "Armand"
* 1979 : "La gueule de l'autre" by Pierre Tchernia - "Jean-Louis Constant"
* 1980 : "Le Dernier Métro" by François Truffaut - "Jean-Loup Cottins"
* 1982 : "Que les gros salaires lèvent le doigt !" by Denys Granier-Deferre - "André Joeuf"
* 1984 : "La 7ème cible" by Claude Pinoteau - "Jean Michelis"
* 1985 : "Liberté, égalité, choucroute" by Jean Yanne - "the caliph"
* 1985 : "Poulet au vinaigre" by Claude Chabrol - "inspector Jean Lavardin"
* 1986 : "Inspecteur Lavardin " by Claude Chabrol - "inspector Jean Lavardin"
* 1986 : "Je hais les acteurs" by Gérard Krawczyk - "Orlando Higgins"
* 1987 : "Le Miraculé" by Jean-Pierre Mocky - "Papu"
* 1988 : "La petite amie" by Luc Béraud - "Martin Morel"
* 1988 : "Corentin" by Jean Marboeuf - "the exorcist"
* 1988 : "Les saisons du plaisir" by Jean-Pierre Mocky - "Bernard Germain"
* 1988 : "Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale" by Jean-Pierre Mocky - "Octave Leroy"
* 1990 : "Lacenaire" by Francis Girod - "Aliard"
* 1991 : "La méthode Barnol" by Jean-Pierre Mocky - "M. Hubert"
* 1991 : "Sissi la valse des cœurs" by Christoph Böll - "Herzog Max"
* 1992 : "Sup de fric" by Christian Gion - "Cyril Dujardin"

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