Jean-Pierre Dorléac
American costume designer
Jean-Pierre Dorléac (born Jerome Benson Paine; April 12, 1943 – July 23, 2026) was an American costume designer who primarily worked in television.
Life and career
Dorléac was born Jerome Benson Paine in San Bernardino, California, on April 12, 1943 to an American military family of Ruby Mae Culver and Joseph Paine. In the 1960s, Jerome served as an enlisted member of the US Air Force, and took courses in theater, where he pursued acting. His acting career was not successful. Preferring to design costumes, he started his career in the theatrical and film industry in the United States in 1972, where he first assumed the name Jean-Pierre Dorléac for a stage production of Marat/Sade. He was nominated at the 53rd Academy Awards in the category of Best Costumes for his work on the 1980 film Somewhere in Time.
Additionally he was nominated for eleven Emmy Awards, winning twice for the 1978 TV series Battlestar Galactica and the 1999-2001 TV series The Lot. He was also nominated for Quantum Leap five times, along with Mae West, Lily Dale, The Bastard and Tales of the Gold Monkey.
He was also known for films The Blue Lagoon, Heart and Souls, and Leave It to Beaver among many others.
In 2015, Dorleac published The Naked Truth: An Irreverent Chronicle of Delirious Escapades.
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