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Jean-Claude Dreyfus (born 18 February 1946, in
Paris
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) is a French actor
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, comedian, and author.
He began his career in film acting in 1973 in the film '' Comment réussir quand on est con et pleurnichard''. Dreyfus is notable for his portrayal of the butcher and main antagonist
An antagonist is a character in a story who is presented as the chief foe of the protagonist.
Etymology
The English word antagonist comes from the Greek ἀνταγωνιστής – ''antagonistēs'', "opponent, competitor, villain, enemy, riv ...
in the black comedy
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''Delicatessen
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'' by Marc Caro
Marc Caro (born 2 April 1956) is a French filmmaker and cartoonist best known for his projects with Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
Biography
Marc Caro was born in Nantes, the native town of Jules Verne, who made a great impact on him, influenced his love ...
and Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Jean-Pierre Jeunet (; born 3 September 1953) is a French film director, producer and screenwriter. His films combine fantasy, realism and science fiction to create idealized realities or to give relevance to mundane situations.
Debuting as a di ...
. He collaborated again with Jeunet and actor Dominique Pinon
Dominique Pinon (born 4 March 1955) is a French actor. He is known for appearing in films directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, often playing eccentric or grotesque characters.
Early life and education
Dominique Pinon was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loi ...
in the films ''The City of Lost Children
''The City of Lost Children'' (french: La Cité des enfants perdus) is a 1995 science fantasy film directed by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, written by Jeunet and Gilles Adrien, and starring Ron Perlman. An international co-production of ...
'' and ''A Very Long Engagement
''A Very Long Engagement'' (french: Un long dimanche de fiançailles, italic=yes, "A long Sunday of engagement") is a 2004 French-American romantic war drama film, co-written and directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and starring Audrey Tautou, Gaspard U ...
''.
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dreyfus, Jean-Claude 1946 births Living people Male actors from Paris French male film actors French male television actors French male stage actors