The man, a figure of French theater and cinema, occupied a prominent place with the public for his roles of grieving and disillusioned antiheroes but deeply human.
He had written several plays and films with Agnès Jaoui, who was also his companion.
Jean-Pierre Bacri has been awarded five times at the César, where he received four times the trophy for best screenplay with Agnès Jaoui, for "Smoking / No Smoking", "Un air de famille", "We know the song" and " Le Goût des autres ”, and once that of the best actor in a supporting role for“ We know the song ”.
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The actor and author confided a few years ago that he did not like heroes.
I "do not believe in brilliant types of happiness": "tracking down the lived experience, sobriety, modesty", "refusing cheating" is a profession of faith.
In February 2000, guest of Claude Sérillon on the set of the JT of France 2, he confirmed to be an actor who did not feel the need "to please in order to please" and that he did not like "a certain seduction".