Jacques Villeret
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Jacques Villeret, a French actor popular for his comic roles, died Friday in a Paris hospital. He was 53. Villeret, who was known to suffer from diabetes as well as liver problems associated with alcoholism, won a Cesar, France’s equivalent to an Oscar, in 1998 for “The Dinner Game.”
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