French actor Pierre Digne, who appeared in seasons three and four of the Netflix series Emily in Paris Series, Matt. He was 69 years old.
Denny, who played JVMA CEO and fashion boss Louis de Leon in the drama starring Lily Collins, died on May 25 after a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), his family confirmed in a statement to French broadcaster TF1.
“It is with deep emotion that we announce the passing of Pierre Denny, which occurred on Monday after a sudden and severe case of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), also known as Charcot disease,” Denny’s daughters said in their statement.
News of his death comes about a week after Netflix’s announcement Emily in Paris It will end after filming its sixth season now in Greece. Season 5 ended with Emily choosing to return to Paris after opening the Rome office of her marketing agency and starting (and ending) a new romantic relationship.
Denny was a veteran actor in France, where he began working in theater in the 1980s before becoming a mainstay on local TV series such as Julie Lescott And the series Demain Nous Appartient (Tomorrow is ours) where he played the role of Dr. Renaud Doumaz in more than 500 episodes.
next to Emily in ParisHis recent roles include an episode of the series TF1 Paradise camping
in 2025. Tributes poured in from fellow actors who appeared alongside Denny on screen after news of his death.
French actress and singer Sylvie Vartan, who appeared with Denny in Isabelle Margot’s play Please don’t forget to leave In 2015, he wrote in an Instagram post, “Very sad to hear of the passing of Pierre Digne. I shared some wonderful moments with him on stage in Isabelle Mergault’s play. He was a generous actor and a sensitive and funny man. My thoughts are with his family and loved ones at this painful time.”
In another Instagram post, Luce Mouchel, who starred alongside Deny in Tomorrow is ourshe wrote: “Pierre, seven years of filming together, taking the train together, having lunch in the canteen together, sometimes secrets, inviting each other from time to time and congratulating you on your hidden talent in cooking, meeting our girls, applauding in the theater, calling each other ‘Doctor’ usually, and I forget. A short decade of shared life that was not supposed to end so quickly and so brutally. I think of your daughters and their extraordinary courage. I think of you, my visit.” The last and your sparkling eyes, rest in peace, Dr. Domaz.
Hollywood Reporter We have reached out to Netflix for comment.
