‘Emily in Paris’ Actor Pierre Deny Dies Suddenly at 69

Martin Holmes May 27, 2026, 9:53 am

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French actor Pierre Deny, who starred in Emily in Paris, has died at age 69 following a battle with ALS.
Deny portrayed Louis de Léon in Emily in Paris and appeared in over 500 episodes of French soap Tomorrow is Ours.
His death comes three months after actor Eric Dane also passed away from ALS.

Veteran French actor Pierre Deny, who starred alongside Lily Collins in the hit Netflix series Emily in Paris, has died after a battle with ALS. He was 69.

“It is with deep emotion that we announce the passing of Pierre Deny, which occurred this Monday following a sudden and severe case of ALS,” Deny’s daughters announced in a statement, per The Daily Mail.

According to the Mayo Clinic, ALS, or Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease), is “a nervous system disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord… the disease leads to muscle weakness and other symptoms that get worse over time.”

Deny played Louis de Léon, CEO of fashion giant JVMA, in the third and fourth seasons of Emily in Paris. His character was the father of Paul Forman‘s Nicholas de Léon, who dated Emily’s (Collins) best friend, Mindy Chen (Ashley Park).

In addition to Emily in Paris, Deny starred in countless films and television shows in his home country of France. Most notably, perhaps, he appeared as Renaud Dumaze in over 500 episodes of the French soap opera Tomorrow is Ours between 2017 and 2023. More recently, Deny starred in the French TV series Le Fil d’Ariane and Camping Paradis.

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Deny’s Tomorrow is Ours co-star, Luce Mouchel, paid tribute on Instagram, writing, “Pierre, 7 years of filming together, taking the train together, having lunch at the canteen together. Sometimes confiding, inviting each other from time to time and congratulating you for your hidden cooking talent, meeting our girls, clapping at the theater, calling each other “Doctor” usually, and I forget.”

“A short decade of shared life that should not have ended so quickly and so brutally. I’m thinking of your daughters and their exceptional courage. Thinking of you, my last visit and your sparkling eyes, rest in peace, Dr. Dumaze,” she added.

Deny’s passing comes just three months after Grey’s Anatomy and Euphoria star Eric Dane died from ALS at 53 years old.