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