Christian Clavier
Christian Clavier (born May 6, 1952 in Paris ) is a French actor , screenwriter and director .
Life
Clavier began his comedic career as a co-founder of the comedy group Le Splendid . He appeared in stage programs with his former schoolmates Thierry Lhermitte , Gérard Jugnot and Michel Blanc . The Strandflitzer films later emerged from the programs .
Christian Clavier is particularly known internationally for five roles:
- that of Jacquouille la fripouille / Jacquard in Die Visitors , the two sequels and the American remake Just Visiting ,
- that of Thénardier in the miniseries Les Misérables - Prisoners of Fate ,
- that of Asterix in the first two real-life adaptations of the comic,
- that of Napoléon in the TV miniseries of the same name and
- that of Claude Verneuil in the comedy Monsieur Claude and His Daughters .
Clavier has also worked as a screenwriter since the 1970s. In 2011 he made his directorial debut with the film Fortunately it stays in the family . His brother Stéphane Clavier is a director.
Private
Christian Clavier was married to Marie-Anne Chazel , who took on the role of Ginette in The Visitors and The Knights of Time . They have one child together.
On June 13, 1998 he was made a Knight of the Ordre national du Mérite . In 2005 he was promoted to officer. In 2008 he became a Knight of the Legion of Honor .
He is a friend of the former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and lived in London from 2014 to 2018 , since then in Saint-Gilles in the Brussels-Capital Region .
Filmography (selection)
- 1973: L'an 01
- 1974: Les suspects
- 1975: When the festival begins ... (Que la fête commence ...)
- 1975: Madame Pp's highlight (C'est pas parce qu'on a rien à dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule)
- 1976: F ... comme Fairbanks
- 1977: Sweet Madness (Dites-lui que je l'aime)
- 1978: The beach runabouts (Les bronzés)
- 1979: Les héros n'ont pas froid aux oreilles
- 1979: Sun, sex and snowstorms (Les bronzés font du ski)
- 1981: Clara and the great guys (Clara et les chics types)
- 1982: Santa Claus is terrified (Le Père Noël est une ordure)
- 1983: Rock 'n Torah
- 1986: Twist Again in Moscow (Twist again a Moscou)
- 1989: Becoming a father is difficult (Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête)
- 1991: Operation Corned Beef (L'opération Corned-Beef)
- 1993: The visitors (Les visiteurs)
- 1994: The Revenge of the Blondes (La vengeance d'une blonde)
- 1995: The Guardian Angels (Les Anges gardiens)
- 1998: The time knights - In search of the sacred tooth (Les visiteurs 2: Les couloirs du temps)
- 1999: Asterix and Obelix against Caesar (Astérix et Obélix contre César)
- 2000: Les Misérables - Prisoners of Fate ( Les misérables , miniseries)
- 2001: Just Visiting
- 2002: Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre)
- 2002: Napoleon ( Napoléon , miniseries)
- 2004: Welcome to the Corsicans (L'enquête corse)
- 2005: L'Antidote
- 2004: Die Strandflitzer 3 (Bronzes 3: Amis pour la vie)
- 2006: Crown Prince Rudolf's last love
- 2007: Le prix à payer
- 2007: L'Auberge Rouge - Murder Included (L'auberge rouge)
- 2008: Le malade imaginaire (TV movie)
- 2009: La sainte Victoire
- 2009: Le bourgeois gentilhomme (TV movie)
- 2011: Luckily it stays in the family ( On ne choisit pas sa famille , also director, screenplay and production)
- 2013: School Camp - Bad against bad (Les profs)
- 2014: Monsieur Claude and his daughters (Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu?)
- 2014: The magic book of Arkandias (Le grimoire d'Arkandias)
- 2014: Just an hour of rest! (Une heure de tranquillité)
- 2015: Off to the jungle (babysitting 2)
- 2016: The visitors - storming the Bastille (Les visiteurs - La révolution)
- 2017: A sack full of marbles (Un sac de billes)
- 2017: My new best piece (Si j'étais un homme)
- 2017: Come in! (À bras ouverts)
- 2017: Not without parents (Momo)
- 2018: The Adventures of Spirou & Fantasio (Les aventures de Spirou et Fantasio)
- 2019: Asterix and the secret of the magic potion ( Astérix: Le secret de la potion magique , voice)
- 2019: Monsieur Claude 2 (Qu'est-ce qu'on a encore fait au Bon Dieu?)
- 2019: Convoi exceptionnel
- 2019: Ibiza - A holiday with consequences (Ibiza)
Voice actor
In earlier films, Clavier was dubbed in Germany by various speakers, including Knut Reschke , Arne Elsholtz and Ulrich Frank . Since 1993, Michael Pan , Tobias Meister and Wolfgang Müller have been the standard speakers.
Web links
- Christian Clavier in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.voici.fr/news-people/actu-people/apres-londres-christian-clavier-sinstalle-a-bruxelles-644009
- ^ Christian Clavier in the German dubbing index
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Clavier, Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French actor and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 6, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |