Jean-Paul Vignon

Jean-Paul Vignon (January 30, 1935 – March 22, 2024) was a French-American actor and singer.

Early life Vignon was born to a French father and Italian mother in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia and was raised in Djibouti He briefly studied medicine in Marseille and law at Sorbonne University in Paris. However, he dropped those ventures in pursuit of music.

Career In his early 20s, he earned a prestigious cabaret job, per the recommendation of Jacques Brel, that launched his entertainment career. When a side-career in the military was not met with success, Vignon moved to the United States where he got his start at New York's Blue Angel nightclub, opening for Woody Allen.

Death Vignon died from liver cancer at age 89 in Beverly Hills, California.