Jean-Pierre Bacri died on January 18, 2021, four years ago to the day this Saturday. The opportunity to take an interest in this brilliant actor, who has notably received several Césars during his career, including that of best actor in a supporting role in 1998.
He was also an excellent screenwriter, he who wrote numerous films with Agnès Jaoui (they were part of the legendary couples of French cinema). Among these: The Taste of Others (2000), nominated for the Oscar for best international film in 2001 and Like a picture (2004), awarded the Screenplay Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
Without also forgetting his very successful career in the theater, he who was rewarded in 1992 with the Molière de l'actor for the play Kitchen and Outbuildings. In 2017, he won that of actor for his role in Learned women. But for those who don't know, Jean-Pierre Bacri was also a banker.
Jean-Pierre Bacri with his back to the wall
-Indeed, the one who never had children found himself in a delicate situation, after losing the equivalent of 4,000 euros in poker. It dates back to his student years, when he joined a literature college, with the aim of becoming a French and Latin teacher.
In debt, Jean-Pierre Bacri then asked for a loan from the bank, and landed a job at Société Générale. A job that he will not have exercised for longas our colleagues at Kombini explain: “Unsurprisingly, the suit, tie, clean shave and goofy smile of the good little soldier do not suit him. On a 'I got tired of it, I decided it was inhumane' which suits him rather well, he slams the door and goes to Paris to try his luck in advertising.”
“The young provincial finally found a food job at the Olympia and decided to enroll at Cours Simon to become an actor.”, continues Kombini. You know the rest, since he will subsequently become a notable face of French cinema. As a reminder, he died of cancer at the age of 69.
