Jacques Weber is a French actor, director, and writer.

Life and career

Weber joined the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique at the age of 20, and won the Prix d'Excellence when he left. He joined Robert Hossein in Rheims, and began a rich theatrical career and a sporadic cinema career. Marcel Cravenne hired him in 1970 for '' Tartuffe''. In 1972, he was Haroun in ''

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'' and played the role of Hugo in '' État de siège'' by Costa-Gavras. He was seduced by Claude Jade in '' Le Malin Plaisir'' (1975), and by

Anicée Alvina Anicée Alvina, also known as Anicée Schahmaneche (born Anicée Shahmanesh or Anicee Schahmane ( fa, انیسه شاهمنش; 28 January 1953 – 11 November 2006) was a French singer and actress. Early life and career Alvina was born at Boulog ...

in ''

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'' (1976). The young actor with much ''sex-appeal'' (he appeared in ''Le Malin Plaisir'' completely naked) was in '' Bel Ami'' (1983) after the 1885 novel by Guy de Maupassant in the adaptation by

Pierre Cardinal Pierre Cardinal (8 June 1924 – 16 May 1998) was a French screenwriter and director. His sister was author Marie Cardinal. He directed the 1983 mini series ''Bel Ami ''Bel-Ami'' (, "Dear Friend") is the second novel by French author Guy ...

. On television, he was, among others, '' Le Comte de Monte-Cristo'' by Denys de La Patellière and Judge ''

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'' in the show by Gilles Béhat. Noticeable on film as Comte de Guiche in '' Cyrano de Bergerac'' (1990) and '' Don Juan'' (1998), where he seduces Emmanuelle Béart. In 2008, he joined Isabelle Adjani in a televised adaptation of ''Figaro'' which he directed for France 3. From 1979 to 1985, he appeared at the

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in Lyon (Théâtre du ), and from 1986 to 2001, the Théâtre de Nice,

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. He has starred and directed in many of the great roles of classical theatre, including Cyrano, where he excelled for many seasons. Jacques Weber published ''Des petits coins de paradis'' in October 2009, his first work, which relates to his work as an artist and his friends. He is married to Christine Weber and has three children: two sons, Tommy and Stanley, and one daughter, Kim.

Filmography

Theatre

* 1969 : ''Tchao'' by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon, directed by Jacques-Henri Duval, Théâtre Saint-Georges

1970–1979

* 1971 : ''La Convention de Belzébir'' by Marcel Aymé, directed by René Dupuy * 1971 : '' Crime et Châtiment'' by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, directed by Robert Hossein, Reims * 1972 : ''

Les Bas-fonds ''The Lower Depths'' (french: Les Bas-fonds) is a 1936 Cinema of France, French Drama film, drama film directed by Jean Renoir, based on the 1902 The Lower Depths, play of the same title by Maxim Gorky. Its scenes contrast the life of the upper an ...

'' by

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, directed by Robert Hossein, Reims, Théâtre de l'Odéon * 1973 : ''Jean-Baptiste Poquelin'' directed by Jacques Weber * 1973 : '' Les Fourberies de Scapin'' by Molière, directed by Jacques Weber * 1975 : ''Crime et Châtiment'' by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, directed by Robert Hossein, Théâtre de Paris * 1976 : ''

Le Neveu de Rameau ''Rameau's Nephew, or the Second Satire'' (or The Nephew of Rameau, french: Le Neveu de Rameau ou La Satire seconde) is an imaginary philosophical conversation by Denis Diderot, probably written between 1761 and 1774. It was first published in ...

'' by Denis Diderot, directed by Jacques Weber * 1977 : '' La Putain respectueuse'' by Jean-Paul Sartre, directed by Jacques Weber, Théâtre Gérard Philipe * 1977 : ''Le Nouveau Monde'' by Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, directed by Jean-Louis Barrault * 1977 : ''Arrête ton cinéma'' by

Gérard Oury Gérard Oury (born Max-Gérard Houry Tannenbaum; 29 April 1919 – 20 July 2006) was a French film director, actor and writer. Life and career Max-Gérard Houry-Tannenbaum was the only son of Serge Tannenbaum, a violinist of Russian-Jewish orig ...

, directed by the author, Théâtre du Gymnase * 1978 : ''

Maître Puntila et son valet Matti ''Maître'' (spelled ''Maitre'' according to post-1990 spelling rules) is a commonly used honorific for lawyers, judicial officers and notaries in France, Belgium, Switzerland and French-speaking parts of Canada. It is often written in its abbrev ...

'' by

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, directed by

Guy Rétoré Guy Rétoré (7 April 1924 – 15 December 2018) was a French director. Biography In 1951, Rétoré created la Guilde, a French amateur theatre company. He later moved downtown into the Patronage Saint Pierre. Rétoré would rename it Théâtr ...

, Théâtre de l'Est Parisien * 1979 : '' The Taming of the Shrew'' by William Shakespeare, directed by Jacques Weber

1980–1989

* 1980 : '' Le Mariage de Figaro'' by Beaumarchais, directed by

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and

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, Théâtre de Paris * 1980 : ''Les Amours de Jacques le Fataliste'' by Denis Diderot, directed by Francis Huster * 1980 : ''Deux heures sans savoir'', directed by Jacques Weber * 1980 : ''Spartacus'' by

Bernard-Joseph Saurin Bernard-Joseph Saurin (1706 in Paris – 17 November 1781 in Paris) was a lawyer, poet, and playwright. Biography Saurin was the son of Joseph Saurin, a converted Protestant minister and mathematician who had been accused in 1712 by Jean-Bapt ...

, directed by Jacques Weber * 1982 : ''

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'' after the film by

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, directed by

, Théâtre du 8^e Lyon * 1983 : ''

Le Rêve de d'Alembert ''D'Alembert's Dream'' (or ''The Dream of D'Alembert'', french: Le Rêve de d'Alembert) is an ensemble of three philosophical dialogues authored by Denis Diderot in 1769, which first anonymously appeared in the ''Correspondance littéraire, philoso ...

'' by Denis Diderot, directed by Jacques Kraemer * 1983 : '' Cyrano de Bergerac'' by

Edmond Rostand Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand (, , ; 1 April 1868 – 2 December 1918) was a French poet and dramatist. He is associated with neo-romanticism and is known best for his 1897 play ''Cyrano de Bergerac''. Rostand's romantic plays contrasted with t ...

, directed by Jérôme Savary,

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* 1985 : ''Deux sur la balançoire'' by William Gibson, directed by

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* 1985 : ''À vif'' directed by Jacques Weber * 1987 : ''Monte Cristo'' after

Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas (, ; ; born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (), 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père (where '' '' is French for 'father', to distinguish him from his son Alexandre Dumas fils), was a French writer ...

, directed by Jacques Weber, Grande Halle de la Villette * 1987 : '' Dom Juan'' by Molière, directed by Francis Huster, Théâtre Renaud-Barrault * 1988 : ''Nocturnes'' after

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, directed by Jacques Weber, Serge Marzolff * 1988 : '' Le Misanthrope'' by Molière, directed by Jacques Weber * 1988 : ''Le Chant du départ'' by Ivane Daoudi, directed by Jean-Pierre Vincent

1990–1999

* 1991 : ''Seul en scène'', directed by Jacques Weber * 1991 : ''

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'' and ''

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'' by Eugène Labiche, directed by Isabelle Nanty * 1991 : '' L'École des femmes'' by Molière, directed by Jean-Luc Boutté, Théâtre Hébertot, Théâtre des Célestins * 1992 : ''Mystification'' mix of texts by Denis Diderot, directed by Jacques Weber * 1993 : ''

La Mégère apprivoisée LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on Figure 8 ( ...

'' by William Shakespeare, directed by Jérôme Savary * 1995 : '' Le Tartuffe'' by Molière, directed by Jacques Weber, Théâtre de Nice * 1996 : ''

La Tour de Nesle ''La Tour de Nesle'' is a drama in five acts and nine tableaux, based on the circumstances of the Tour de Nesle Affair. It was written by , then rewritten by Alexandre Dumas. It premiered at Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin on 29 May 1832. ...

'' by Roger Planchon after

, directed by Roger Planchon, Théâtre de Nice, TNP Villeurbanne * 1996 : ''Gustave et Eugène'' after Gustave Flaubert, directed by Jacques Weber,

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* 1997 : ''

'' by Roger Planchon after

, directed by Roger Planchon,

* 1998 : ''

'' after the film by

, directed by Jacques Weber, Théâtre de Nice, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin * 1999 : ''

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'' by

Jean-Claude Carrière Jean-Claude Carrière (; 17 September 1931 – 8 February 2021) was a French novelist, screenwriter and actor. He received an Academy Award for best short film for co-writing '' Heureux Anniversaire'' (1963), and was later conferred an Honorary ...

, directed by

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, Théâtre de l'Atelier

2000–2009

* 2000 : ''

La Vie de Galilée LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...

'' by

, directed by

, Théâtre national de la Colline * 2002 : '' Phèdre'' by Jean Racine, directed by Jacques Weber, Théâtre Déjazet * 2002 : ''Le Limier'', by Anthony Shaffer, directed by

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Théâtre de la Madeleine The Théâtre de la Madeleine is a theater in Paris built in the English style in 1924 on the site of a carousel. The first major success of the theatre came with the presentation of part one of '' The Merchants of Glory'' by Marcel Pagnol. The T ...

* 2003 : ''Jacques Weber raconte... Monsieur Molière !'' after

Mikhaïl Boulgakov Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov ( rus, links=no, Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков, p=mʲɪxɐˈil ɐfɐˈnasʲjɪvʲɪtɕ bʊlˈɡakəf; – 10 March 1940) was a Soviet writer, medical doctor, and playwright active in the fir ...

* 2004 : '' L'Évangile selon Pilate'' by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, directed by

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Théâtre Montparnasse The Théâtre Montparnasse is a theatre at 31, rue de la Gaîté in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. History After the death of famed Paris theatre builder and artistic director Henri Larochelle (1826-1884), his widow, along with former actor ...

* 2004 : ''Seul en scène'', Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse * 2004 : '' Ondine'' by Jean Giraudoux, directed by Théâtre Antoine (with Laetitia Casta and

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) * 2006 : ''

Cyrano Cyrano may refer to: Astronomy * 3582 Cyrano, a small main belt asteroid * Cyrano (crater), a lunar impact crater that lies on the far side of the Moon Stage and film * ''Cyrano'' (Damrosch), a 1913 opera by Walter Damrosch * ''Cyrano'', a 195 ...

'', adapted by Christine Weber, directed by

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, Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse * 2006 : ''Love letters'' by

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, directed by Sandrine Dumas * 2007–2008 : ''Débats 1974–1981'', after the televised debates between Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and

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for the Presidential elections of

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and

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

, directed by

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* 2008 : ''Sacré nom de dieu'' by

after the correspondence of Gustave Flaubert, directed by

Loïc Corbery Loïc Corbery (born 9 June 1976) is a French actor and theatre director. He joined the Comédie-Française The Comédie-Française () or Théâtre-Français () is one of the few state theatres in France. Founded in 1680, it is the oldest activ ...

, Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse * 2009 : '' César, Fanny, Marius'' after Marcel Pagnol, adapted and directed by Francis Huster, Théâtre Antoine * 2009 : ''Seul en scène'', Théâtre Marigny

Audiobooks

* 2004 : '' Le Joueur d'échecs'', by

, Éditions Thélème, Paris, 2005

Honours

* Chevalier of the ordre national du Mérite * 1992 : Officer of the

ordre des Arts et des Lettres The ''Ordre des Arts et des Lettres'' (Order of Arts and Letters) is an order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the was confirmed by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. Its purpose is ...

* 1996 : Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, promoted to officer on 2008Decree of 11 July 2008 with promotion and nomination

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Awards and nominations

* 1991 : César Award for Best Supporting Actor at the Awards, for '' Cyrano de Bergerac''

References

External links

* * Jacques Weber at '' Radioscopie'', on the site of the INA
18 February 1975
an

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