Nicolas-Médard Audinot, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nicolas-Médard Audinot

French actor

Date of Birth: 07-Jun-1732

Place of Birth: Bourmont, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 21-May-1801

Profession: actor, playwright, puppeteer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Nicolas-Médard Audinot (also Odinot, Oudinot (7 June 1732, Paris – 21 May 1801) was a French actor, singer, impresario, and puppeteer. He first played at the Comédie Italienne.
In 1762, he set up a puppeteer theatre at foire Saint-Germain where each character was an imitation of an actor of the Comédie-Italienne.
His wood comedians attracted the crowd, and soon Audinot founded the Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique where he substituted children to puppets. In 1772, he presented grand pantomimes which made his fortune. He authored Le Tonnelier, an opéra comique presented with success (music by Gossec, Philidor and Trial).