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Also known as Judka Herpstu

Popeck (born Judka Herpstu; 18 May 1935) is a French actor and stand-up comedian.

Film & TV

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…

Known for

  • Popeck : fini de rire, on ferme !2024
  • L'humour c'est mieux à deux — Self2022
  • Il était une fois Champs-Élysées — Self (archive footage)2022
  • Sixty — Self - Comedian2019
  • Les Chevaliers du fiel : Les fous rires de 2017 — Self2017
  • The Jews — Lucien2016
  • Ruben fête ses 25 ans — Self2015
  • Popeck - C'est la dernière fois... ! — Him Self2011
  • A Child's Battle — Toussaint2011
  • Simon Konianski — Ernest2009

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
France
Active from
1936-05-18
frenchhumorist

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
105
Total plays
612

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
Image
Popeck en spectacle au CCMP de Bures le 26 03 2010.JPG
Height
1.65
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date of birth
1935-05-18
Commons category
Popeck
birth name
Judka Herpstu
start of work period
1939-00-00
end of work period
2025-00-00
Sources (5)

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Encyclopedic overview

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Popeck (born Judka Herpstu; 18 May 1935) is a French actor and stand-up comedian.

== Early life == 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, spending some time at Château de Chaumont, but his mother was murdered in Auschwitz. He was reunited with his father after two years at the Chateau. He studied acting at the Cours Simon and started his career on stage under the name Jean Herbert.

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