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Jacques Villeret
Jacques Villeret (6 February 1951 – 28 January 2005) was a French actor, best known internationally for his role as François Pignon in the comedy "Le Dîner de Cons". During his career, he earned many awards including the prestigious medal and title of Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur.
Life and career.
Villeret was born Mohamed Boufroura in Loches, Indre-et-Loire, France, to an Algerian father and a French mother. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris (CNSAD)
entitled "Iznogoud". The series was adapted to animated film in 1995 with a cartoon TV series, where the caliph is referred to as a sultan. A live-action "Iznogoud" film starring Michaël Youn and Jacques Villeret, "Iznogoud: Calife A La Place Du Calife", was released in France in February 2005.
The publisher Cinebook Ltd is currently publishing English language translations of the books in the Iznogoud series. The first book in the series, "The Wicked Wiles of Iznogoud", was published