Jean-Pierre Léaud
Jean-Pierre Léaud, ComM (French: [ʒɑ̃pjɛʁ le.o]; born 28 May 1944) is a French actor best known for his portrayal of Antoine Doinel in a series of films by François Truffaut, beginning with The 400 Blows (1959). Léaud is a significant figure of the French New Wave, having also 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.
Jean-Pierre Léaud | |
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Léaud at the 2000 César Awards | |
| Born | 28 May 1944 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! Honorary César FIPRESCI Prize (2000) The Pornographer (2001) |
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