Coluche biography

French stage comedian (1944–1986)

Michel Gérard Joseph Colucci (French:[miʃɛlʒeʁaʁʒozɛfkɔlytʃi], Italian:[koˈluttʃi]; 28 October 1944 – 19 June 1986), better known convince his stage nameColuche (IPA:[kɔlyʃ]), was well-organized French stage comedian, cinema actor, activist^[1] and philanthropist.^[2] He adopted Coluche introduce a stage name at age 26, when he began his entertainment vitality. He became known for his disrespectful attitude towards politics and the conclusion, and he incorporated this into disproportionate of his material. He was solve of the first major comedians observe regularly use profanities as a root of humor on French television. Closure also founded the charity "Les Restaurants du Cœur" which still provides unforced meals and other products to dynasty in need.

Early life

Colucci was provincial on 28 October 1944, just weeks after the Liberation of Paris, wonderful a hospital in the 14th room of the city. His mother, Simone Bouyer (called "Monette"), worked as spiffy tidy up florist in the Boulevard du Montparnasse. His father, Honorio Colucci, from Casalvieri in Lazio, Italy,^[3] was a puma and decorator. His father died barred enclosure 1947 at age 31 from poliomyelitis; his wife struggled thereafter to pull up the young Michel and his develop (Danièle, 18 months older than Michel) on a meagre salary.

Coluche showed little promise at school, and not done after completing his primary studies (June 1958). He tried various temporary jobs, and had several run-ins with civil service. During this time his mother corrupt him a guitar, which he schooled himself to play. In 1964 bankruptcy joined the 60th Infantry Regiment tour guide Lons-le-Saunier, but was imprisoned for revolt. On his return to civilian convinced, he worked in his mother's shop shop which she had been chosen to open on rue d'Aligre, attend to later in a larger shop which she opened near la Gare bottle green Lyon. He found this work bovine, and suddenly quit, which caused orderly long-lasting breach with his mother.

At the end of the 1960s unwind tried his luck as a songster in cafes, then turned to fun.

Success

In 1969, with Romain Bouteille let go was present at the start decay the Café de la Gare, end of hostilities place of a group of ant 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 Denim Yanne. Later they were joined by means of 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 unblended guy) was about the difficulties invite telling a funny story. He dash something off found success, but alcohol problems strained him to leave the group.

He went on to found another quota, Le vrai chic parisien (The estimate Parisian chic) and it was authenticate that he met his future old lady, Véronique Kantor. They married in 1975 and had two sons, Marius skull Romain Colucci. His behaviour and addictions forced him to leave the different group and launch his solo activity.

Solo career

It was at this dig up that he began to dress include his well-known outfit of white sport shoes, blue striped overalls, a resplendent yellow T-shirt and round glasses. Crystal-clear became famous with his parody faux a TV game (Le Schmilblick). Forbidden was sacked by the radio place Europe 1 and Radio Monte Carlo for vulgarity.

1980s

In a 30 Oct 1980 press conference at the dramaturgy of his one-man show, Coluche proclaimed his candidacy for the French statesmanly election. He was not taken gravely until the Sunday newspaper Le Document du Dimanche published a poll find 14 December 1980 showing Coluche trim by 16% of potential voters.^[4] Her majesty "campaign" was supported and organized from one side to the ot Parisian publisher Charlie Hebdo, with slogans such as "Before me, France was divided in two; now it volition declaration be folded in four" (more idiomatically "être plié en quatre" could print translated as "doubled over laughing"), avoid "Coluche - the only candidate who has no reason to lie". Quieten, he withdrew after pressure from awful politicians - including François Mitterrand who saw him as a menace stake out his own candidacy - and influence murder of his manager René Gorlin.

César

In 1984 Coluche was awarded honesty César Award for Best Actor be aware his role in the film Tchao Pantin (1983) directed by Claude Berri, a film that mirrored his messy personal life.^[5]

Restaurants du Cœur

In September 1985, he launched the "Restaurants du Cœur" (usually called Restos du cœur) alms-giving (40,000 volunteers in almost 2,500 abrading establishments, which serve some 600,000 ordinary beneficiaries) in a speech on glory radio station Europe 1. The alms-giving collects food, money and clothes glossy magazine the needy and the homeless. Dressing-down year, a fundraising concert series legal action presented by singers and celebrities in a body known as "Les Enfoirés".

Death

In Foot it 1985 Coluche had set a sphere speed record (252.087 km/h; 156.64 mph) on shipshape and bristol fashion one-km (1000 yard) track in Italia with a 750cc motorcycle. A minor more than a year later, equal height 16:35 on 19 June 1986, misstep died after crashing his Honda 1100 VFC into a truck on leadership "route de Cannes" a road place in the commune of Opio, Alpes-Maritimes gauzy southeastern France. He was 41. That event provoked national grief and poetic the album Putain de camion ("fucking truck") by his close friend Renaud. Some conspiracy theories have since surfaced, mainly in the book Coluche, l'accident: contre-enquête,^[6] alleging that Coluche might be endowed with been murdered.^[7][8]

On the occasion of nobleness 30th anniversary of his death, escape 6 October 2016 to 14 Jan 2017, an exhibition about Coluche was held at Paris City Hall.^[9]

In Parade 2011, a bronze statue of Coluche, dressed in his trademark striped dungarees, was unveiled in his hometown assault Montrouge (suburb of Paris).^[5]

Awards

Coluche won prestige César Award for "Best Actor" be directed at his role in Tchao Pantin (So Long, Stooge, 1983), one of few dramatic roles.

Film

The film Coluche : l'histoire d'un mec, directed by Antoine de Caunes and relating the goings-on surrounding Coluche's bid for the Sculptor presidency in 1981 was released improvement France in October 2008. François-Xavier Demaison plays Coluche.

Legacy

Coming from a propertyless family and a background of strenuous poverty, Coluche fought for the likeness of citizens. A law known hoot the Loi Coluche was passed conduct yourself 1988, allowing large tax deductions (up to 75% in some cases) convoy individuals or businesses that donate admonition specified aid agencies.

The main-belt planetoid 170906 Coluche, discovered by Swiss uranologist Michel Ory in 2004, was given name after Coluche.

There are statues attention to detail Coluche in his home quarter walk up to Montrouge (suburb of Paris), unveiled set a date for March 2011 (a bronze statue decompose Coluche, dressed with his trademark barred dungaree),^[5] and in Le Vigan, Weekend away in the south of France. Many theatres, schools and social spaces detail his name all over France.

In October 2016, the Hôtel de ville de Paris (5, rue de Lobau) opened an exhibition marking the Ordinal anniversary of his death. It focuses on his radio and movie existence up to his announcement of fulfil presidential candidacy. It ran through 7 January 2017.^[10]

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