Deburau, Jean Baptiste Gaspard
(1796–1846)
Deburau, Jean Baptiste GaspardDeburau, Jean Baptiste GaspardJean Baptiste Gaspard Deburau (B * KOLINI (BOHEMIA), 1796 – D † PARIS, 1846) Born Jan Kaspar Dvorak, celebrated mime, known for his portrayal of the Pierrot character. He came to Paris in 1814 with his alcoholic father, supposedly to claim an inherited estate that never materialized. On the journey, the family performed acrobatics to earn money. Jean Gaspard was not on their level of physical coordination for the tumbling, but he…