Christian Clavier
Acting
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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Filmography of
Christian Clavier
Robert Poutifard
... 2023
Frédéric Bouvier Sauvage
... 2023
Michel Gougnat, syndicaliste
... 2022
Claude Verneuil
... 2022
Le Père Noël
... 2021
Le Jurisconsulte
... 2021
Jean Boulin
... 2021
... 2021
Julien Gosset-Grainville
... 2019
Argan
... 2019
Philippe
... 2019
Foster
... 2019
Claude Verneuil
... 2019
Astérix (voice)
... 2018
Comte de Champignac
... 2018
Alain Prioux
... 2017
Jean-Etienne Fougerole
... 2017
Docteur PACE
... 2017
Docteur Rosen
... 2017
Pépé
... 2016
Jacquouille la Fripouille/Antoine-Claude Jacquouillet/Edmond Jacquart
... 2016
Alain
... 2015
Michel Leproux
... 2014
Agenor Arkandias
... 2014
Claude Verneuil
... 2014
monsieur Berthaud
... 2013
Le marquis de Porcellet
... 2013
Cutiro / Tirocu
... 2013
... 2011
Georges
... 2011
Monsieur Jourdain
... 2009
Vincent Cluzel
... 2009
Pierre Martin
... 2007
Jean-Pierre Ménard
... 2007
Premierminister Taaffe
... 2006
François de La Conche
... 2006
Jérôme Tarayre
... 2006
Andre Morin
... 2005
... 2005
Rémi François, aka Jack Palmer
... 2004
Patrick Lechat
... 2004
Edgar Lamarck
... 2003
... 2002
Andre
... 2001
Astérix
... 1999
Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard / Prosper le Purineur / Jacouillet
... 1998
un spectateur
... 1997
... 1996
Père Hervé Tarain / His guardian angel
... 1995
Christian Clavier
... 1994
Gérard Bréha
... 1994
Urbain
... 1993
Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacquard
... 1993
... 1991
... 1991
Jean-Jacques Granianski
... 1991
Brice Michaud
... 1989
Fernand de Bois d'Enghien
... 1989
Jean-Michel Tuilier
... 1989
le petit chef de la DDASS
... 1989
... 1987
Bob Smith
... 1986
Iouri
... 1986
Alexis
... 1986
L'ami du dragueur / Charles-Henri / L'amant anti-chien
... 1985
Katia (Jean-Jacques)
... 1985
Michel Taupin
... 1983
Katia (Jean-Jacques)
... 1982
le fourbe
... 1982
Antoine Bonfils
... 1981
Charles
... 1981
Jérôme Osendron
... 1980
Le Beatnick
... 1980
Dr Jérôme Tarayre
... 1979
Jean-Jacques alias Katia
... 1979
The husband of the couple at the 2 CV
... 1979
Dr Jérôme Tarayre
... 1978
Le conteur (voice)
... 1977
François
... 1977
comédien en répétition (non crédité)
... 1976
Le serveur
... 1976
un agent de police
... 1976
The servant of the inn
... 1975
Christian
... 1975
Le policier homosexuel
... 1975
un journaliste
... 1974
A debate viewer
... 1973
Le rabbin