Golden childhood.
So, where did the biography of this man begin? The date of Pierre's birth is the sixteenth of August 1934. If we talk about the full name of Richard, which he received at birth, it sounds like Pierre Richard Maurice Charles Leopold Defhey. The future famous French actor appeared in the small town of Valenciennes, which is in the north of France. Richard's father was engaged in the textile industry. It should be noted that his family was very ancient and feudal, therefore, the ancestors of Pierre from generation to generation passed on their knowledge of business development and capital increase. But, here's Richard's father was a "white sheep" in his family. The fact is that he had a sharp mind, and could multiply the state several times. But, unfortunately, Richard's dad loved to drink, take a walk and play at the races. As a result, while Pierre was still very young, his father skipped almost all his fortune, and then left, leaving his wife and son to live with his father. His grandfather, unlike his father, was a clever and wealthy man. Therefore, from his childhood, everything was always with Pierre. He studied at a boarding house where he was taken to a limousine. It would seem that this is the most ideal childhood. But, in fact, wealth Richar did not help, but prevented. He studied with the guys whose parents were peasants and miners, therefore, they were quite prejudiced against the rich kid, who clearly stood out against their background. And Ritshar did not like it, because he did not consider his money as something good or bad. They simply were all, and should not have influenced his relationship with his comrades. To show the guys that he is like everyone else and can be friends with him, Richard began to laugh and entertain his classmates. They liked it, and, soon, Piekrr became his own. This is how Richard began to use his acting talent for the first time and even then realized that it could be of use to him. By the way, the guy performed not only before classmates. When the grandfather gathered guests from high society, Richard often read them excerpts from plays, poems and much more. And all those who attended the parties that were to be held sincerely praised the young man and applauded him. So, we can say that the first audience and, some kind of fans, appeared at Richard, when he was still very young.
Not justified the hopes of the family.
All this led to the fact that Pierre was burning with the idea of learning from dramatic courses. But when he told his parents and grandfather about this, something happened that the guy did not expect. Grandfather was just furious. He considered the theater a good hobby, but clearly not the kind of profession that is worth doing in life. He thought that the guy would become the same as his father, and he needed a man who could continue the family business. Since Pierre was the only child, respectively, it was he who had to do it. But, Richard did not want to become what his family saw. Therefore, he collected his things and went to Paris. The guy did not stop even that the grandfather practically from him refused and promised not to give in general any money for habitation and sustenance. Pierre still remained unshakable. And when, for the first time, I did not enter dramatic courses, I did not drop my hands and went home with a guilty thing, to do something I did not like. Instead, he took himself in hand, and got into the courses of the dramatic art of Charles Dyullen, and then passed an internship at the famous many Jean Vilar. So, we can say that as a result, the guy got what he wanted so much. But, when he started to play in the theater, he was again disappointed, because he did not give the main roles. And Pierre just dreamed about them. And yet, I was crazy dreaming about making a movie. But, until it was possible, he and his friend wrote humorous skits and mixed people off the stage, hoping and believing that, in the end, everything would change and he would become a famous actor who starred.
The discovery of talent by Yves Robber.
As we see, soon, it happened. In 1968, Pierre met with director Yves Robber. It was he who glorified Richard all over the world. Success to Pierre came after the film "Blessed Alexander". They began to recognize him on the streets, to take autographs. But, the whole world started talking about Pierre after the wonderful comedy of Robber "The tall blond in black shoe." So Richard became a sad clown, a sort of straggler who constantly finds himself in comic situations and creates them, although, in fact, he never wants it. Pierre spent thirty years playing his characters, who mixed people with the comic nature of the actions and incidents that happened to them. All comedies with his participation enjoyed and enjoyed great success with the audience. And especially, many love their starry blows with Gerard Depardieu. Absolutely opposite in character, appearance, images, these two beautiful French actors are amazingly complementary and create in the movies really unforgettable and funny images. That's why, they co-starred in a lot of films, none of which failed at the box office.
Pierre very much loves Russia and starred in many films that the Russians created together with the French. He had four life companions, there are two sons and two grandsons and a granddaughter, whom he simply adores. Pierre does not drink much and does not smoke. He loves just such a way of life and never complains about anything.