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My Take
Olivier Py is the kind of total artist I deeply respect. Born in Grasse and working as actor, playwright and theatre director, he has poured himself into an art form that vanishes the instant it ends. The honors he's accumulated, the Legion of Honour, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, and the 2022 National Order of Merit, tell you France regards him as the real thing rather than a passing fashion. I'm drawn less to commercial success than to people who commit a whole life to language and the living stage. Py strikes me as exactly that, a man who belongs under the theatre lights.
Overview
Olivier Py (French pronunciation: [pi]; born 24 July 1965 in Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes) is a French stage director, actor and writer.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Olivier Py
- Name (Japanese)
- オリヴィエ・ピィ
- Reading
- おりゔぃえ・ぴぃ
- Born
- July 25, 1965 (age 60)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Snake
- Origin
- Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / writer / playwright / film actor / theatre director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2022 Officer of the National Order of Merit
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- 2016 prix Trop Virilo
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Writer — see all → · More people from France →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.