Rémi Gaillard
Rémi Gaillard (born February 7, 1975 in Montpellier ) is a French comedian and web video producer who achieved the status of internet celebrity through his media-documented pranks . The family name " Gaillard ", which is an artist name, translates into German as "joker". Gaillard began filming his pranks in 1999 after he lost his job as a shoe salesman and to date has published over 150 videos on free video sharing sites . This has earned him over 1.6 billion video views on YouTube and 7 million subscribers worldwide. In 2020 Gaillard took part in the local mayoral election in Montpellier and finished fourth in the elections with 9.6%.
motto
Gaillard's motto is: C'est en faisant n'importe quoi qu'on devient n'importe qui!
Due to the ambiguity of the expression n'importe quoi , two translations into German are possible: "By doing something you become someone!" Or "By doing nonsense you become someone!"
This motto can be found every time at the end of his videos and has become his trademark. Its website is accordingly called nimportequi.com .
Appearances
- In May 2002, Gaillard drew the attention of the French media when, at the end of the final of the French Football Cup , disguised as a player from the winning team FC Lorient, he stepped onto the field and was able to attend the subsequent ceremonies. He held the trophy and even shook the hand of then President Jacques Chirac . Strangely enough, he also told him that he "played well".
- On July 27, 2002, while the French national anthem was being played, he stood in line with the players on the men's national volleyball team . In order not to attract attention, he wore the same jersey as the players, but without a shirt number. Eurosport broadcast this event live.
- Gaillard presents his parodies (for example Mario Kart , Pac-Man or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ) and his own skits on his website .
- Gaillard's most successful video to date on YouTube is Kangaroo with over 80 million views.
- At the beginning of 2014 he released his first film N'importe Qui .
Commercial partners
In 2007 Gaillard shot several videos for the soft drink Orangina and the sporting goods manufacturer Nike , with the aim of spreading them further on the web via internet surfers ( viral marketing ). He also shot videos for the Nobacter razor brand .
Motion picture
Rémi Gaillard's first film N'importe Qui , directed by Raphael Frydman, was released in France on March 5, 2014. The German version of the film is called What the Fuck - Derb und incredibly uncouth . The German rental start was July 7th, 2015, the sales start on July 29th, 2015. In the film, Remi plays himself. His friends, with whom he films his pranks, want to lead a regular life in the future and not join in his nonsense. Remi's girlfriend also wants him to lead a normal life, so Remi is prescribed sedatives by his doctor. This works for a while and Remi works as a salesman for a car care polish. Remi still misses the old days and tries to be somebody again, according to his motto "Whoever does anything becomes somebody". The film repeatedly shows excerpts from clips by Remi, as well as clips that have not been published on the Internet. On IMDb , the film has an average of 5.0 out of 10 stars from 345 ratings.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Konrad Lischka: Pac-Man storms supermarket In: Spiegel Online , April 20, 2009.
- ↑ Statistics for the YouTube channel on socialblade.com , accessed on December 11, 2016 (English)
- ^ Montpellier elections. Retrieved May 31, 2020 (French).
- ↑ L'Équipe / Gérard Ejnès: Coupe de France. La folle épopée. L'Équipe, Issy-les-Moulineaux 2007 ISBN 978-2-915535-62-4 , p. 278 (there also photos of the action).
- ↑ Video on Youtube: REMI GAILLARD PRANKS FINAL CUP. Retrieved January 14, 2019 .
- ↑ Kangaroo (Rémi GAILLARD) on Youtube
- ↑ a b N'importe Qui in the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Rémi Gaillard, “Nimportequi” est de retour! ( Memento of the original from June 19, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: gregorymoine.com , November 20, 2008 (French).
- ^ Charles Carrard: Rémi Gaillard à Poil pour Nobacter. In: simaosavait.com , December 17, 2008 (French).
- ↑ DVD rental on eurovideo.de
Web links
- Rémi Gaillard's website
- Official YouTube channel
- Film contribution by Deutsche Welle
- Konrad Lischka: Riot comedy: Pac-Man storms the supermarket , Spiegel Online , April 20, 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gaillard, Rémi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French comedian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th February 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montpellier , France |