Christian Clavier
Christian Clavier is a French actor, screenwriter, film producer and film director. He is the brother of French film director Stéphane Clavier. After his high class studies at the Neuilly Lycée Pasteur—though asserted here and there, he never studied at Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) —he started his actor career with the comedic theater troupe Splendid, 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 Jacquouille la fripouille; the character's cry of "Okkkayyy!!" 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 M. Thénardier in Les Misérables (2000 television version) and Napoléon in a biographical television film. Clavier has played in notable duos with: Jean Reno in les Visiteurs (the Visitors) and the US remake, Just Visiting, L'Opération Corned-Beef and L'Enquête corse (The Corsican investigation). Gérard Depardieu in Astérix et Obélix (Asterix and Obelix) and Les anges gardiens. He also runs a production company, Ouille Production. He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Ordre national du Mérite on 13 June 1998, and promoted Officier (Officer) in 2005. He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 2008. He is a friend of former French président Nicolas Sarkozy, and recently emigrated to England as a result of Francois Hollande's punitive tax policy, mirrored in his Astérix co-star Gérard Depardieu's self-imposed exile to Belgium.
Movies starring Christian Clavier (102)
Astérix (Voice)
Le Jurisconsulte
Le Jurisconsulte
Hippolyte
Karol Kowalski
Olivier Béranger
Frédéric Bouvier-Sauvage
Robert Poutifard
Le Jurisconsulte
Julien Gosset-Grainville
Philippe
Alain Prioux
Pépé
Jacquouille La Fripouille/Antoine-Claude Jacquouillet/Edmond Jacquart
Michel Leproux
Agenor Arkandias
Monsieur Jourdain
Vincent Cluzel
Pierre Martin
Jean-Pierre Ménard
François De La Conche
Jacques-Alain Marty « Jam »
Rémi François, Aka Jack Palmer
Patrick Lechat
Edgar Lamarck
Jacquouille La Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard / Prosper Le Purineur / Jacouillet
Jean-Louis Bonnot, Mr. Coïk's Secretary
Gérard Bréha
Jean-Jacques Granianski, Le Pigeon Manipulé
Fernand De Bois D'enghien
Jean-Michel Tuilier
Alexis
L'ami Du Dragueur / Charles-Henri / L'amant Anti-Chien
Le Fourbe
Antoine Bonfils
Charles
Jérôme Osendron
Le Beatnick
Man In The Couple With The 2Cv
Un Fêtard Dans La Voiture
Le Conteur (Voice)
Café-Theater Actor (Uncredited)
Le Serveur
Christian
A Photojournalist At Bernard Vauquier's Wife's House
Le Chauffagiste
A Debate Viewer
Movies Made by Christian Clavier (28)
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