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Coluche

Coluche

Actor · Born 1944-10-28 · Paris, France

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Biography

Michel Gérard Joseph Colucci (28 October 1944 – 19 June 1986), better known under his stage name Coluche, was a French stand-up comedian, film actor, activist and philanthropist. He adopted Coluche as a stage name at age 26, as 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. Coluche was one of the first major comedians to regularly use profanities as a source of humor on French television. Having become a bankable star of comedy films, he also proved himself a capable dramatic performer by winning the César Award for Best Actor for his performance in So Long, Stooge (1983). Coluche also founded in 1985 the charity "Les Restaurants du Cœur" which still provides free meals and other products to people in need. Early life Colucci was born on 28 October 1944 in a hospital in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. His mother, Simone Bouyer (called "Monette"), worked as a florist in the Boulevard du Montparnasse. His father, Honorio Colucci, an Italian immigrant from Casalvieri, Lazio, was a painter and decorator. His father died in 1947 at age 31 from poliomyelitis; …

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Wing or the Thigh? (1976) — Gérard Duchemin
  2. Donkey Skin (1970) — Chanteur
  3. So Long, Stooge (1983) — Lambert
  4. Inspector Blunder (1980) — L'inspecteur stagiaire Michel Clément / Le commissaire Jules Clément
  5. Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ (1982) — Ben-Hur Marcel / Aminemephet
  6. The School Teacher (1981) — Gérard Barbier
  7. Banzaï (1983) — Michel Bernardin
  8. The Big Store (1973) — L'homme du couple visitant l'appartement
  9. My Best Friend's Girl (1983) — Micky
  10. The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent (1984) — Loulou Dupin
  11. You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine (1977) — Le roi Gros Pif Ier
  12. Themroc (1973) — The young neighbor / A worker / A cop
  13. The Toilets Were Closed from the Inside (1976) — L'inspecteur Charbonnier
  14. The Year 01 (1973) — The office manager
  15. Troubleshooters (1971) — le barman
  16. Madman at War (1985) — Oscar Pilli
  17. Les Rois du gag (1985) — Georges
  18. Good King Dagobert (1984) — Dagobert 1er
  19. All Mixed Up (1985) — Coyotte
  20. Elle voit des nains partout ! (1982) — Un hallebardier
  21. The Man with Connections (1970) — Marquand
  22. Signé Furax (1981) — L'agent double 098 / 099
  23. Reporters (1981) — self
  24. Drôles de zèbres (1977) — Chef
  25. Champs-Elysées (1982) — Self
  26. Vivement dimanche (1998) — Self (archive footage)
  27. L'Âge d'or de la pub (2023) — Self (archive footage)
  28. Coluche - Ses plus grands sketches (2002) — Self (archive footage)
  29. La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président (2022) — Self (archive footage)
  30. Cavanna, jusqu'à l'ultime seconde j'écrirai (2015) — Self (archive footage)
  31. Renaud, le Rouge et le Noir (2002) — Self (archive footage)
  32. Coluche - Le jeu de la vérité (2001) — Self (archive footage)
  33. Coluche : Un Clown ennemi d'État (2011) — Self (archive footage)
  34. Il était une fois Champs-Élysées (2022) — Self (archive footage)
  35. Droit de Réponse (1981) — Self
  36. Les 60 ans du one-man-show (2020) — Self (archive footage)
  37. Victoires de la musique (1985) — Self
  38. La Cloche tibétaine (1974) — André Cécillon
  39. Le Grand Échiquier (1972) — Self
  40. Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui (2014)

Directed

  1. You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine (1977) — Director