- Received the "Theaterpreis Berlin" for his outstanding achievements in German speaking theater (1998).
- Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 50th Cannes International Film Festival in 1997.
- Has supported Lionel Jospin's 2002 presidential campaign.
- Son of literary critic Francois Bondy.
- Was trained by mime artist Jacques Lecoq.
- He began his career in Germany in the late 1960s. He became one of Europe's leading figures in theater and opera, in a career that spanned four decades.
- His family moved to France when he was very young. There he met some of the leading artistic figures of the time, including playwright Eugene Ionesco and writer Marguerite Duras.
- Grandson of writer N.O. Scarpi.
- Has been director of the drama section (since 1985) and impresario (since 2002) at the Vienna Festival.
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