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Pierre Philippe Naftule (5 December 1960 – 19 March 2022) was a
Naftule was descended from Romanian ancestry. He became well known to French-speaking audiences during his time on the game show ', broadcast on . When he returned to Switzerland, he staged three shows alongside his friend Pascal Bernheim: ''Le Père Noël est une ordure'', ''Topaze'', and ''Les dix petits nègres''. After creating his own stage production studio, he took over as director of until 1995. Alongside and Bernheim, he led Revue genevoise two more times.
In 1995, Naftule founded the show production company Yaka Production SA alongside Alain Monnet and Gérard Mermet. He created the character Marie-Thérèse Poget née Bertholet for Revue genevoise with , which became . The character's first show, ''La truie est en moi'' was produced in 1996. He also collaborated with and worked alongside . He was the agent of . In 2018, he co-founded the ''Nouvelle revue de Lausanne''.
During the 2010s, Naftule suffered from
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writer, producer and theatre director.
Biography
Naftule was descended from Romanian ancestry. He became well known to French-speaking audiences during his time on the game show ', broadcast on . When he returned to Switzerland, he staged three shows alongside his friend Pascal Bernheim: ''Le Père Noël est une ordure'', ''Topaze'', and ''Les dix petits nègres''. After creating his own stage production studio, he took over as director of until 1995. Alongside and Bernheim, he led Revue genevoise two more times.
In 1995, Naftule founded the show production company Yaka Production SA alongside Alain Monnet and Gérard Mermet. He created the character Marie-Thérèse Poget née Bertholet for Revue genevoise with , which became . The character's first show, ''La truie est en moi'' was produced in 1996. He also collaborated with and worked alongside . He was the agent of . In 2018, he co-founded the ''Nouvelle revue de Lausanne''.
During the 2010s, Naftule suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease (MND) or—in the United States—Lou Gehrig's disease (LGD), is a rare, Terminal illness, terminal neurodegenerative disease, neurodegenerative disorder that results i ...
. He died in Geneva
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on 19 March 2022 at the age of 61.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Naftule, Pierre 1960 births 2022 deaths Swiss writers Swiss theatre directors Swiss people of Romanian descent People from the canton of Geneva