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Renaud Pierre Manuel Séchan, known as Renaud (French pronunciation: [ʁəno]; born in Paris on 11 May 1952), is a popular French singer, songwriter and actor. His characteristically 'broken' voice makes for a very distinctive vocal style. Several of his songs are popular classics in France, including the sea tale "Dès que le vent soufflera", the irreverent "Laisse béton", the ballad "Morgane de toi" and the nostalgic "Mistral gagnant". However, with the exception of a recording of "Miss Maggie" in English and a franglais recording of It is not because you are, his work is almost unknown outside the French-speaking world.
Fresh out of school, Renaud was determined to become an actor. By chance he met the actor Patrick Dewaere and was invited to join the company of the comedy theatre Café de la Gare, which had recently been founded by Patrick Dewaere, Coluche, and Miou Miou.
His early work is characterized by a volatile temperament, innovative use of French, and edgy, dark, left-wing social and political themes.[citation needed] Raised in an educated milieu, the son of an intellectual, Renaud adopted the looks and attitude of working-class youth in the 1970s, and reflected this in his lyrics. A recurrent theme is his disgust for the average French people with petit-bourgeois preoccupations and right-wing leanings (see beauf). His music focuses on the disparity between classes, the abuse of political power, overbearing authority and disgust for the military, with rare glimpses of tenderness for his fellow humans, the planet earth, and art.
Actors: François Roussillon (director), Robert Carsen (actor), Robert Carsen (miscellaneous crew), William Christie (actor), William Christie (actor), Jean-Claude Gallotta (miscellaneous crew), Laurent Naouri (actor), Toni Hajal (producer), Stéphanie d'Oustrac (actress), Anders J. Dahlin (actor), Paul Agnew (actor), Simon Heyerick (actor), Bruno Renhold (actor), Nathan Berg (actor), Philippe Quinault (writer),
Genres: Music,Actors: Daniel Longuein (miscellaneous crew), Céline Breuil-Japy (miscellaneous crew), Salomé Stévenin (actress), Xavier Durringer (producer), Steve Tran (actor), Marie-Sohna Conde (actress), Marie-Pierre Renaud (editor), Paco Boublard (actor), Emilie de Preissac (actress), Marie Favasuli (actress), Baptiste Charvet (composer), Oumar Diaw (actor), Bruno Petit (producer), Soufiane Guerrab (actor), Audrey Estrougo (director),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Xavier-Adrien Laurent (actor), Aïssa Bussetta (actor), Martial Bezot (actor), Emmanuel Ferrua (editor), Alexandre Aswad (editor), Antoin Truffaut (writer), Marcos Torres e Silva (director), Julien Carciani (writer), Olivier Tresson (writer),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Alexandre Desplat (composer), Guilaine Londez (actress), Nadine Alari (actress), Christian Charmetant (actor), Jean-Claude Frissung (actor), Jérôme Foulon (director), Elisabeth Commelin (actress), Bénédicte Teiger (miscellaneous crew), Sophie Duez (actress), Michel Dussarat (actor), Jean-Marie Juan (actor), Lucien Jérôme (actor), Eric Boucher (actor), Sophie Bousquet-Foures (editor), Alexandra Deman (writer),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Paulo Branco (producer), Pierre Arditi (actor), Claudine Merlin (editor), Gérard Torikian (composer), Yasmina Reza (actress), Yasmina Reza (writer), Patrice Kerbrat (actor), António Vaz da Silva (producer), Sylvie Quester (editor), Didier Martiny (director), Marcel Paul Cavallier (producer),
Genres: ,Actors: Gabriel Pontello (actor), Daniel Trabet (actor), Danièle Azzalini (actress), Robert Renzulli (producer), Robert Renzulli (writer), Robert Renzulli (director), Louis Soulanes (editor), Guy Bonnet (composer), Marie-Claude Viollet (actress), Alain Azoulay (actor), Karolina Wolfzahn (actress), Carole Stresse (actress), Valérie Viac (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Adult,Actors: Roger Pigaut (director), Henri Czarniak (actor), Gabriele Ferzetti (actor), Fernand Guiot (actor), Jacques Préboist (actor), Jacques Richard (actor), Vittorio Sanipoli (actor), John Steiner (actor), Joëlle Bernard (actress), Marthe Keller (actress), Janine Souchon (actress), Roger Pigaut (writer), Claude Brasseur (actor), Louis Lyonnet (actor), Roger Muni (actor),
Genres: Crime,Actors: Mischa Spoliansky (composer), Roland Culver (actor), Finlay Currie (actor), Anthony Holles (actor), Robert Stevenson (writer), René Hubert (costume designer), H.F. Maltby (actor), Günther Stapenhorst (miscellaneous crew), Jack Donohue (miscellaneous crew), Wylie Watson (actor), Patricia Ellis (actress), Sydney Fairbrother (actress), Martita Hunt (actress), Googie Withers (actress), Alexander Korda (producer),
Genres: Comedy, Music,Actors: Jean Feyte (editor), Antonin Berval (actor), Charles Vanel (actor), Jeanne Fusier-Gir (actress), Henri Decoin (writer), Jacques de Baroncelli (director), Paul Azaïs (actor), Arthur Honegger (composer), Jean Périer (actor), Simone Bourday (actress), Jean Aicard (writer), Roland Manuel (composer), Armand Morins (actor), Tela Tchaï (actress), Zubiria (actor),
Genres: ,Actors: Armand Bernard (actor), Antonin Berval (actor), Alice Tissot (actress), André Hugon (writer), André Hugon (director), André Dubosc (actor), Jeanne Boitel (actress), Janine Merrey (actress), Raoul Moretti (composer), Jacques Maury (actor), Henri Kerny (actor), Hélène Regelly (actress),
Genres: Comedy,