- BIRTH 06/05/1952
- Country France
- SHOWS 4
- MOVIES 83
- DIRECTOR 1
- SCRIPT 17
- PRODUCTION 2
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.
Shows (4)
Movies (83)
Les Couloirs du temps : Les Visiteurs II
Qu'est-ce qu'on a encore fait au Bon Dieu ?
Les Visiteurs : La Révolution
C'est pas parce qu'on a rien à dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule...
Les héros n'ont pas froid aux oreilles
Vous n'aurez pas l'Alsace et la Lorraine
Quand tu seras débloqué... fais-moi signe !
Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête
Director
On ne choisit pas sa famille
Script (17)
Le père Noël est une ordure
Les Visiteurs
Les Couloirs du temps : Les Visiteurs II
Les Bronzés font du ski
Les Bronzés
Les Visiteurs : La Révolution
Les Bronzés 3 : Amis pour la vie
Papy fait de la résistance
Just Visiting
Les Anges gardiens
L'Opération Corned Beef
L'Enquête corse
La Soif de l'or
Mystère à Saint-Tropez
L'Empire des loups
Twist again à Moscou
Mes meilleurs copains
Production (2)
À bras ouverts
Lovely Rita, sainte patronne des cas désespérés
