Birth Day: 1952-05-06
Place of birth: Paris, France
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.
Credits
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As Frédéric Bouvier Sauvage
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As Dr Béranger
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As Self (archive footage)
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As Robert Poutifard
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As Michel Gougnat, syndicaliste
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As Jean Boulin
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As Le Père Noël
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As Le Jurisconsulte
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As Claude Verneuil
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As Self
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As Philippe
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As Claude Verneuil
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As Foster
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As Julien Gosset-Grainville
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As Argan
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As Comte de Champignac
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As Astérix (voice)
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As Docteur PACE
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As Jean-Etienne Fougerole
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As Alain Prioux
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As Docteur Rosen
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As Jacquouille la Fripouille/Antoine-Claude Jacquouillet/Edmond Jacquart
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As Pépé
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As Alain
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As Claude Verneuil
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As Michel Leproux
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As Agenor Arkandias
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As monsieur Berthaud
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As Cutiro / Tirocu
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As Le marquis de Porcellet
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As César
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As Georges
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As Monsieur Jourdain
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As Vincent Cluzel
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As Jean-Pierre Ménard
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As Pierre Martin
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As Jérôme Tarayre
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As François de La Conche
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As Andre Morin
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As Self
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As Patrick Lechat
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As Rémi François, aka Jack Palmer
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As Edgar Lamarck
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As Self
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As Astérix
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As Andre
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As Astérix
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As Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard / Prosper le Purineur / Jacouillet
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As un spectateur
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As Père Hervé Tarain / His guardian angel
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As Christian Clavier
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As Gérard Bréha
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As Urbain Donnadieu
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As Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacquart
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As Pierre
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As Jean-Jacques Granianski, le pigeon manipulé
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As L'avocat
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As Simon
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As Brice Michaud
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As Jean-Michel Tuilier
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As le petit chef de la DDASS
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As Fernand de Bois d'Enghien
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As Edouard
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As Bob Smith
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As Alexis
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As Iouri
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As Jean-Jacques dit « Katia »
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As L'ami du dragueur / Charles-Henri / L'amant anti-chien
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As Michel Taupin
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As le fourbe
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As Jean-Jacques dit « Katia »
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As Antoine Bonfils
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As Charles
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As Jérôme Osendron
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As Le Beatnick
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As Le conducteur qui abandonne la dame âgée
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As Jérôme Tarayre, le mauvais médecin généraliste
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As un fêtard dans la voiture
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As Jérôme Tarayre, le mauvais médecin généraliste
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As François
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As Le conteur (voice)
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As Un flic
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As Le serveur
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As comédien en répétition (non crédité)
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As Christian
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As The servant of the inn
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As Le policier homosexuel
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As un journaliste
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As A debate viewer
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As Le rabbin