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The star voiced one of the Merry Men in Shrek and narrated the film 500 Days Of Summer. <\/p>

By Molly Moss\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 03 April 2024 at 10:43 AM<\/p>

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French actor and singer Jean-Paul Vignon, who enjoyed an eight-decade career in the entertainment industry, has died at the age of 89, it has been confirmed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vignon\u00a0passed away on 22nd March of liver cancer in Beverly Hills, his family have announced.<\/span><\/p>\n

The actor was best known for his voicework in Shrek<\/a> and 500 Days Of Summer<\/a> in later years, but he began his artistic career as a musician in France, performing as part of a cabaret in Paris.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vignon debuted in the US in 1963 in New York supper Club The Blue Angel, where he opened for stand-up comic Woody Allen.<\/span><\/p>\n

He went on to appear on Ed Sullivan\u2019s CBS variety shows on eight separate occasions \u2013 including one in which he sang a duet with Liza Minnelli. <\/span><\/p>\n

Vignon also became a regular guest on Johnny Carson and Merv Griffin\u2019s talk shows.<\/span><\/p>\n

His first role on the big screen came in 1968 with a supporting part opposite William Holden and Cliff Robertson in the war film The Devil\u2019s Brigade.<\/span><\/p>\n

In later years, the star voiced one of the Merry Men in Shrek, and narrated the film 500 Days Of Summer, starring Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.<\/span><\/p>\n

He also appeared as Andre in Gilmore Girls and as Monsieur Lazare in Days of Our Lives, and hosted the Canadian show The Sensuous Man.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alongside his acting career, Vignon was a successful singer. He released his debut album Because I Love You in 1964.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 1974, he recorded the single You with Farrah Fawcett.<\/p>\n

In 1994, the <\/span>Los Angeles Times<\/span><\/a> penned a profile on Vignon, which read: \u201cVignon fulfilled the American image of the romantic, singing Frenchman. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIronically, rather than compare his voice to such renowned Gallic crooners as Maurice Chevalier and Gilbert B\u00e9caud, Vignon says that he has a Bobby Darin kind of voice, able to sing fast and passionate or gentle and slow.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The actor is survived by Suzie Summers, his partner, and his daughters Marguerite Vignon Gaul and <\/span>Lucy Brank.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vignon was also a grandfather to Lucy\u2019s two children, Leah and Hannah.<\/span><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n

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