Jean Amadou was born on October 1, 1929 in Lons-le-Saulnier, Jura, France as Marius Amadou. He was an actor and writer, known for De nos envoyés spéciaux (1965), Le bébête show (1982) and Général... nous voilà! (1978). He died on October 23, 2011 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.