Jérôme Deschamps (born 5 October 1947 in

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) is an actor, director and stage author, as well as a cinema actor and director associated with the Famille Deschiens troupe founded by Macha Makeïeff in 1978. In 2003 he was appointed artistic director of the Théâtre national de Nîmes, leaving that post for the equivalent at the Théâtre national de l'Opéra-Comique in June 2007, where he remained until 2015.

Life

Deschamps is the nephew of

Hubert Deschamps Hubert Deschamps (13 September 1923 – 29 December 1998) was a French actor. He was the son of the museum curator Paul Deschamps (1888–1974) and uncle of the French stage director Jérôme Deschamps. Selected filmography * ''The Strolle ...

and his mother was the distant half cousin to Micheline Winter who married

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, Upon the release of the animated film '' The Illusionist'' this non-biological relationship to Tati has been openly challenged by the grandchildren of Jacques Tati in a published letter to

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.The grandchildren of Jacques Tati's dismiss the relationship Dechamps claims he has to Tati
''Roger Ebert's Journal''; "The secret of Jacques Tati" 2010-05
He studied at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand where he met

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and Jean-Pierre Vincent with whom he made his first stage appearances, before moving toward a professional career in theatre, at the École nationale supérieure des arts et techniques du théâtre and the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique de Paris. He joined the

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under

Antoine Vitez Antoine Vitez (; 20 December 1930 – 30 April 1990) was a French actor, director, and poet. He became a central character and influence on the French theater in the post-war period, especially in the technique of teaching drama. He was also tr ...

and directed his first play in 1977. In 1979 Jérôme Deschamps was advised by

on ''Les Oubliettes'' and created a play ''Les Deschiens'' from Antoine Vitez's commission for the Ivry spring. In 1981, with Makeieff he founded the '' Les Deschiens'' company, which in 1993 became a television series on

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with

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. He was the director of the 6th Festival du court-métrage de Saint Maur in 2008. He died in his sleep Thursday, 16 February 2023.

Theatre

Actor

* 1972 : ''Le Château'' '' The Castle'' by

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, director Daniel Mesguich,

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* 1973 : '' Mère Courage'' by

Bertolt Brecht Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known as Bertolt Brecht and Bert Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a p ...

, director

, Théâtre des Amandiers, Théâtre des Quartiers d'Ivry * 1973 : ''m = M'' by Xavier Pommeret, director Antoine Vitez,

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, Théâtre des Quartiers d'Ivry * 1974 : '' Ondine'' by

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, director Raymond Rouleau,

* 1974 : ''La Nostalgie, Camarade'' by François Billetdoux, director

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, Comédie-Française at the Théâtre de l'Odéon * 1974 : ''L'Impromptu de Marigny'' by

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, director Jacques Charon, Comédie-Française * 1975 : ''

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'' by

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, directors Jean-Luc Boutté and Catherine Hiegel, Comédie-Française, tour * 1975 : ''Partage de midi'' by

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, director Antoine Vitez, Comédie-Française * 1976 : ''Maître Puntila et son valet Matti'' by Bertolt Brecht, director Guy Rétoré, Comédie-Française at the

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* 1976 : ''

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'' by

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, director

, Comédie-Française * 1977 : ''Baboulifiche et Papavoine'' by Jérôme Deschamps and Jean-Claude Durand * 1977 : ''Iphigénie-Hôtel'' by Michel Vinaver, director Antoine Vitez, Théâtre des Quartiers d'Ivry * 1979 : ''La Famille Deschiens'' * 1979 : ''Les Oubliettes'' * 1980 : ''La Petite Chemise de nuit'' * 1980 : ''Les Précipitations'' * 1981 : ''En avant'' * 1982 : ''Les Blouses'' * 1984 : ''La Veillée'' * 1985 : ''C'est dimanche'' * 1997 : ''

Les Précieuses ridicules ''Les Précieuses ridicules'' (, ''The Absurd Précieuses'' or ''The Affected Ladies'') is a one-act satire by Molière in prose. It takes aim at the ''précieuses'', the ultra-witty ladies who indulged in lively conversations, word games and, in ...

'' by Molière (Gorgibus) * 2004 : ''La Méchante Vie'' by Henri Monnier * 2007 : ''L'Affaire de la rue de Lourcine'' by Eugène Labiche * 2011 : ''Courteline en dentelles'' playlets by Georges Courteline,

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, tour * 2013 : '' Ciboulette'' at the Opéra-Comique * 2024 : '' L'Avare'' by Molière at the Opéra-Comédie, Montpellier (Compagnie Domaine d'O)

Director

* 1977 : ''Blanche Alicata'' * 1979 : ''La Famille Deschiens'' et ''Les Oubliettes'' * 1980 : ''Les Précipitations'' * 1981 : ''En avant'' (with Macha Makeieff) * 1982 : ''Les Blouses'' by Jérôme Deschamps (with Macha Makeieff) Théâtre national de Strasbourg * 1984 : ''La Veillée'',

* 1987 : ''Les Petits Pas'', Festival d'Avignon * 1987 : ''C'est dimanche'', Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers * 1989 : ''Lapin chasseur'', Théâtre national de Chaillot, Grande halle de la Villette * 1990 : ''Les Frères Zénith'', Théâtre municipal de

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, Théâtre national de Chaillot * 1992 : ''Les Pieds dans l'eau'', Théâtre de

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, Grande halle de la Villette * 1993 : '' Les Brigands'' by Jacques Offenbach,

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* 1994 : ''C'est Magnifique'', Théâtre de Nîmes, Théâtre du Chatelet * 1996 : ''Le Défilé'' * 1997 : ''

'' by

, (with Macha Makeieff), Théâtre national de Bretagne, Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe * 1999 : ''Les Pensionnaires'' by Jérôme Deschamps (with Macha Makeieff) * 2001 : ''La Cour des grands'' by Jérôme Deschamps and Macha Makeieff (with Macha Makeieff), Théâtre national de Chaillot * 2003 : ''Les Étourdis'' by Jérôme Deschamps and Macha Makeieff (with Macha Makeieff), Théâtre national de Chaillot * 2006 : ''La Méchante Vie'' by Henri Monnier, (with Macha Makeieff), Théâtre national de Chaillot * 2007 : ''L'Affaire de la rue de Lourcine'' by Eugène Labiche, (with Macha Makeieff), Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe * 2007 : '' L’Étoile'' by Emmanuel Chabrier, (with Macha Makeieff),

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* 2008 : ''

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(ou la fiancée de marbre)''

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by Ferdinand Herold, (with Macha Makeieff), Opéra-Comique * 2008 : ''Salle des fêtes'' by Jérôme Deschamps and Macha Makeieff, (with Macha Makeieff), Théâtre de Nîmes * 2008 : '' Fra Diavolo'' opéra comique by Daniel-François-Esprit Auber, Opéra-Comique * 2010 : '' Un fil à la patte'' by

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, Comédie-Française * 2010 : ''Les Boulingrin'' opéra bouffe by Georges Aperghis, Opéra-Comique * 2011 : ''Courteline en dentelles'' by Courteline, Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord * 2011 : ''Les Brigands'' by Jacques Offenbach, (with Macha Makeieff), Opéra-Comique * 2013 : '' Mârouf, savetier du Caire'' by Henri Rabaud, Opéra-Comique

Filmography

Actor

* 1978 : ''Sam et Sally'' by Nicolas Ribowski, (TV) episode : 'Lily' * 1993 : ''Les Pieds sous la table'' * 1993 : ''Maigret'' : (TV) 7 : Maigret et les Caves du Majestic * 1994 : '' La Séparation'' * 1996 : ''Ligne de vie'' * 1998 : ''Je suis vivante et je vous aime'' * 2003 : ''Les filles, personne s'en méfie''

Director

* 1985 : ''Tam-tam'' by Jérôme Deschamps, Macha Makeïeff and Guy Girard * 1987 : ''C'est dimanche'' by Jérôme Deschamps and Macha Makeïeff * 1993 : ''Les Brigands'' with Don Kent * 1993 : ''C’est magnifique'' with Don Kent * 1993 : ''Les Frères Zénith'' with Don Kent * 1989 : ''Lapin chasseur'' with Don Kent * 2009 : '' La Véritable Histoire du chat botté''

Recognition

* 1981 : Prix de la révélation théâtrale de l'année du Syndicat de la critique for ''La Petite Chemise de nuit''. * 1988 : Molière du meilleur spectacle musical for ''Les Petits Pas''. * 1990 : Molière du meilleur spectacle comique for ''Lapin chasseur''. * 1992 : Académie française prize for 'jeune théâtre'. * 1992 : Grand prix national du théâtre. * 1993 : Molière du meilleur spectacle comique pour ''Les Pieds dans l'eau''. * 1996 : Molière du meilleur spectacle comique pour ''C'est magnifique''. * 2011 : Molière du théâtre public for '' Un fil à la patte''

Notes and references

Bibliography

* Fabienne Pascaud, Claire David, ''Deschamps Makeieff le sens de la tribu...'', Arles : Actes Sud, 2010. * Bernard Morlino, Jean-Paul Donadi, ''Le Reste du monde : Ets Deschamps, Makeieff & Tati'', Séguier/ Archimbaud, 2003. * Macha Makeieff, Frédéric Mitterrand, ''Deschamps Deschiens : le théâtre de Jérôme Deschamps'', Librairie Séguier Archimbaud, 1989. * Jérôme Deschamps, Macha Makeieff, Frédéric Pugnière-Saavedra, ''Le Phénomène "Deschiens" à la télévision : de la genèse d'un programme sériel à la manifestation de l'humour'', l'Harmattan, 2000.

External links

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Officiel site of Deschiens et Compagnie
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