Jean-Laurent Cochet
Jean-Laurent Cochet (28 January 1935 – 7 April 2020) was a French theater director, actor and acting coach.
Jean-Laurent Cochet
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- Name
- Jean-Laurent Cochet
- Occupation
- actor, theater director, acting coach
- Born
- 28 January 1935
- Birthplace
- Romainville, France
- Died
- 7 April 2020
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Nationality
- France.
- Education
- Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique.
- Teachers
- Béatrix Dussane, Maurice Escande, René Simon and Henri Rollan.
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Prix du jeune théâtre Béatrix Dussane-André Roussin and Prix du Brigadier.
- Languages
- French.
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Jean-Laurent Cochet (28 January 1935 – 7 April 2020) was a French theater director, actor and acting coach.
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Jean-Laurent Cochet (1935–2020) was a French actor and director. Born in Romainville, the actor died in 18th arrondissement of Paris. Jean-Laurent Cochet studied at Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique.
Languages used include French. The actor received Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Knight of the Legion of Honour and Prix du Brigadier, among others.
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Jean-Laurent Cochet studied at Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique. Training under Béatrix Dussane, Maurice Escande and René Simon is recorded. Fabrice Luchini, Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu are recorded as having studied under Jean-Laurent Cochet. The recorded working language is French. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Prix du jeune théâtre Béatrix Dussane-André Roussin and Prix du Brigadier.
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• Name — Jean-Laurent Cochet • Occupation — actor, theater director, acting coach • Born — 28 January 1935 • Birthplace — Romainville, France • Died — 7 April 2020 • Place of death — Paris, France
Biography
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He was best known for starring in movies such as A Thousand Billion Dollars and Fort Saganne. He was an important teacher for acting. Hundreds of his students have succeeded in theater and cinema: Gérard Depardieu, Richard Berry, Claude Jade, Isabelle Huppert, Daniel Auteuil, Emmanuelle Béart, Carole Bouquet, Fabrice Luchini, Raphaël Quenard, etc. On 7 April 2020, he died from COVID-19 during the pandemic.
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• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1982 — A Thousand Billion Dollars — Hartmann • 1984 — Fort Saganne — Bertozza • 2004 — Edward & Lulu — Le Notaire
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Jean-Laurent Cochet died at 18th arrondissement of Paris.
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• 2006 Legion of Honour • 2012 Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
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• 1975: Trophée Béatrix Dussane • 1984 Prix du Brigadier
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- 1.Adequat, Agence. ADÉQUAT – Agence artistique, Paris. www.agence-adequat.com.
- 2.Fouette Cochet !. 5 March 2013.
- 3.Jean-Laurent Cochet – Cours Cochet Delavène.
- 4.Cauhapé, Véronique. Raphaël Quenard, un comédien porté par ses envies. Le Monde. 22 April 2023.
- 5.à 12h27, Par Pierre VavasseurLe 7 avril 2020. Mort de Jean-Laurent Cochet, maître de théâtre de Depardieu, Huppert, Luchini…. leparisien.fr. 2020-04-07.
- 6.Le grand homme de théâtre Jean-Laurent Cochet, professeur de Fabrice Luchini et de Gérard Depardieu, est mort à 85 ans. Franceinfo. 2020-04-07.
- 7.Marshall, Alex. Jean-Laurent Cochet, Actor Who Taught France's Stars, Dies at 85. The New York Times. April 10, 2020.
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Jean-Laurent Cochet studied at Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique. He trained under Béatrix Dussane, Maurice Escande, René Simon and Henri Rollan. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style. Recognition and collections. Cochet received Knight of the Legion of Honour, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Prix du jeune théâtre Béatrix Dussane-André Roussin and Prix du Brigadier.
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