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Jean-Baptiste Maunier was born on the 22nd December 1990 at Brignoles in the Var, and now lives in Sainte Foy les Lyon, a suburb of Lyon. He has a younger brother called Benjamin, born in 1995.
After he graduated from highschool, Jean-Baptiste flew to the United States to spend a year at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in order to improve his acting skills.
When he entered Class Six he was asked to make a choice between various activities. He selected singing and became a member of the Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc, thereby following the example of his father who was himself a member of the Petits Chanteurs d
Jean-Baptiste Maunier was born on the 22nd December 1990 at Brignoles in the Var, and now lives in Sainte Foy les Lyon, a suburb of Lyon. He has a younger brother called Benjamin, born in 1995.
After he graduated from highschool, Jean-Baptiste flew to the United States to spend a year at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in order to improve his acting skills.
When he entered Class Six he was asked to make a choice between various activities. He selected singing and became a member of the Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc, thereby following the example of his father who was himself a member of the Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Raphael.
The following story, you surely know it already. Christophe Barratier, director of Les Choristes discoved Jean-Baptiste and his extraordinary voice during a casting to find the choir who was going to sing in this film's soundtrack.
The movie Les Choristes opened in cinemas on March 17th 2004 and was agreat success, with about 8.6 million entries in France.It was distributed widely and translated into several languages. Following on from this, Jean-Baptiste and the choir took part in numerous concerts all over the world, a wave of enthusiasm being generated by the film.
Jean-Baptiste left the choir in February 2005 so as to be able to devote more time to his studies, which are a priority, and to his career as an actor. However, to immortalize his incredible voice, he decided to sing in duet with Clémence Saint-Preux Concerto Pour Deux Voix.
Jean-Baptiste remains very keen on the cinema! So, in April and August 2005, he took part in a television series for France 2 directed by Herve BASLE. This film is made up of four episodes. Jean-Baptiste plays the part of Robert as a young man ( Francis Renaud takes over when Robert is older ) in a steelworks. He features in the first episode and appears in a flashback in the third episode. The film was shown on France 2 in February, and is now available as a DVD.
When the filming with Herve BASLE was over, Jean-Baptiste began filming alongside Nicolas DUVAUCHELLE and Clemence POESY in "Le Grand Meaulnes", directed by Jean-Daniel VERHAEGHE. In this film, based on the novel of the same name by Alain Fournier, Jean-Baptiste plays Francois SEUREL. The film is showing in French cinemas at the moment. Don't miss it!!
Jean-Baptiste has also done some doubling. His voice is that of Saxo in the cartoon "Piccolo, Saxo and Co." which was shown in cinemas from 20th December 2006.
Jean-Baptiste said that he enjoyed this experience, and that if another opportunity arose he would be happy to do it again.
In the summer of 2006, Jean-Baptiste acted in James HUTH's ( responsible for Brice de Nice ) new full-length film called "Hellphone", which roughly means "Le telephone maudit" in French. In this film Jean-Baptiste plays Sid, a fan of the rock group AC/DC who finds he has a mobile phone with surprising powers, and by means of which he can win over Angie (played by Jennifer DECKER). This is a completely different style for Jean-Baptiste because the film is a fantasy/comedy. Jean-Baptiste has stated that it is a "real film for the young". It's true that Hellphone is the first French film of this type. The reult is in cinemas from April 7th 2007.
Jean-Baptiste also takes part in charity work, such as "Les etoiles de l'Espoir". However, the best-known are "Les Enfoires". They are organised to help finance the "Restos du Coeur".
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