ACTOR

Jacques Villeret

1951 - 2005

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Jacques Villeret (French pronunciation: [ʒak vilʁɛ]; 6 February 1951 – 28 January 2005) was a French actor, best known internationally for his role as François Pignon in the comedy Le Dîner de Cons. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacques Villeret has received more than 200,289 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Jacques Villeret is the 2,468th most popular actor (up from 2,663rd in 2019), the 3,218th most popular biography from France (up from 3,241st in 2019) and the 177th most popular French Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

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  • 52.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jacques Villeret ranks 2,468 out of 13,578. Before him are Olivia Rodrigo, Oleg Basilashvili, Teinosuke Kinugasa, Mimsy Farmer, Rekha, and Greg Kinnear. After him are Sandra Hüller, Paul Reiser, Maria Tănase, John Marley, Herman van Veen, and Annie Cordy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Jacques Villeret ranks 180. Before him are Nitish Kumar, Marcel Iureș, Chrissie Hynde, Charly García, Kazumi Takada, and Geir Haarde. After him are Emmanuel Sanon, François Bayrou, Izhar Cohen, Manfred Winkelhock, Mike Mentzer, and Waldir Peres. Among people deceased in 2005, Jacques Villeret ranks 133. Before him are Gordon Gould, Raoul Bott, Jimmy Smith, Suzanne Flon, Alain Bombard, and Zainab al Ghazali. After him are Alexander Gomelsky, Milorad Pavić, Ronald Golias, Eddie Guerrero, Maurice Hilleman, and Pierre Bachelet.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jacques Villeret ranks 3,218 out of 6,770. Before him are Victor Schœlcher (1804), Anne of Burgundy (1404), Charles-Louis Havas (1783), Marguerite Bourgeoys (1620), Albert Lamorisse (1922), and Charles-Louis Philippe (1874). After him are Prosper Guéranger (1805), Bernard Thévenet (1948), Michel Hazanavicius (1967), Sylvain Maréchal (1750), François Bayrou (1951), and Jean-Henri d'Anglebert (1629).

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Among ACTORS In France

Among actors born in France, Jacques Villeret ranks 177. Before him are Michel Duchaussoy (1938), Yves Robert (1920), Madeleine Lebeau (1923), Gérard Darmon (1948), Suzanne Flon (1918), and Gaspard Ulliel (1984). After him are Jean-Christophe Bouvet (1947), Niels Arestrup (1949), Guillaume Depardieu (1971), Charles Dullin (1885), Annabella (1907), and Vincent Lindon (1959).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Dinner Game
François Pignon
For Pierre Brochant and his friends, Wednesday is “Idiots' Day”. The idea is simple: each person has to bring along an idiot. The one who brings the most spectacular idiot wins the prize. Tonight, Brochant is ecstatic. He has found a gem. The ultimate idiot, “A world champion idiot!”. What Brochant doesn’t know is that Pignon is a real jinx, a past master in the art of bringing on catastrophes...
Apr 15th 19987.8 / 10
The Cabbage Soup
L'Oxien (La Denrée)
Two buddy farmers are visited by aliens who like their domestic cabbage soup.
Dec 2nd 19816.349 / 10
The Children of the Marshland
Henri Pignol, aka Riton
The film is set in Marais, a quiet region along the banks of Loire river in 1918. Riton is afflicted with a bad-tempered wife and three unruly children. Garris lives alone with his recollections of World War I trenches. Their daily life consists of seasonal work and visits from their two pals: Tane, the local train conductor and Amédée, a dreamer and voracious reader of classics.
Mar 3rd 19997.11 / 10