Francis Veber

Francis Veber
Veber in 2012
Born	Francis Paul Veber (1937-07-28)28 July 1937 Neuilly-sur-Seine,France
Occupation(s)	Film director,screenwriter,producer;theaterplaywright
Spouse	Francoise Veber
Awards	Academy Awardnominee,La cage aux folles César Awardwinner,Le dîner de cons,and four-time nominee Lumière Film Awardwinner,Le dîner de cons

Francis Paul Veber(born 28 July 1937) is a Frenchfilm director,screenwriterand producer, andplaywright.He has written and directed both French and American films. Nine French-language films with which he has been involved, as either writer or director or both, have been remade as English-languageHollywoodfilms:Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire(asThe Man with One Red Shoe),L'emmerdeur(asBuddy Buddy),La Cage aux Folles(asThe Birdcage),Le Jouet(asThe Toy),Les Compères(asFathers' Day),La chèvre(asPure Luck),Les Fugitifs(asThree Fugitives),Le dîner de cons(asDinner for Schmucks) andLa Doublure(asThe Valet). He also wrote the screenplay forMy Father the Hero,the 1994 American remake of the French-language filmMon père, ce héros.

Some of his screenplays started as theater plays (for instance,Le dîner de cons). This theatrical experience contributes to his films' tight structure, resulting in what has been called "marvels of economy".

Many of his French comedies feature recurring types of characters, named François Pignon (a bungler) and François Perrin (a bully).

Biography

Veber was born inNeuilly-sur-Seine,Hauts-de-Seine,the son of a writer mother andPierre-Gilles Veber,a screenwriter. Veber's father wasJewishand his mother wasArmenian-Russian (Veber was baptized at birth).His grand-uncle was writerTristan Bernard.

His parents were both authors: his father writer and journalist Pierre-Gilles Véber and his mother novelist Catherine Agadjanian, who wrote under the name Georgette Paul (1901-1990). He is the great-nephew of playwright, novelist, journalist and lawyerTristan Bernard,grandson of playwrightPierre Véberand nephew of screenwriter, director and hit songwriterSerge Veber.He is the uncle ofSophie Audouin-Mamikonian,young adult author of theTara Duncan series.His son, Jean Véber, is also a screenwriter.

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer
1969	Appelez-moi Mathilde	No	Yes	No
1972	Il était une fois un flic	No	Yes	No
	The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe	No	Yes	No
1973	La Valise	No	Yes	No
	L'Emmerdeur	No	Yes	No
	Le Magnifique	No	Yes	No
1974	Fear Over the City	No	Yes	No
	The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe	No	Yes	No
1975	Le Téléphone rose	No	Yes	No
	The French Detective	No	Yes	No
1976	On aura tout vu	No	Yes	No
	The Toy	Yes	Yes	No
1978	La Cage aux Folles	No	Yes	No
1979	Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses	No	Yes	No
	Coup de tête	No	Yes	No
1980	La cage aux folles II	No	Yes	No
	Sunday Lovers	No	Yes	No
1981	Buddy Buddy	No	Yes	No
	La Chèvre	Yes	Yes	No
1982	Partners	No	Yes	Executive
	The Toy	No	Yes	No
1983	Les Compères	Yes	Yes	Uncredited
1985	The Man with One Red Shoe	No	Yes	No
	Hold-Up	No	Yes	No
1986	Les Fugitifs	Yes	No	No
1989	Three Fugitives	Yes	Yes	Executive
1991	Pure Luck	No	Yes	Executive
1992	Out on a Limb	Yes	Yes	No
1994	My Father the Hero	No	Yes	No
1995	Fantôme avec chauffeur	No	Yes	No
1996	The Birdcage	No	Yes	No
	Le Jaguar	Yes	Yes	No
1997	Fathers' Day	No	Yes	Executive
1998	The Dinner Game	Yes	Yes	No
2000	The Closet	Yes	Yes	No
2003	Ruby & Quentin	Yes	Yes	No
2006	The Valet	Yes	Yes	Associate
2008	L'emmerdeur	Yes	Yes	No
2010	Dinner for Schmucks	No	No	Executive

Honors

• He was madeChevalier(Knight) of theLégion d'honneuron 21 September 1996,and promoted toOfficier(Officer) in 2008.
• He was madeChevalier(Knight) of theOrdre national du Méritein 2001.

External links

• Francis VeberatIMDb
• Francis VeberatAllMovie