Entertainment - They have been close friends for more than 30 years, yet they couldn’t be more different. Jean-Marie Amat is tall and thin, a rather cerebral fellow who chooses his words carefully, enriching a conversation with thoughtful comments and sensitive observations. Jean-Pierre Xiradakis is short and, well, a bit round, a down-to-earth, exuberant character whose famous anecdotes keep friends in stitches for hours.