Philippe Geluck

Philippe Geluck
Philippe Geluck (2024)
Philippe Geluck in 2024
Born (1954-05-07) 7 May 1954 (age 70)
Brussels, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Alma materINSAS
Occupation(s)comedian, cartoonist
Websitewww.geluck.com

Philippe Geluck (born 7 May 1954 in Belgium) is a Belgian comedian, humorist, television writer[1] and cartoonist, who sold more than 14 million albums worldwide.[2] He studied at the INSAS. His best-known work is the comic strip Le Chat (Le Cat in English-language editions[3]), which is one of the ten bestselling Franco-Belgian comics series.[4][5]

Geluck created Le Chat in 1983, for publication in the daily newspaper Le Soir. By 1987, the strip is published in multiple newspapers and the first album in what will become a long series is put in print. In the 2000s, Le Chat went global, being translated into several languages and reproduced beyond French-speaking regions, such as the United States and Iran.[5][6]

While drawing Le Chat, Geluck also published other albums and series: Le Fils du Chat, Docteur G, Encyclopédies Universelles, Les Aventures de Scott Leblanc, Geluck se lâche.[5]

Geluck is also a theatre actor, and well known to the French-speaking public as a television personality, with his own shows (Lollipop, L’esprit de famille, La Semaine infernale, Le Jeu des dictionnaire) and as co-host with Laurent Ruquier and Michel Drucker.[5]

In addition to having received other honours, King Albert II of Belgium made him a Commander of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) in 2009.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Philippe Geluck". Comicopedia (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  2. ^ Leménager, Grégoire (15 December 2019). "Philippe Geluck, son Chat et ses recettes contre la " connerie ambiante "". Le Nouvel Observateur (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  3. ^ Le Chat, official website of Philippe Geluck.
  4. ^ "Bilan 2008" (in French). ACBD. 2009. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
  5. ^ a b c d Billo, Jean-Paul. "L'esprit félin de Philippe Geluck". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  6. ^ Couvreur, Daniel (6 October 2015). "Philippe Geluck: "Le premier strip du Chat était dans Le Soir"". Le Soir (in French). Retrieved 12 May 2020.