Pierre Louki

Pierre Louki

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Acting

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1920-07-25

  • Day of Death

    2006-12-21 (86 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Brienon-sur-Armançon, Yonne, France

Biography

Pierre Louki, born Pierre Varenne on 25 July 1920 in Brienon-sur-Armançon in Yonne, died 21 December 2006, was a French actor and singer/songwriter.

Louki was the son of Georges Varenne, a teacher in the Yonne who was killed in Auschwitz. He learnt the theatre in Auxerre before going to Paris in the early 1950s, where he met Roger Blin and Jean-Louis Barrault. He subsequently played in Blin's production of En attendant Godot. He also began song-writing at this time.

Acting