1935-05-18 ( 89 years old ) in Paris, France
Popeck (born Judka Herpstu; 18 May 1936) is a French actor and stand-up comedian.
The son of Jewish immigrants from Poland and Romania, Judka Herpstu was born in Paris. He was among the children saved from the Holocaust by the OSE, but his mother was murdered in Auschwitz. He studied acting at the Cours Simon and started his career on stage under the name Jean Herbert.
In 1968, Herpstu created the character of Popeck, a grumpy Eastern-European immigrant dressed in a 3-piece suit, wearing a bowler hat and speaking French with a strong Yiddish accent. Sketches featuring Popeck made Herpstu known to the larger public, and the actor identified with his character so far as to finally adopt the name Popeck for himself in 1978.
In addition to his work on stage, Popeck has acted in movies. He had a small role in Roman Polanski's The Pianist.
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Movies
Popeck: fini de rire, on ferme!
2024-09-15
L'humour c'est mieux à deux
2022-09-16
Sixty
2019-05-06
The Jews
2016-06-01
Ruben fête ses 25 ans
2015-12-01
A Child's Battle
2011-05-25
Popeck - C'est la dernière fois... !
2011-01-15
Simon Konianski
2009-07-29
L'Amour foot
2009-01-01
The Pianist
2002-09-17
Face à face
2001-08-01
La rêverie ou le mariage de Sylvia
1994-11-09
Shabbot Shalom!
1992-09-04
The Station
1990-09-27
Cellini: A Violent Life
1990-05-02
Popeck à l'Olympia
1990-04-17
Banana's Boulevard
1986-01-22
Ne prends pas les poulets pour des pigeons
1985-10-09
Adam et Ève
1984-06-03
Père Noël et fils
1983-12-24
T'es folle ou quoi ?
1982-01-06
The Hornet's Nest
1976-03-10
Cousin, Cousine
1975-11-19
The Restroom Robbery
1975-01-22
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
1973-10-17
Themroc
1973-02-22
The Companions of Baal
1970-06-11
The Mad Dog
1966-09-02
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