Emerging from a theatrical background cultivated in the 1960s, the actor entered the professional stage by joining Coluche’s troupe in 1971 and simultaneously collaborating with the Le Splendid ensemble; the same period saw his marriage to fellow performer Maaike Jansen. His transition to cinema arrived with a supporting part in Michel Audiard’s 1974 comedy “Bons baisers… à lundi,” after which he…
