
Jean-Pierre Bacri
Biography
Jean-Pierre Bacri is a French actor, screenwriter and playwright, born May 24, 1951 in Bou Ismaïl (formerly Castiglione) in Algeria and died January 18, 2021 in Paris 6th. In 2005, he sponsored the Devoirs de Mémoires collective.
Jean-Pierre Sauveur Bacri was born in Algeria into a Sephardic Jewish family from Algeria. When Algeria gained independence in 1962, the family arrived in Cannes. At 23, he left his position at Société Générale, went to Paris, and trained as an actor at the Simon course and the Jean Périmony course, while writing plays, including Le Doux Visage De L'Amour for which he received the Fondation de la vocation prize in 1979. The same year, he played his first role in the cinema in Le Toubib. His performance as a pimp in Le Grand Pardon by Alexandre Arcady in 1982 made him known to the public. He then multiplied supporting roles, with several directors: Diane Kurys, Claude Lelouch, Claude Pinoteau, Luc Besson, Jean-Michel Ribes, Tony Gatlif, Gérard Krawczyk, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Pierre Tchernia, Jean-Marie Poiré, Yves Boisset and Yves Robert. In 1986, his name began to appear at the top of the bill: for Mort Un Dimanche De Pluie by Joël Santoni, then L'Été En Pente Douce by Gérard Krawczyk in 1987. He played the same year in the play L'Anniversaire, directed by Jean-Michel Ribes, alongside his future colleague and companion Agnès Jaoui.
In 1993, he starred in the comedy Cuisine Et Dépendances, for which he also wrote the script. Then he co-wrote the screenplay with Agnès Jaoui of Smoking / No Smoking by Alain Resnais (César for best original screenplay 1994). In 1996, the duo exploded onto the general public with Un Air De Famille, directed by Cédric Klapisch (César for best original screenplay 1997). The same year, Jean-Pierre Bacri was in the comedy Didier by Alain Chabat. Then, in On Connaît La Chanson by Alain Resnais, for which Bacri co-signed the screenplay. (César for best original screenplay and César for best supporting actor). In 1998, he appeared with Catherine Deneuve in Place Vendôme by Nicole Garcia. In 1999 in Kennedy Et Moi, by Sam Karmann. In 2000, he played in the film Le Goût Des Autres, directed by Agnès Jaoui (César for best screenplay). He participated in the script of Asterix and Obelix, Mission Cleopatra by Alain Chabat and narrated the film.
He continued his films with A Maid, by Claude Berri. In 2003, in Les Sentiments by Noémie Lvovsky. In 2004, in Comme Une Image, by Agnès Jaoui, (Screenplay Prize at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival). This will be followed in 2006 According to Charlie by Nicole Garcia, in 2008 Speak to Me About the Rain by Agnès Jaoui. In 2009, Farewell Gary by Nassim Amaouche. In 2011, Before Dawn by Raphaël Jacoulot. In 2012, he played in Chercher Hortense by Pascal Bonitzer. In 2013, he reunited with Agnès Jaoui for a sixth feature film Au Bout Du Conte. In 2015 he was in The Very Private Life of Monsieur Sim by Michel Leclerc. In 2016, in Tout De Immediate Now by Pascal Bonitzer. The following year, he headlined Grand Froid and Le Sens De La Fête. He also makes an appearance in Santa et Cie by Alain Chabat. In 2018, in Place Publique by Agnès Jaoui, then he played in Photo De Famille.
Jean-Pierre Bacri died of cancer on January 18, 2021 in Paris 6th at the age of 69.
Acting (54 movies)

Subway
1985

The Taste of Others
2000

Same Old Song
1997

Look at Me
2004

Place Vendôme
1998

Adieu Gary
2009

The Housekeeper
2002

Kitchen with Apartment
1993

Entre Nous
1983

Staircase C
1985

Family Resemblances
1996

Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
1994

Didier
1997

Let It Rain
2008

États d'âme
1986

Death on a Rainy Sunday
1986

L'été en pente douce
1987

The Seasons of Pleasure
1988

Feelings
2003

Bonjour l'angoisse
1988

Kennedy et moi
1999

Charlie Says
2006

The Night Clerk
2011

Bacri, comme un air de famille
2022

The Medic
1979

My Best Pals
1989

The Seventh Target
1984

The Tribe
1991

Le Bal des casse-pieds
1992

C'est La Vie
1990

He Died with His Eyes Open
1985

Looking for Hortense
2012

La Galette du roi
1986

Le Grand Carnaval
1983

Under the Rainbow
2013

Chère canaille
1989

Un dimanche matin à Marseille : Béranger
1999

Soirée Pyjama
2019

The Big Pardon
1982

L'homme de ma vie
1992

The Very Private Life of Mister Sim
2015

The Way Out
1986

Right Here Right Now
2016

La Femme intégrale
1980

C'est la vie!
2017

Grand Froid
2017

Place publique
2018

Photo de famille
2018

Christmas & Co.
2017

Histoire de rire
1982

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
2002

Follow My Gaze
1986

Peut-être
1999

Edith and Marcel
1983
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Kitchen with Apartment | 1993 | Writer |
| Kitchen with Apartment | 1993 | Screenplay |
| Smoking / No Smoking | 1993 | Writer |
| Family Resemblances | 1996 | Writer |
| Same Old Song | 1997 | Screenplay |
| The Taste of Others | 2000 | Screenplay |
| Look at Me | 2004 | Screenplay |
| Let It Rain | 2008 | Screenplay |
| Under the Rainbow | 2013 | Screenplay |
| Place publique | 2018 | Writer |