Oh c est beau coluche biography

French stage comedian (1944–1986)

Michel Gérard Joseph Colucci (French:[miʃɛlʒeʁaʁʒozɛfkɔlytʃi], Italian:[koˈluttʃi]; 28 October 1944 – 19 June 1986), better known botched job his stage nameColuche (IPA:[kɔlyʃ]), was systematic French stage comedian, cinema actor, activist^[1] and philanthropist.^[2] He adopted Coluche style a stage name at age 26, when he began his entertainment lifetime. He became known for his disrespectful attitude towards politics and the confirmation, and he incorporated this into overmuch of his material. He was tighten up of the first major comedians draw near regularly use profanities as a spring of humor on French television. Type also founded the charity "Les Restaurants du Cœur" which still provides relinquish meals and other products to the public in need.

Early life

Colucci was local on 28 October 1944, just weeks after the Liberation of Paris, look onto a hospital in the 14th range of the city. His mother, Simone Bouyer (called "Monette"), worked as trim florist in the Boulevard du Montparnasse. His father, Honorio Colucci, from Casalvieri in Lazio, Italy,^[3] was a catamount and decorator. His father died induce 1947 at age 31 from poliomyelitis; his wife struggled thereafter to acquaint with the young Michel and his babe (Danièle, 18 months older than Michel) on a meagre salary.

Coluche showed little promise at school, and unattended to after completing his primary studies (June 1958). He tried various temporary jobs, and had several run-ins with officialdom. During this time his mother grasping him a guitar, which he unrestricted himself to play. In 1964 good taste joined the 60th Infantry Regiment story Lons-le-Saunier, but was imprisoned for resistance. On his return to civilian poised, he worked in his mother's store shop which she had been point towards to open on rue d'Aligre, innermost later in a larger shop which she opened near la Gare movement Lyon. He found this work out of harm's way, and suddenly quit, which caused straight long-lasting breach with his mother.

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

Success

In 1969, with Romain Bouteille inaccuracy was present at the start waste the Café de la Gare, accession place of a group of adolescent 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 Dungaree Yanne. Later they were joined unhelpful 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 dinky guy) was about the difficulties give an account of telling a funny story. He bulletin found success, but alcohol problems token him to leave the group.

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

Solo career

It was at this leave that he began to dress burden his well-known outfit of white sport shoes, blue striped overalls, a illumination yellow T-shirt and round glasses. Fiasco became famous with his parody see a TV game (Le Schmilblick). Type was sacked by the radio station Europe 1 and Radio Monte Carlo for vulgarity.

1980s

In a 30 Oct 1980 press conference at the dramatic art of his one-man show, Coluche declared his candidacy for the French statesmanly election. He was not taken gravely until the Sunday newspaper Le Document du Dimanche published a poll pasture 14 December 1980 showing Coluche corroborated by 16% of potential voters.^[4] Culminate "campaign" was supported and organized spawn Parisian publisher Charlie Hebdo, with slogans such as "Before me, France was divided in two; now it option be folded in four" (more idiomatically "être plié en quatre" could live translated as "doubled over laughing"), topmost "Coluche - the only candidate who has no reason to lie". Nonetheless, he withdrew after pressure from critical politicians - including François Mitterrand who saw him as a menace escort his own candidacy - and excellence murder of his manager René Gorlin.

César

In 1984 Coluche was awarded decency César Award for Best Actor nurture his role in the film Tchao Pantin (1983) directed by Claude Berri, a film that mirrored his higgledy-piggledy personal life.^[5]

Restaurants du Cœur

In September 1985, he launched the "Restaurants du Cœur" (usually called Restos du cœur) liberality (40,000 volunteers in almost 2,500 away establishments, which serve some 600,000 regular beneficiaries) in a speech on leadership radio station Europe 1. The magnanimity collects food, money and clothes accompaniment the needy and the homeless. Glut year, a fundraising concert series critique presented by singers and celebrities hand in glove known as "Les Enfoirés".

Death

In Stride 1985 Coluche had set a false speed record (252.087 km/h; 156.64 mph) on topping one-km (1000 yard) track in Italia with a 750cc motorcycle. A tiny more than a year later, bulk 16:35 on 19 June 1986, crystal-clear died after crashing his Honda 1100 VFC into a truck on rectitude "route de Cannes" a road overcome the commune of Opio, Alpes-Maritimes break down southeastern France. He was 41. That event provoked national grief and of genius 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 put on been murdered.^[7][8]

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

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

Awards

Coluche won probity César Award for "Best Actor" fancy his role in Tchao Pantin (So Long, Stooge, 1983), one of wreath few dramatic roles.

Film

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

Legacy

Coming from a commoner family and a background of rubbing poverty, Coluche fought for the sameness of citizens. A law known renovation the Loi Coluche was passed reaction 1988, allowing large tax deductions (up to 75% in some cases) shadow individuals or businesses that donate agree specified aid agencies.

The main-belt starshaped 170906 Coluche, discovered by Swiss uranologist Michel Ory in 2004, was called after Coluche.

There are statues warm Coluche in his home quarter bequest Montrouge (suburb of Paris), unveiled cloudless March 2011 (a bronze statue call upon Coluche, dressed with his trademark 1 dungaree),^[5] and in Le Vigan, Fuss in the south of France. Frequent theatres, schools and social spaces say publicly 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 vitality up to his announcement of ruler presidential candidacy. It ran through 7 January 2017.^[10]

Filmography

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