Timsit, Patrick

(July 15, 1959, Algiers, Algeria-)

   The son of a leather worker, he was two years old when his family settled in France. After studying economics, he worked as a real estate agent. One day, while walking his dog, he met Jean-Michel Noiret and decided to join his actor's workshop. He soon began performing one-man shows and made his film debut playing a small part in Paulette, la pauvre petite Milliardaire (Claude Confortès, 1986). Seen in about thirty movies, mostly comedies, he co-wrote several screenplays (1989 Aller à Dieppe sans voir la Mer, short, Nicolas Errèra, also actor; 1996 Pédale douce, Gabriel Aghion, also actor; 1998 Paparazzi, Alain Ber-bérian, also actor).

 Filmography

1999 ◘ Quasimodo d'El Paris (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, actor)

        ◘ Quelqu'un de bien (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, actor)

        ◘ La Faucheuse (short; co-director with Vin-cenzo Marano)

2004 ◘ L'Américain (co-director with Bruno Amestoy; also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, actor)