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Jean-Pierre Léaud

1944 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Pierre Léaud is the 416th most popular actor (up from 429th in 2019), the 824th most popular biography from France (up from 840th in 2019) and the 31st most popular French Actor.

Jean-Pierre Léaud is most famous for his role as Antoine Doinel in the French New Wave film series "The 400 Blows" (1958), "Stolen Kisses" (1968), "Bed and Board" (1970), and "Love on the Run" (1979).

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jean-Pierre Léaud ranks 416 out of 13,578. Before him are Jennifer Aniston, Ron Perlman, F. Murray Abraham, Stefania Sandrelli, Donald Pleasence, and Tippi Hedren. After him are Maria Schneider, Farrah Fawcett, Benny Hill, Kate Winslet, Chris Hemsworth, and George Kennedy.

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Among people born in 1944, Jean-Pierre Léaud ranks 57. Before him are Ronnie Peterson, Makoto Kobayashi, Robert Kardashian, Nick Mason, George Graham, and Erwin Neher. After him are Claudia Mori, Gennady Zyuganov, Rajiv Gandhi, Abdul Hamid, Harold Ramis, and Sondra Locke.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Pierre Léaud ranks 824 out of 6,770. Before him are Maurice Denis (1870), Richard II, Duke of Normandy (963), Edme Mariotte (1620), Gabriel Tarde (1843), Jacques Charles (1763), and Eugène Sue (1804). After him are Maria Schneider (1952), Dominique Strauss-Kahn (1949), Marcellin Berthelot (1827), Robert Nivelle (1856), Charles Adolphe Wurtz (1817), and Roscellinus (1050).

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Among ACTORS In France

Among actors born in France, Jean-Pierre Léaud ranks 31. Before him are Pierre Richard (1934), Robert Hossein (1927), Michèle Mercier (1939), Maurice Chevalier (1888), Fanny Ardant (1949), and Juliette Binoche (1964). After him are Maria Schneider (1952), Marina Vlady (1938), Mylène Demongeot (1935), Vincent Cassel (1966), Emmanuelle Riva (1927), and Jean-Pierre Cassel (1932).

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