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Christian Clavier
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Christian Clavier is a French actor born May 6, 1952 in Paris.
After his studies at Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) he started his acting career with the comedic theater troupe Splendid and participated in a number of burlesque films with the troupe, which had hits with films like Les Bronzés font du ski and Le Père Noël est une ordure.
His most notable success without the Splendid group, and by far his biggest hit to date, was in the
1993 film
les Visiteurs, where he played a character known as Jacquoille la fripouille; the character's cry of "Okkkkkkkayyyyyyy!!!" became a popular exclamation after the movie's success.
After les Visiteurs he was a certified star, participating in big-budget films like Astérix et Obélix contre César, Astérix & Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre, and the sequel and remake of Visiteurs. He also played several dramatic roles on television, including Thénardier in Les Misérables (2000 television version) and Napoléon in a biographical television film.
Clavier has played in notable duos with:
He also runs a production company, Ouille Production.
Filmography
Actor
Producer
- Les Visiteurs 2 : Les Couloirs du temps (1998)
- Les Visiteurs en Amérique (2001)
- Le Cœur sur la main (2001)
- Lovely Rita, sainte patronne des cas désespérés (2003)br:Christian Clavier
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