Around the age of 15, he discovered a passion for jazz; he participated in a few shows in nightclubs while pursuing his studies and obtained a bachelor's degree at the Faculty of Toulouse.[which?]
Camille Ricard, an actress and teacher at the Conservatory of Toulouse, who advised him to go to Paris with a letter of recommendation for a friend, Noël Roquevert.
In total he appeared [clarification needed] in a dozen feature films of that genre, most of which were box-office successes, widely known abroad.
He played Van Britten, a mysterious museum curator who seduces a young English teacher.
For Claude Berri he played in Le Cinéma de papa [fr] (1970) as Richard, a super star and rather temperamental actor.