
Cast
Coluche
Acting
Cast
Coluche
Known for
Acting
Born
1944-10-28
From
Paris, France
Died
1986-06-19
Also known as Michel Colucci
Biography
Michel GĂ©rard Joseph Colucci (28 October 1944 â 19 June 1986), better known under his stage name Coluche, was a French stand-up comedian, film actor, activist and philanthropist. He adopted Coluche as a stage name at age 26, as he began his entertainment career. He became known for his irreverent attitude towards politics and the establishment, and he incorporated this into much of his material. Coluche was one of the first major comedians to regularly use profanities as a source of humor on French television. Having become a bankable star of comedy films, he also proved himself a capable dramatic performer by winning the CĂ©sar Award for Best Actor for his performance in So Long, Stooge (1983). Coluche also founded in 1985 the charity "Les Restaurants du CĆur" which still provides free meals and other products to people in need. Early life Colucci was born on 28 October 1944 in a hospital in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. His mother, Simone Bouyer (called "Monette"), worked as a florist in the Boulevard du Montparnasse. His father, Honorio Colucci, an Italian immigrant from Casalvieri, Lazio, was a painter and decorator. His father died in 1947 at age 31 from poliomyelitis; his wife struggled thereafter to raise the young Michel and his sister (DaniĂšle, 18 months older than Michel) on a meagre salary. Coluche showed little promise at school, and left after completing his primary studies (June 1958). He tried various temporary jobs, and had several run-ins with authorities. During this time his mother bought him a guitar, which he taught himself to play. In 1964 he joined the 60th Infantry Regiment de Lons-le-Saunier, but was imprisoned for insubordination. On his return to civilian life, he worked in his mother's florist shop which she had been able to open on rue d'Aligre, and later in a larger shop which she opened near la Gare de Lyon. He found this work dull, and suddenly quit, which caused a long-lasting breach with his mother. At the end of the 1960s he tried his luck as a singer in cafes, then turned to comedy. In 1969, Coluche took part with Romain Bouteille to the founding of the CafĂ© de la Gare, a Parisian cafĂ©-théùtre that would become the meeting place of a group of young comedic actors practically all of whom were to become famous: Patrick Dewaere, Henri Guybet, Miou-Miou, Martin Lamotte, etc. Among the patrons of the CafĂ© de la Gare were Georges Moustaki, Raymond Devos, Jean Ferrat, Jacques Brel, Leny Escudero, Pierre Perret and Jean Yanne. Other actors who performed the CafĂ© de la Gare early in their careers include GĂ©rard Lanvin, Renaud, Rufus, Diane Kurys, Coline Serreau, AnĂ©mone, GĂ©rard Depardieu, Thierry Lhermitte, Josiane Balasko and GĂ©rard Jugnot. Coluche's first sketch C'est l'histoire d'un mec (It's the story of a guy) was about the difficulties of telling a funny story. He quickly found success but his alcohol issues led to scuffles with Dewaere and Bouteille and eventually forced him to leave the CafĂ© de la Gare, though he later returned to perform there. ... Source: Article "Coluche" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

So Long, Stooge
as Lambert

The School Teacher
as Gérard Barbier

Donkey Skin
as Chanteur

The Wing or the Thigh?
as Gérard Duchemin

Les EnfoirĂ©s - Les EnfoirĂ©s en chĆur de 1985 Ă aujourd'hui

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
as Self (archive footage)

BanzaĂŻ
as Michel Bernardin

Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 Ă 4)
as Self (archive footage)

Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
as Self (archive footage)

Inspector Blunder
as Trainee inspector Michel Clément / Commissioner Jules Clément

Good King Dagobert
as Dagobert 1er

Troubleshooters
as le barman

You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine
as Le roi Gros Pif Ier

DrĂŽles de familles
as Self

Signé Furax
as L'agent double 098 / 099

My Coluche
as Self (archive footage)

The Year 01
as The office manager

Madman at War
as Oscar Pilli

Reporters
as self

The Big Store
as L'homme du couple visitant l'appartement

Themroc
as The young neighbor / A worker / A cop

Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
as Ben-Hur Marcel / Aminemephet

All Mixed Up
as Coyotte

The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent
as Loulou Dupin

La Ligne de démarcation
as L'évadé

L'Ăge d'or de la pub
as Self (archive footage)

The Toilets Were Closed from the Inside
as L'inspecteur Charbonnier

Droit de Réponse
as Self

My Best Friend's Girl
as Micky

MosaĂŻque
as Self

Les Rois du gag
as Georges

Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangĂšrent la montagne
as Self (archive footage)

Coluche, une époque formidable
as Self (archive footage)

Elle voit des nains partout !
as Un hallebardier

Feet in the Mayonnaise: The Irreverent Ones of the 70s
as Self - actor (archive footage)

DrĂŽles de zĂšbres
as Chef

The Man with Connections
as Marquand

Le mieux du mieux de Coluche
as Self (archive footage)

Les 60 ans du one-man-show
as Self (archive footage)

Coluche : le bouffon devenu roi
as Self (archive footage)

Fous rires sur les ondes
as Self - actor (archive footage)

10 mai 1981 : Changer la vie ?
as Self (archive footage)

Cavanna, jusqu'à l'ultime seconde j'écrirai
as Self (archive footage)

Du Schmilblick aux Restos du CĆur, la folle histoire de Coluche
as Self (archive footage)

Coluche, l'ami public numéro un
as Self (archive footage)

Restos du CĆur, 40 ans de solidaritĂ© en France
as Self (archives)

Coluche, la France a besoin de toi
as Self (archive footage)

Coluche, la véritable histoire d'un mec
as Self (archive footage)

Coluche - Quand je serai grand je serai con - Vol 2
as Self (archive footage)

Coluche : Un Clown ennemi d'Ătat
as Self (archive footage)

Coluche - Quand je serai grand je serai con - Vol 1 & 2
as Self (archive footage)

Coluche - Ses plus grands sketches
as Self (archive footage)

Renaud, le Rouge et le Noir
as Self (archive footage)

Coluche 1 faux l'intégrale
as Self

Coluche : C'est pour rire
as Self

Coluche, les plus grands sketchs
as Self (archive footage)

Coluche - Quand je serai grand je serai con - Vol 1
as Self (archive footage)

Coluche - Le jeu de la vérité
as Self (archive footage)

Journal BĂȘte Et MĂ©chant Presente: Hara-Kiri N°2
as Self

Journal BĂȘte Et MĂ©chant Presente: Hara-Kiri N°1
as Self