Hervé Pierre (born 22 April 1955) is a French actor and

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. He joined the

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in 2007 and became a member in 2011. On 14 June 2009, Pierre was awarded the title of Best French Actor by critics. In 2011, he was promoted

chevalier de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres The ''Ordre des Arts et des Lettres'' (Order of Arts and Letters) is an order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the was confirmed by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. Its purpose is ...

and in 2011, Knight of the

French Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon B ...

Theatre career

Hervé Pierre began to play in theatre troupes first in Les Fins, where he was born, then in the

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lycee. He followed, from 1974 to 1977, the teachings of Claude Petitpierre,

Jean-Pierre Vincent Jean-Pierre Vincent (26 August 1942 – 5 November 2020) was a French theatrical actor and director. He served as Administrators of the Comédie-Française, Administrator of the Comédie-Française from 1983 to 1986. Theatre *''The Broken Jug'' ...

, Jean Dautremay, and Jean-Louis Hourdin at the

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. In 1977, he formed the Théâtre du Troc with his TNS promotion company, leading it until 1981.

Personal life

Pierre is married to French actress

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Selected list of performances

References

External links

* 1955 births Living people French male film actors Recipients of the Legion of Honour {{France-actor-stub