Career
Giraud began his theatrical training in the 1960s and joined Coluche"s theatrical company in 1971. Around this time he worked also with the troupe, Le Splendid. He acquired greater recognition for Papy fait de la résistance, and again, for his appearance in Coline Serreau"s Trois hommes et un couffin, making him one of the most popular actors of the 1980s.