Christian Clavier | |
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 Clavier at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born | Christian Jean-Marie Clavier 6 May 1952 Paris, France |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, screenwriter, film director, film producer |
| Years active | 1973–present |
Christian Jean-Marie Clavier (French pronunciation: [kʁistjɑ̃ ʒɑ̃ maʁi klavje]; born 6 May 1952) is a French actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. A founder of Le Splendid in the 1970s, a Parisian café-théâtre company which soon garnered success, he became widely popular after starring in two hit comedy series: Patrice Leconte's Les Bronzés and Jean-Marie Poiré's Les Visiteurs.
Clavier later furthered his popularity by taking the role of Asterix in screen adaptations of the renowned comic books by Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny. In 2023, President Emmanuel Macron saluted Clavier's work, stating: "You have been all the faces of the families of France, the infatuated son-in-law, the bewildered uncle, the pretentious cousin, the jealous husband, the cantankerous father. We have grown and aged with you and our children will grow and age with you".[1]
He is the brother of director Stéphane Clavier.
- ^ Barraco, Florent (16 March 2024). "«Il est le vrai patron de la comédie populaire à la française»: Christian Clavier, faire rire est son métier" (in French). Le Figaro.