Jules Brasseur was a French actor and singer, born 1829 in Paris and
died in the same city in 1890, who achieved considerable popular
success in Paris and around France in the second half of the 19th
century.Born Jules-Victor-Alexandre Dumont, his father was a wood
merchant and destined his son for business; a position was secured for
him as assistant glove-maker in a shop in the Chaussée d'Antin.An
interest in the theatre awoke in him around 1847 and he made his debut
at the Théâtre de Belleville, before appearing at the
Délassements-Comiques and at the Folies-Dramatiques. In August 1852
he created the role of Machavoine in Le Misanthrope et l'Auvergnat by
Labiche at the Palais-Royal securing a major success.Having appeared
in Le Brésilien (alongside Hortense Schneider) in 1863, for which
Offenbach wrote (anonymously) a 'Ronde du Brésilien' which became
hugely popular, he also appeared alongside Offenbach's
Bouffes-Parisiens troupe in Bad Ems, singing songs and comic scenes. Jules Brasseur Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter