September 20, 2026 — 11:59am
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Jacques Heim is a charismatic talker who uses your name for emphasis and delights in outrageous comments.
He’s a natural showman, boyish for his 62 years, with the self-possession of a practised rule breaker.
“Nick, I have to tell you, I was never a dancer, I was never a gymnast. I was never an acrobat,” he says in French-accented English.
“I was a rebel, I was a punk, I got kicked out of six different schools in Paris. I was a little wild and so they had to put me in jail for a while, and then they let me go.
“So…
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