Christian Clavier

Christian Clavier (72)

1952-05-06 | Paris, France

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.

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  • Not Without My Shrink
  • Cocorico
  • Les Vengeances de Maître Poutifard
  • Employee of the Month
  • Serial (Bad) Weddings 3
  • Christmas with the Tuches
  • Kaamelott: The First Chapter
  • Do You Do You Saint-Tropez
  • Meet the Malawas
  • Ibiza
  • Wide Load
  • Serial (Bad) Weddings 2
  • Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion
  • Spirou & Fantasio's Big Adventures
  • Finding Momo
  • With Open Arms
  • If I Were a Boy
  • A Bag of Marbles
  • The Visitors: Bastille Day
  • Babysitting 2
  • Do Not Disturb
  • The Secret of Arkandias
  • Serial (Bad) Weddings
  • Serial Teachers
  • You Don't Choose Your Family
  • La Cage aux folles
  • Bitter Victory
  • The Red Inn
  • The Price to Pay
  • L'Entente cordiale
  • French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
  • The Antidote
  • The Corsican File
  • Albert est méchant
  • Lovely Rita
  • Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
  • Just Visiting
  • Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar
  • The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time
  • Les Sœurs Soleil
  • Panique au Plazza
  • Guardian Angels
  • Dead Tired
  • Revenge of a Blonde
  • The Thirst for Gold
  • The Visitors
  • Les gens ne sont pas forcément ignobles
  • The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck
  • L'Opération Corned Beef
  • Fantôme sur l'oreiller
  • My Best Pals
  • Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête
  • Mieux vaut courir
  • The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque
  • Twist Again in Moscow
  • L'été 36
  • Slices of Life
  • Santa Claus Is a Stinker
  • Gramps Is in the Resistance
  • Santa Claus Is a Stinker
  • Elle voit des nains partout !
  • Quand tu seras débloqué... fais-moi signe !
  • Clara and Chics Types
  • Rat Race
  • Cocktail Molotov
  • French Fried Vacation 2
  • Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears
  • French Fried Vacation
  • Like a Turtle on Its Back
  • You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine
  • Tell Her That I Love Her
  • Spoiled Children
  • The Devil in the Box
  • The Bottom Line
  • F as in Fairbanks
  • Let's Make a Dirty Movie
  • Let Joy Reign Supreme
  • The Restroom Robbery
  • The Suspects
  • The Year 01

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