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Jean Rochefort (; born 29 April 1930) is a French actor, with a career that has spanned over five decades. ==Life and career== Rochefort was born in Paris, France.〔Source : Who's Who. Jean Rochefort was not born in Dinan, but his parents were living there.〕 He was educated at the ''Lycée Pierre Corneille'' in Rouen〔(Lycée Pierre Corneille de Rouen - History )〕 He was 19 years old when he entered the ''Centre d'Art 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. After some supporting roles in ''Cartouche'', ''Captain Fracasse'' and in ''Merveilleuse Angélique'', Jean Rochefort played his first big role with Annie Girardot as his wife and Claude Jade as their daughter in ''Hearth Fires'' in 1972. In this drama he starred as a man who leaves his family for ten years before returning. Four years after ''Hearth Fires'' he was the leading star of the midlife crisis comedy ''An Elephant Can Be Extremely Deceptive'' as a man who risks his married life with Danièle Delorme for an affair with Anny Duperey. Thanks to this comedy, Rochefort get a big popularity. In 1972, he starred opposite Pierre Richard as Chief of Counter-Espionage Louis Toulouse in the Yves Robert comedy ''Le Grand Blond avec Une Chasseure Noire'', a role he reprised in the 1974 sequel ''Le Retour du Grand Blond'', also directed by Robert. In 1998, he starred as "Fernand de Morcerf" opposite Gerard Depardieu in the mini-series ''Le Comte de Monte Cristo''. 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 Crabe-tambour''. In the eighties, he became the narrator of the French version of Welcome to Pooh Corner, replacing Laurie Main. This made him popular with children at the time and Disney hired him to record several audio versions of their classic movies. In the nineties, he came back to comedy with Les Grands Ducs where he played alongside two other actors of his generation with a similar career, Philippe Noiret and Jean-Pierre Marielle. 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. In 1960 he married Alexandra Moscwa, with whom he has three children: Marie (1962), Julien (1965) and Guillaume. Rochefort and actress-filmmaker Nicole Garcia, has a son Pierre. In his second marriage, he has two children, Louise (1990) and Clémence (1992), with Françoise Vidal. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jean Rochefort」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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