Jérôme Deschamps was born on 5 October 1947 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is an actor and producer, known for Playtime (1967), Tam-tam (1985) and Maigret (1991).
He was chosen of general director of Opéra Comique from 2007. And also directed operas "L'Etoile" by Emmanuel Chabrier (2007 December, season opening), "Zampa" by Ferdinand Hérold (2008 March, December) and "Fra Diavolo" by Daniel-François Auber (2009 January).