Jean-Pierre Léaud
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Jean-Pierre Léaud, ComM (French: [ʒɑ̃pjɛʁ le.o]; born 28 May 1944) is a French actor best known for being an important figure of the French New Wave and his portrayal of Antoine Doinel in a series of films by François Truffaut, beginning with The 400 Blows (1959). He has worked with Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and Jacques Rivette, as well as other notable directors such as Jean Cocteau, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Bernardo Bertolucci, Catherine Breillat, Jerzy Skolimowski, and Aki Kaurismäki.
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Born | (1944-05-28) 28 May 1944 (age 80) Paris, France |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1958–present |
Awards | Silver Bear for Best Actor Masculin Féminin (1966) Best Actor (Thessaloniki Film Festival) 1996 Pour rire! [fr] Honorary César FIPRESCI Prize (2000) The Pornographer (2001) |
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