Jean-Paul Vignon
actor
Jean-Paul Vignon (January 30, 1935 – March 22, 2024) was a French-American actor and singer.
Early life
Vignon was born to a French father and Italian mother in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia and was raised in Djibouti as well as Avignon, France. He briefly studied medicine in Marseille and law at Sorbonne University in Paris. However, he dropped those ventures in pursuit of music.
Career
In his early 20s, he earned a prestigious cabaret job, per the recommendation of Jacques Brel, that launched his entertainment career. These in a Parisian cabaret led to starring roles in the French films Les Promesses Dangereuses and Asphalte. He also signed to the French music label Disques Vogue, opening for Édith Piaf. When a side-career in the military was not met with success, Vignon moved to the United States where he got his start at New York's Blue Angel nightclub, opening for Woody Allen. Next, he appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show eight times, duetting with Liza Minnelli during one of these occasions, from which point he became a regular on The Merv Griffin Show and The Johnny Carson Show. In 1964, he recorded Because I Love You, his U.S. debut album on Columbia Records.
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