French actor
Began to work on Atomik Circus - Le retour de James Bataille playing the role of Bosco, but died during the filming of the movie. He was replaced by Jean-Pierre Marielle and was given a dedication at the beginning of the end credits : "A Jean Yanne...".
He began a journalist career before starting to be a comedian in Yves Robert s theatre company.
Father of a boy named Jean-Christophe , with Countess Christianne Fugger von Babenhausen (Janary 18th 1960 - April 24th 2009).