Joël Dupuch

Joël Dupuch is a French oyster farmer, restaurateur, author and actor.

Biography

He is a sixth-generation oyster farmer from the Arcachon Bay.[1][2] He started working in 1973.[2] He has been called "the most famous oyster farmer" in France.[3] He owns Joël D., a restaurant in Bordeaux which specializes in salmon, foie gras and oysters.[2]

Since 2006, he has acted in three feature films.[4] In 2012, he published a book.[3]

Filmography

• Tell No One (dir. Guillaume Canet, 2006).[5]
• Little White Lies (dir. Guillaume Canet, 2010).[5]
• Jappeloup (dir. Christian Duguay, 2013).[5]

Bibliography

• Sur la vague du bonheur (Paris: Editions Michel Lafon, 2012)

References

1. Christophe Roux, Portrait de Joël Dupuch, France 3, December 27, 2012
2. Joël Dupuch, des huîtres aux « Petits mouchoirs », La Dépêche du Midi, November 01, 2010
3. Joël Dupuch, le plus célèbre des ostréiculteurs surfe "Sur la vague du bonheur", France Télévisions, June 08, 2012
4. AlloCine
5. imdb