Jean-Pierre Léaud

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Born May 28, 1944· Paris, France

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Born in Paris, Léaud entered cinema as a fourteen-year-old when François Truffaut cast him as the semi-autobiographical Antoine Doinel in The 400 Blows, after a wide-scale audition that followed Truffaut’s newspaper notice; his brief prior appearance with Jean Marais in La Tour, prends garde ! gave him a first taste of professional acting. The role launched a two-decade saga of Doinel films-Stolen…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

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