Pierre Cassignard: the actor died at 56, the day after his birthday

The artistic world is in mourning. For good reason, Monday, December 20, 2021, he lost a famous actor and director in the person of Pierre Cassignard. The latter died at the age of 56, the day after his birthday. It is his accomplice on stage, Michèle Bernier, who announced the terrible news on his social networks. “I will always love you … great friend …“, wrote the one who had shared the poster with Pierre Cassignard in the room A great cry of love, by Josiane Balasko. In addition to being known as an actor on the stage, Pierre Cassignard had also played for roles on television and was a director.

He was born in Sainte-Foy-La-Grande in Gironde, and had not hesitated to join Paris and the National Theater School of the Rue Blanche before going through the Conservatory, to achieve his dream of becoming an actor. For 30 years, he has chained plays and films. On the small screen, he had notably played many supporting roles in Josephine, guardian angel or Research Section. Since the announcement of his disappearance, tributes multiply. Sandrine Kiberlain posted a moving message on her Instagram account. “PIERRE CASSIGNARD. My darling Pierre, we started together, laughed, cried so much, ran to the cafes of the conservatory … Among my best years … We were stuck … We had received awards the same evening years later .. . What a party ! It’s too hard to lose you. Your two Cheranes are inconsolable“, she wrote.

The reasons for the death of Pierre Cassignard not yet known

For now, the reasons for the death of Pierre Cassignard, when he was only 56 years old, are not yet known. He should still receive many tributes as he was appreciated in the middle of the seventh art.

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