Coluche
Biography
Michel Gérard Joseph Colucci (28 October 1944 – 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 César Award for Best Actor for his performance in So Long, Stooge (1983). Coluche also founded in 1985 the charity "Les Restaurants du Cœur" 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...
Known For
Top 40 Movies
Donkey Skin
1970
The School Teacher
1981
The Wing or the Thigh?
1976
Banzaï
1983
Themroc
1973
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
1982
Good King Dagobert
1984
Elle voit des nains partout !
1982
Signé Furax
1981
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022
Reporters
1981
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
2025
The Year 01
1973
Inspector Blunder
1980
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014
Droit de Réponse
1981
My Best Friend's Girl
1983
You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine
1977
The Big Store
1973
So Long, Stooge
1983
The Toilets Were Closed from the Inside
1976
All Mixed Up
1985
Troubleshooters
1971
The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent
1984
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
2009
Drôles de familles
2022
Les Rois du gag
1985
Drôles de zèbres
1977
Madman at War
1985
The Man with Connections
1970
Coluche, une époque formidable
2021
Les Pieds dans la mayonnaise : Les Irrévérencieux des années 70
2022
Les 60 ans du one-man-show
2020
Cavanna, jusqu'à l'ultime seconde j'écrirai
2015
Mosaïque
1976
10 mai 1981 : Changer la vie ?
2021
Du Schmilblick aux Restos du Cœur, la folle histoire de Coluche
2014
Coluche : le bouffon devenu roi
2016