Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré, (17 August 1926 â€" 14 March 1992) was
a French actor, director, and screenwriter. He is primarily known as
the author of the original play La Cage aux Folles.Poiret was born in
Paris, and first rose to prominence in 1951 playing the role of Fred
Transport, one of the heroes of Pierre Dac and Francis Blanche's radio
series Malheur aux Barbus. In 1952, he met his future co-star of La
Cage Michel Serrault at the Sarah Bernhardt Theatre. Together, they
starred in the sketch :Jerry Scott, Vedette Internationale".In 1961,
Poiret, as a member of the French cinematic society Pathé, wrote and
recorded La Vache à Mille Francs, a parody of La Valse à Mille Temps
by Jacques Brel.In 1973, he married actress Caroline Cellier, with
whom he had one child.
a French actor, director, and screenwriter. He is primarily known as
the author of the original play La Cage aux Folles.Poiret was born in
Paris, and first rose to prominence in 1951 playing the role of Fred
Transport, one of the heroes of Pierre Dac and Francis Blanche's radio
series Malheur aux Barbus. In 1952, he met his future co-star of La
Cage Michel Serrault at the Sarah Bernhardt Theatre. Together, they
starred in the sketch :Jerry Scott, Vedette Internationale".In 1961,
Poiret, as a member of the French cinematic society Pathé, wrote and
recorded La Vache à Mille Francs, a parody of La Valse à Mille Temps
by Jacques Brel.In 1973, he married actress Caroline Cellier, with
whom he had one child.
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