At almost 89 years old, Popeck happily continues his ultimate (perhaps) one-man show. “I have always had a sense of humor without realizing it.
I was born with it, like a gift...” Popeck, born Judka Herpstu, admits in passing that he feels more and more nervous. The success of his character in valet outfit and white shoes quickly pushed him to abandon the classical repertoire. However, we will find him on the big screen for small roles, notably in The Adventures of Rabbi Oury or The Pard Oury by Roman Polanski. He takes up his cult status with his sketches as Le Bois de Boulne, Le Boulou de Bois and Le Boi de Le Touquet. In his last show, he found himself suffering from “flemmingitis,” a form of ‘fear of the unknown’. He says: “The stage is my breathing, my oxygen... But you have to know how to surrender”