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Coluche Died at age: 41

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Coluche

Date of Birth:

Oct 28, 1944

Country of birth:

France

Died:

Jun 19, 1986

Biography of

Coluche

    Michel Gérard Joseph Colucci (28 October 1944 – 19 June 1986), better known under his stage name Coluche, was a French stage comedian and cinema actor. He adopted Coluche as a stage name at age 26, when he began his entertainment career. He became known for his irreverent attitude towards politics and the establishment, and he incorporated this into much of his material. He was one of the first major comedians to regularly use profanities as a source of humor on French television. He also founded the charity "Les Restaurants du Coeur" which still provides free meals and other products to people in need.

    Colucci was born on 28 October 1944, just weeks after the Liberation of Paris, in a hospital in the 14th arrondissement of the city. His mother, Simone Bouyer (called "Monette"), worked as a florist in the Boulevard du Montparnasse. His father, Honorio Colucci, from Casalvieri in Lazio, Italy, was a painter and decorator. His father died in 1947 at age 31 from poliomyelitis; his wife struggled thereafter to raise the young Michel and his sister (Danièle, 18 months older than Michel) on a meagre salary.

    Coluche showed little promise at school, and left after completing his primary studies (June 1958). He tried various temporary jobs, and had several run-ins with authorities. During this time his mother bought him a guitar, which he taught himself to play. In 1964 he joined the 60th Infantry Regiment de Lons-le-Saunier, but was imprisoned for insubordination. On his return to civilian life, he worked in his mother's florist shop which she had been able to open on rue d'Aligre, and later in a larger shop which she opened near la Gare de Lyon. He found this work dull, and suddenly quit, which caused a long-lasting breach with his mother.

    At the end of the 1960s he tried his luck as a singer in cafes, then turned to comedy.

    In 1969, with Romain Bouteille he was present at the start of the Café de la Gare, meeting place of a group of young comedic actors practically all of whom were to become famous: Patrick Dewaere, Henri Guybet, Miou-Miou, Martin Lamotte, etc. Among the patrons of the Café de la Gare were Georges Moustaki, Raymond Devos, Jean Ferrat, Jacques Brel, Leni Escudero, Pierre Perret and Jean Yanne. Later they were joined by Gérard Lanvin, Renaud, Rufus, Diane Kurys, Coline Serreau, Anémone, Gérard Depardieu, Thierry Lhermitte, Josiane Balasko and Gérard Jugnot.

    Coluche's first sketch C'est l'histoire d'un mec (It's the story of a guy) was about the difficulties of telling a funny story. He quickly found success, but alcohol problems forced him to leave the group.

    He went on to found another group, Le vrai chic parisien (The true Parisian chic) and it was then that he met his future wife, Véronique Kantor. They married in 1975 and had two sons, Marius and Romain Colucci. His behaviour and addictions forced him to leave the new group and launch his solo career.

    It was at this point that he began to dress in his well-known outfit of white tennis shoes, blue striped overalls, a bright yellow T-shirt and round glasses. He became famous with his parody of a TV game (Le Schmilblick). He was sacked by the radio stations Europe 1 and Radio Monte Carlo for vulgarity. ...

    Source: Article "Coluche" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Coluche

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Filmography of

Coluche

Found 29 Movies in total

Drôles de familles

Self ( Actor )

... 2022

... 2022

Coluche, une époque formidable

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2021

10 mai 1981 : Changer la vie ?

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2021

Cavanna, jusqu'à l'ultime seconde j'écrirai

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2015

Coluche - Ses plus grands sketches

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2002

Renaud, le Rouge et le Noir

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2002

Madman at War

Oscar Pilli ( Actor )

... 1985

All Mixed Up

Coyotte ( Actor )

... 1985

Les Rois du gag

Georges ( Actor )

... 1985

... 1984

Good King Dagobert

Dagobert 1er ( Actor )

... 1984

Tchao Pantin

Lambert ( Actor )

... 1983

Banzaï

Michel Bernardin ( Actor )

... 1983

Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ

Ben-Hur Marcel / Aminemephet ( Actor )

... 1982

Elle voit des nains partout !

Un hallebardier ( Actor )

... 1982

Droit de Réponse

Self ( Actor )

... 1981

Le Maître d'école

Gérard Barbier ( Actor )

... 1981

Inspector Blunder

Michel Clément ( Actor )

... 1980

You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine

Le roi Gros Pif Ier ( Actor )

Writer

... 1977

Drôles de zèbres

Chef ( Actor )

... 1977

Mosaïque

Self ( Actor )

... 1976

The Wing or the Thigh?

Gérard Duchemin ( Actor )

... 1976

The Toilets Were Closed from the Inside

L'inspecteur Charbonnier ( Actor )

... 1976

... 1976

The Big Store

l'homme du couple visitant l'appartement ( Actor )

... 1973

Troubleshooters

le barman ( Actor )

... 1971

Donkey Skin

Chanteur ( Actor )

... 1970

The Man with Connections

Marquand ( Actor )

... 1970