Michel Blanc
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Michel Blanc
Michel Blanc (born 16 April 1952 in Courbevoie
, France
) is a French
actor
and director
who is noted for his roles of losers and hypochondriacs. He is frequently associated with the Splendid group, which he co-founded, along with Thierry Lhermitte
, Josiane Balasko
, Christian Clavier
and Gérard Jugnot
.
Michel Blanc has also shown his versatility by appearing in more serious roles, such as the title role in the Patrice Leconte
film Monsieur Hire
.
Michel Blanc (born 16 April 1952 in Courbevoie
Courbevoie
Courbevoie is a commune located very close to the centre of Paris, France. The centre of Courbevoie is situated 2 kilometres from the outer limits of Paris and 8.2 km...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) is a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
who is noted for his roles of losers and hypochondriacs. He is frequently associated with the Splendid group, which he co-founded, along with Thierry Lhermitte
Thierry Lhermitte
Thierry Lhermitte is a French actor, known for his comedic roles. He was one of the founders of the comedy troupe Le Splendid in the 1970s, along with, among others, his high-school friends Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot, and Michel Blanc...
, Josiane Balasko
Josiane Balasko
Josiane Balasko is a French actress, writer and director.She was born Josiane Balašković in Paris. One of Balasko's most recognized roles among English speakers is as a lesbian in 1995's Gazon maudit...
, Christian Clavier
Christian Clavier
Christian Clavier is a French actor. He is the brother of French film director Stéphane Clavier.-Biography:After his high class studies at the Neuilly Lycée Pasteur—though asserted here and there, he never studied at Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris —he started his acting career with the...
and Gérard Jugnot
Gérard Jugnot
Gérard Jugnot is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer.Jugnot was one of the founders of the comedy troupe Le Splendid in the 1970s, along with, among others, his high-school friends Christian Clavier, Thierry Lhermitte, and Michel Blanc...
.
Michel Blanc has also shown his versatility by appearing in more serious roles, such as the title role in the Patrice Leconte
Patrice Leconte
Patrice Leconte is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter.-Biography:...
film Monsieur Hire
Monsieur Hire
Monsieur Hire is a 1989 French film directed by Patrice Leconte and starring Michel Blanc in the title role and Sandrine Bonnaire as the object of his affection. The film received numerous accolades as well as a glowing review from popular American movie commentator Roger Ebert. The film is based...
.
Filmography
As actor unless otherwise specified- 1974 : Que la fête commenceQue la fête commenceQue la fête commence... is a 1975 French film directed by Bertrand Tavernier and starring Philippe Noiret...
, directed by Bertrand TavernierBertrand TavernierBertrand Tavernier is a French director, screenwriter, actor, and producer.-Life and career:Tavernier was born in Lyon, the son of Geneviève and René Tavernier, a publicist and writer, several years president of the French PEN club. Tavernier wanted to become a filmmaker since the age of thirteen... - 1975 : La Meilleure façon de marcherLa Meilleure façon de marcherLa meilleure façon de marcher is a 1976 French film directed by Claude Miller, his directorial debut. It stars Patrick Dewaere, Patrick Bouchitey, Christine Pascal, Claude Piéplu and Michel Blanc.- Plot :...
, directed by Claude MillerClaude MillerClaude Miller is a French film director, producer and screenwriter.-Career:Claude Miller was born to a Jewish family. A student at Paris' IDHEC film school from 1962 through 1963, Miller had his first practical cinematic experience while he was in uniform, serving with the Service Cinéma de l'Armée... - 1975 : Attention les yeux, directed by Gérard PirèsGérard Pirès-Filmography:* Guo bao zong dong yuan * Les Chevaliers du ciel * Double zéro * Steal * Taxi...
- 1975 : Un bol d'air
- 1976 : Je t'aime... moi non plusJe t'aime... moi non plus (film)Je t'aime moi non plus is a 1976 feature film directed by Serge Gainsbourg, starring Jane Birkin, Hugues Quester and Joe Dallesandro, and featuring a cameo by Gérard Depardieu.- Plot introduction :...
, directed by Serge GainsbourgSerge GainsbourgSerge Gainsbourg, born Lucien Ginsburg was a French singer-songwriter, actor and director. Gainsbourg's extremely varied musical style and individuality make him difficult to categorize... - 1977 : Le Locataire, directed by Roman PolanskiRoman PolanskiRoman Polanski is a French-Polish film director, producer, writer and actor. Having made films in Poland, Britain, France and the USA, he is considered one of the few "truly international filmmakers."...
- 1977 : L'Ordinateur des pompes funèbres
- 1977 : On aura tout vu, directed by Georges LautnerGeorges LautnerGeorges Lautner is a French film director and screenwriter.He was born in Nice, the son of actress Renée Saint-Cyr.- As director :* 1958 : La Môme aux boutons* 1960 : Arrêtez les tambours* 1960 : Marche ou crève...
- 1977 : Le Diable dans la boîte, directed by Pierre Lary
- 1978 : Des enfants gâtés, directed by Bertrand TavernierBertrand TavernierBertrand Tavernier is a French director, screenwriter, actor, and producer.-Life and career:Tavernier was born in Lyon, the son of Geneviève and René Tavernier, a publicist and writer, several years president of the French PEN club. Tavernier wanted to become a filmmaker since the age of thirteen...
- 1978 : Le Point de mire
- 1978 : Vous n'aurez pas l'Alsace et la Lorraine
- 1978 : Les héros n'ont pas froid aux oreilles, directed by Charles Némès
- 1978 : Le Beaujolais nouveau est arrivé
- 1978 : Les BronzésLes BronzésLes Bronzés is a 1978 French comedy film directed by Patrice Leconte. The film satirizes life at holiday resorts such as Club Med. It is one of many films by the French troupe Le Splendid...
, directed by Patrice LecontePatrice LecontePatrice Leconte is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter.-Biography:... - 1978 : Chaussette surprise
- 1979 : La Gueule de l'autreLa Gueule de l'autreLa Gueule de l'autre is a French film starring Lily Fayol....
, directed by Pierre TcherniaPierre TcherniaPierre Tchernia was born Pierre Tcherniakowski on January 29, 1928 in Paris. In France known as "Magic" Tchernia and Monsieur Cinema, he is a cinema and television producer, screenwriter, presenter, animator and actor.- Career :... - 1979 : Les bronzés font du skiLes Bronzés font du skiLes Bronzés font du ski is a 1979 French comedy directed by Patrice Leconte.It is a sequel to Les Bronzés , and it was followed by Les Bronzés 3 : Amis pour la vie .-Cast and roles:...
, directed by Patrice LecontePatrice LecontePatrice Leconte is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter.-Biography:... - 1979 : Rien ne va plus
- 1979 : L'AdolescenteL'AdolescenteThe Adolescent is a French drama film directed by Jeanne Moreau in 1978, released January 1979. It was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Simone Signoret - Mamie* Francis Huster - Alexandre* Laetitia Chauveau - Marie...
, directed by Jeanne MoreauJeanne MoreauJeanne Moreau is a French actress, singer, screenwriter and director.She made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the Comédie-Française... - 1979 : Cause toujours tu m'intéresses
- 1980 : Le Cheval d'orgueilThe Horse of PrideThe Horse of Pride. is a 1980 film directed by Claude Chabrol. It's title in French is Le cheval d'orgueil. It is based on Le cheval d'orgueil, an autobiography by Pêr-Jakez Helias...
, directed by Claude ChabrolClaude ChabrolClaude Chabrol was a French film director, a member of the French New Wave group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s... - 1980 : Viens chez moi j'habite chez une copine, directed by Patrice LecontePatrice LecontePatrice Leconte is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter.-Biography:...
- 1981 : Ma femme s'appelle reviens, directed by Patrice LecontePatrice LecontePatrice Leconte is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter.-Biography:...
- 1982 : Samedi samedi
- 1983 : Circulez y a rien à voir, directed by Patrice LecontePatrice LecontePatrice Leconte is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter.-Biography:...
- 1983 : NemoNemoNemo is a Latin word meaning "no man" or "no one". "Nemo" may also refer to:-Fiction:* Captain Nemo, captain of the submarine Nautilus in Jules Verne's novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Mysterious Island...
, directed by Arnaud Selignac - 1983 : Retenez Moi...Ou Je Fais Un MalheurRetenez Moi...Ou Je Fais Un MalheurRetenez Moi...Ou Je Fais Un Malheur was filmed in 1983. It was released on January 11, 1984 in France by the Gaumont Film Company.-Plot:...
, directed by Michel Girard - 1983 : Papy fait de la résistance, directed by Jean-Marie PoiréJean-Marie PoiréJean-Marie Poiré is a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is the son of the producer Alain Poiré.-Filmography as director:* Ma femme... s'appelle Maurice Jean-Marie Poiré (born July 10, 1945) is a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is the son of the producer...
- 1984 : Marche à l'ombre, director, writer and actor
- 1986 : Tenue de soirée, directed by Bertrand BlierBertrand BlierBertrand Blier is a French screenwriter and film director.Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. He is the son of Bernard Blier....
- 1986 : Je hais les acteurs de Gérard KrawczykGérard KrawczykGérard Krawczyk is a French film director. He is of Polish descent .-Filmography as director:* Homocide by Night * Je hais les acteurs Gérard Krawczyk (17 May 1953) is a French film director. He is of Polish descent (his grandparents were from Częstochowa).-Filmography as director:* Homocide by...
- 1986 : Les Fugitifs, directed by Francis VeberFrancis VeberFrancis Paul Veber is a French film director, screenwriter and producer, and theater playwright. Many of his French comedies feature recurring types of characters, named François Pignon and François Perrin...
- 1988 : Sans peur et sans reproche, directed by Gérard JugnotGérard JugnotGérard Jugnot is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer.Jugnot was one of the founders of the comedy troupe Le Splendid in the 1970s, along with, among others, his high-school friends Christian Clavier, Thierry Lhermitte, and Michel Blanc...
- 1988 : Une nuit à l'assemblée nationale, directed by Jean-Pierre MockyJean-Pierre MockyJean-Pierre Mocky is the pseudonym of Jean-Paul Adam Mokiejewski, a French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer...
- 1989 : Monsieur HireMonsieur HireMonsieur Hire is a 1989 French film directed by Patrice Leconte and starring Michel Blanc in the title role and Sandrine Bonnaire as the object of his affection. The film received numerous accolades as well as a glowing review from popular American movie commentator Roger Ebert. The film is based...
, directed by Patrice LecontePatrice LecontePatrice Leconte is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter.-Biography:... - 1989 : Chambre à part, directed by Jacky Cukier
- 1990 : Uranus, directed by Claude BerriClaude BerriClaude Berri , born Claude Berel Langmann, was one of the great all-rounders of French cinema: an actor, writer, producer, director and distributor. "Out of my failure as an actor was born my desire to direct. Then my relative failure as a director forced me to become a producer. In order to get my...
- 1990 : Strike it Rich
- 1991 : Merci la vieMerci la vieMerci la vie is a 1991 French film written and directed by Bertrand Blier. It won the César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, and was nominated for Best Film, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director, Best Writing and Best Editing....
, directed by Bertrand BlierBertrand BlierBertrand Blier is a French screenwriter and film director.Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. He is the son of Bernard Blier.... - 1991 : Les Secrets professionnels du Dr Apfelglück d'Alessandro CaponeAlessandro CaponeAlessandro Capone is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 15 films since 1989.-External links:...
- 1991 : Prospero's BooksProspero's BooksProspero's Books , written and directed by Peter Greenaway, is a cinematic adaptation of The Tempest, by William Shakespeare. John Gielgud is Prospero, the protagonist who provides the off-screen narration and the voices to the other story characters...
, directed by Peter GreenawayPeter GreenawayPeter Greenaway, CBE is a British film director. His films are noted for the distinct influence of Renaissance and Baroque painting, and Flemish painting in particular... - 1991 : The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big FishThe Favour, the Watch and the Very Big FishThe Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish is a 1991 comedy, directed by Ben Lewin, starring Bob Hoskins, Jeff Goldblum and Natasha Richardson. The story, set in Paris, follows the fateful meeting of Louis Aubinar with Sybil, who brings into his life her last unfortunate lover, the Pianist...
, directed by Ben Lewin - 1993 : Toxic affaire, directed by Philomène Esposito
- 1994 : Grosse fatigueGrosse FatigueGrosse Fatigue is a 1994 French comedy film directed by Michel Blanc. It was entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Michel Blanc - Michel Blanc / Patrick Olivier* Carole Bouquet - Carole Bouquet* Philippe Noiret - Philippe Noiret...
, director, writer and actor - 1994 : Prêt-à-porterPrêt-à-Porter (film)Prêt-à-Porter is a 1994 American satirical black comedy film co-written, directed, and produced by Robert Altman and shot during the Paris, France, Fashion Week with a host of international stars, models and designers...
, directed by Robert AltmanRobert AltmanRobert Bernard Altman was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award.His films MASH , McCabe and... - 1994 : Le MonstreLe MonstreLe Monstre is a wooden roller coaster at La Ronde amusement park in Montreal, Canada. Le Monstre is the largest wooden roller coaster in Canada and is also the tallest two-track wooden roller coaster in the world....
, directed by Roberto BenigniRoberto BenigniRoberto Remigio Benigni, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI is an Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter and director of film, theatre and television.- Early years :... - 1996 : Les Grands Ducs, directed by Patrice LecontePatrice LecontePatrice Leconte is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter.-Biography:...
- 1999 : Mauvaise passe, director, writer
- 2002 : Embrassez qui vous voudrez, director, writer and actor
- 2003 : Madame Édouard, directed by Nadine Monfils
- 2006 : Je vous trouve très beauJe Vous Trouve Très BeauJe Vous Trouve Très Beau is a French comedy film released in 2006 by the Gaumont company...
, directed by Isabelle Mergault - 2006 : Les Bronzés 3 : Amis pour la vieLes Bronzés 3 : Amis pour la vieLes Bronzés 3: Amis pour la vie is a French film directed by Patrice Leconte and released in 2006. It is the fiftysomethings section, the third instalment, of the Bronzés trilogy - preceded by Les Bronzés and Les Bronzés font du ski....
, directed by Patrice LecontePatrice LecontePatrice Leconte is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter.-Biography:... - 2007 : Les Témoins - directed by André TéchinéAndré TéchinéAndré Téchiné , is a French screenwriter and film director. He has had a long and distinguished career that places him among the best post-New Wave French film directors....
- 2008 : Nos 18 ansNos 18 ansNos 18 ans is a French comedy teen film directed by Frédéric Berthe and released in 2008.It is a remake of the 2006 Italian film "Notte prima degli esami" written and directed by Fausto Brizzi....
- 2009 : La Fille du Rer - directed by André TéchinéAndré TéchinéAndré Téchiné , is a French screenwriter and film director. He has had a long and distinguished career that places him among the best post-New Wave French film directors....
- 2011 : Et soudain, tout le monde me manque de Jennifer Devoldère : Eli
- 2011 : L'Exercice de l'Etat de Pierre Schoeller : Bertrand Saint-Jean