G�rard Jugnot is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. Jugnot was one of the founders of the comedy troupe Le Splendid in the 1970s, along with, among others, his high-school friends Christian Clavier, Thierry Lhermitte, and Michel Blanc. The group adapted a number of its stage hits for the cinema and was extremely successful in films such as Les Bronz�s, Les Bronz�s font du ski and Le P�re No�l est une ordure. Jugnot gained international fame for his lead role in Les Choristes in which he played Cl�ment Mathieu. The last movie he directed was Rose et Noir. Jugnot is the father of comedian Arthur Jugnot, born in 1980 to Jugnot and wardrobe designer C�cile Magnan. He was made Chevalier of the L�gion d'honneur in 2004. 

May 4th, 1951 in Paris (Age 73)