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Jean Poiret

Highest Rated: 92% La cage aux folles (1978)

Lowest Rated: 57% La Cage aux Folles II (1980)

Birthday: Aug 17, 1926

Birthplace: Paris, France

Despite the great effort and amount of work Jean Poiret did in the acting arena, he is mostly remembered today as the author of a hugely popular play and movie. "La Cage aux Folles," written when he was deep into his primary career, is a lighthearted sex comedy that had a long theatrical run and a massive following. It was also adapted into a wildly successful 1978 film that spawned a sequel and a Hollywood remake ('96's "The Birdcage"). Poiret was born in Paris and built his career there. After World War II, he gained prominence as a theater and radio actor, which soon led to film roles. He was a familiar presence on French film screens throughout his life, appearing in supporting roles in such efforts as the '53 adaptation of "The Three Musketeers" and François Truffaut's "The Last Metro" ('80), a romantic drama set in Nazi-occupied Paris. Poiret wrote "La cage aux Folles" in the early '70s and it became a huge hit when it landed on the stage in '73, running for many years. The original cast featured Poiret and his friend and frequent collaborator Michel Serrault as co-stars, although Poiret was replaced by Ugo Tognazzi in the film version.

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Highest-Rated Movies

92% 85% La cage aux folles
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89% 88% King of Hearts
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88% 80% The Last Metro
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84% 81% The Birdcage
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60% 17% Naughty Girl
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57% 54% La Cage aux Folles II
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0% Le miraculé
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I Hate Actors
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The Other One's Mug
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Filmography

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The Birdcage 84% 81% 1996 Writer Le Zebre 1992 Director L'Elegant Criminel 1992 Allard Actor L'Elegant Criminal 1992 Allard Actor Cash Academy 1992 Cyril Dujardin Actor The Oddball 1992 Director Les Saisons du plaisir 1988 Bernard Actor Le miraculé 0% 1987 Papu Actor Inspector Lavardin 57% 1986 Inspecteur Jean Lavardin Actor I Hate Actors 1986 Orlando Higgins Actor Je Haïs les Acteurs 1986 Orlando Higgins Actor Cop au vin 55% 1985 Inspecteur Jean Lavardin Actor Liberté, égalité, choucroute 1985 Shazaman al Rachid Actor Happy Easter 53% 1984 Writer The Seventh Target 1984 Jean Michelis Actor Que les gros salaires lèvent le doigt ! 1982 André Joeuf Actor The Last Metro 88% 80% 1980 Jean-Loup Cottins Actor La Cage aux Folles II 57% 54% 1980 Screenwriter The Other One's Mug 1979 Jean-Louis Constant Actor, Writer, Producer La cage aux folles 92% 85% 1978 Writer Atlantic Wall 60% 1970 Armand Actor Ces messieurs de la famille 1968 Actor The Big Wash 1968 Actor King of Hearts 89% 88% 1966 Actor Your Money or Your Life 1966 Lucien Pélépan Actor
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