Claude Brasseur Biography

Claude Brasseur is the son of French film performers Pierre Brasseur and Odette Joyeaux. The younger Brasseur's own entree into films occurred with 1956's Le Pays d'ou je viens. While he has appeared in fewer memorable films than his celebrated father, Brasseur has been well-represented in such productions as Truffault's Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me (1972) and Yves Roberts' Pardon Mon Affaire (1976). Claude Brasseur has also thrived on French television and in French/Canadian and Italian films. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi