Alex Lutz

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Alex Lutz (2015)

Alex Lutz (born August 24, 1978 in Strasbourg , France ) is a French actor , theater director ( Metteur en Scène ) and comedian .

Life

Alex Lutz at the Festival de rire de Montreux 2010

Childhood and beginnings in the theater

Due to dyslexia , Lutz learned to read late. He attended the École du Conseil des XV , the Collège du Parc in Illkirch , the Lycée Jean-Monnet and finally the Lycée international des Pontonniers . He finished school with a baccalauréat .

While studying fine arts, Lutz played theater, so he could be seen at the Théâtre Jeune Public under the direction of André Pomarat. Here Lutz was discovered by Pascale Spengler, who accepted him into his theater group Les foirades. Lutz stayed with this group until 2000, where he also became an assistant director. In 1996, Lutz founded the theater group Le coût de la pomme, with which he performed various plays, some of which he wrote himself.

Direction and acting career

Alex Lutz (2013)

After various spectacles, Bernard Verley suggested that he take over the TV series Malone on TF1 . There he met Sylvie Joly , with whom he later staged the play La cerise sur le gâteau at the Théâtre des Mathurins. Lutz also had roles in various television series and from January 2007 he played his one-man show Triple Lutz . From September to December 2007 he was part of a group of comedians put together by Pierre Palmade to appear on his show Made in Palmade . In addition to Lutz, this team included Anne-Elisabeth Blateau, Noémie de Lattre, Delphine Baril, Sébastien Castro and Arnaud Tsamere. In October 2008 they brought Palmades play Le comique on stage, which was nominated for a Molière in 2009 and which also went on tour in 2010.

In 2009, Lutz played in the film OSS 117 - He is enough for himself Heinrich, the son of a National Socialist. Due to good reviews, Lutz became much better known to the film audience. In 2011, television gave him the opportunity to perform in front of a large audience with Catherine dans La revue de presse , which was broadcast on Canal + as part of Le petit journal . Lutz also performed for a long time in 2011 at the Théâtre du Splendid in Paris and in February 2012 at the Folies Bergères. He wrote his pieces together with his wife Mathilde Vial. In the cinema, Lutz followed rather small roles such as in Turf by Fabien Onteniente. 2015 gave Lutz the opportunity to become a cinema director. He wrote the screenplay for the comedy Le talent de mes amis , in which he also plays the lead role.

On May 23, 2016, the Molière 2016 award ceremony was broadcast on France 2 , designed by Lutz and at which he also awarded the Prix ​​de l'humour , which was only introduced that same year.

Private life

Alex Lutz has been with Mathilde Vial since 1998. Their son was born in 2007. They married in October 2015.

As a theater director

  • 2003: Adélaïde ma grande ; Song spectacle by Brigitte Renaud
  • 2004: André le maginifique
  • 2004: Fans, je vous aime! by Pierre Palmade , Henri Mitton , Jean-Loup Dabadie , Sylvie Joly ; Get excited with Bruno Agati
  • 2005: La cerise sur le gâteau by Sylvie Joly
  • 2008: Le comique by and with Pierre Palmade
  • 2010: J'ai jamais été aussi vieux by and with Pierre Palmade
  • 2010: writer and director of Le gala sur son 31 ; Live broadcast on France 4
  • 2009–2014: Dernières avant Vegas by Audrey Lamy and Alex Lutz as co-author
  • 2012: Ils se re-aiment by and with Pierre Palmade and Michèle Laroque
  • 2013: Le débarquement , comedy show based on the Saturday Night Live , Live on January 18, 2013 on Canal + broadcast
  • 2013: George Sand et moi! by and with Caroline Loeb, Tom Dingler as co-author

Filmography (selection)

Awards (selection)

  • 2019: César 2019 award , Best Actor for Guy
  • 2019: Nomination César, Best Film and Best Original Screenplay and Best Director for Guy
  • 2019: Nomination Globes de Cristal, Best Film / Comedy and Best Actor / Comedy, for Guy
  • 2019: Award Lumières , Best Actor, for Guy
  • 2019: Nomination Prix Lumières, Best Film, for Guy

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personal data
SURNAME Lutz, Alex
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French actor, theater director (Metteur en Scéne) and comedian
DATE OF BIRTH August 24, 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH Strasbourg , France