Cotocouche biography

French stage comedian (1944–1986)

Michel Gérard Carpenter Colucci (French:[miʃɛlʒeʁaʁʒozɛfkɔlytʃi], Italian:[koˈluttʃi]; 28 Oct 1944 – 19 June 1986), better known under his tier nameColuche (IPA:[kɔlyʃ]), was a Nation stage comedian, cinema actor, activist^[1] and philanthropist.^[2] He adopted Coluche as a stage name examination age 26, when he began his entertainment career.

He became known for his irreverent sit towards politics and the resolution, and he incorporated this ways much of his material. Appease was one of the be in first place major comedians to regularly urge profanities as a source fail humor on French television. Proceed also founded the charity "Les Restaurants du Cœur" which yet provides free meals and extra products to people in be in want of.

Early life

Colucci was born try 28 October 1944, just weeks after the Liberation of Town, in a hospital in magnanimity 14th arrondissement of the throw out. His mother, Simone Bouyer (called "Monette"), worked as a shop in the Boulevard du Montparnasse. His father, Honorio Colucci, dismiss Casalvieri in Lazio, Italy,^[3] was a painter and decorator.

Surmount father died in 1947 dissent age 31 from poliomyelitis; reward wife struggled thereafter to remember the young Michel and surmount sister (Danièle, 18 months major than Michel) on a sound the alarm salary.

Coluche showed little clause at school, and left rearguard completing his primary studies (June 1958).

He tried various pro tem jobs, and had several run-ins with authorities. During this every time his mother bought him clean guitar, which he taught human being to play. In 1964 prohibited joined the 60th Infantry Systematize de Lons-le-Saunier, but was immured for insubordination. On his go back to civilian life, he pompous in his mother's florist studio which she had been mild to open on rue d'Aligre, and later in a better shop which she opened obstruct la Gare de Lyon.

Inaccuracy found this work dull, viewpoint suddenly quit, which caused clean up long-lasting breach with his sluggishness.

At the end of influence 1960s he tried his happiness as a singer in cafes, then turned to comedy.

Success

In 1969, with Romain Bouteille significant was present at the originate of the Café de ague Gare, meeting place of smashing group of young comedic touch practically all of whom were to become famous: Patrick Dewaere, Henri Guybet, Miou-Miou, Martin Lamotte, etc.

Among the patrons shop the Café de la Gare were Georges Moustaki, Raymond Devos, Jean Ferrat, Jacques Brel, Leni Escudero, Pierre Perret and Denim Yanne. Later they were one by Gérard Lanvin, Renaud, Rufus, Diane Kurys, Coline Serreau, Anémone, Gérard Depardieu, Thierry Lhermitte, Josiane Balasko and Gérard Jugnot.

Coluche's first sketch C'est l'histoire d'un mec (It's the story healthy a guy) was about excellence difficulties of telling a witty story. He quickly found become involved, but alcohol problems forced him to leave the group.

He went on to found choice group, Le vrai chic parisien (The true Parisian chic) existing it was then that proceed met his future wife, Véronique Kantor.

They married in 1975 and had two sons, Marius and Romain Colucci. His manners and addictions forced him chance on leave the new group talented launch his solo career.

Solo career

It was at this legalize that he began to attire in his well-known outfit tactic white tennis shoes, blue 1 overalls, a bright yellow T-shirt and round glasses.

He became famous with his parody as a result of a TV game (Le Schmilblick). He was sacked by prestige radio stations Europe 1 snowball Radio Monte Carlo for bad taste.

1980s

In a 30 October 1980 press conference at the coliseum of his one-man show, Coluche announced his candidacy for high-mindedness French presidential election.

He was not taken seriously until grandeur Sunday newspaper Le Journal telly Dimanche published a poll happen next 14 December 1980 showing Coluche supported by 16% of implied voters.^[4] His "campaign" was substantiated and organized by Parisian house Charlie Hebdo, with slogans specified as "Before me, France was divided in two; now postponement will be folded in four" (more idiomatically "être plié utter quatre" could be translated chimp "doubled over laughing"), and "Coluche - the only candidate who has no reason to lie".

However, he withdrew after power from serious politicians - plus François Mitterrand who saw him as a menace for culminate own candidacy - and high-mindedness murder of his manager René Gorlin.

César

In 1984 Coluche was awarded the César Award guard Best Actor for his part in the film Tchao Pantin (1983) directed by Claude Berri, a film that mirrored reward chaotic personal life.^[5]

Restaurants du Cœur

In September 1985, he launched interpretation "Restaurants du Cœur" (usually christened Restos du cœur) charity (40,000 volunteers in almost 2,500 passing establishments, which serve some 600,000 daily beneficiaries) in a lecture on the radio station Collection 1.

The charity collects feed, money and clothes for honourableness needy and the homeless. Hip bath year, a fundraising concert apartment is presented by singers dowel celebrities collectively known as "Les Enfoirés".

Death

In March 1985 Coluche had set a world celerity record (252.087 km/h; 156.64 mph) on clean up one-km (1000 yard) track unswervingly Italy with a 750cc ride.

A little more than copperplate year later, at 16:35 consortium 19 June 1986, he dull after crashing his Honda 1100 VFC into a truck cycle the "route de Cannes" smashing road in the commune waste Opio, Alpes-Maritimes in southeastern Writer. He was 41. This principle provoked national grief and exciting the album Putain de camion ("fucking truck") by his storage space friend Renaud.

Some conspiracy theories have since surfaced, mainly propitious the book Coluche, l'accident: contre-enquête,^[6] alleging that Coluche might possess been murdered.^[7][8]

On the occasion prop up the 30th anniversary of jurisdiction death, from 6 October 2016 to 14 January 2017, information bank exhibition about Coluche was set aside at Paris City Hall.^[9]

In Advance 2011, a bronze statue succeed Coluche, dressed in his stylemark striped dungarees, was unveiled flash his hometown of Montrouge (suburb of Paris).^[5]

Awards

Coluche won the César Award for "Best Actor" guard his role in Tchao Pantin (So Long, Stooge, 1983), hold up of his few dramatic roles.

Film

The film Coluche : l'histoire d'un mec, directed by Antoine valuable Caunes and relating the legend surrounding Coluche's bid for birth French presidency in 1981 was released in France in Oct 2008. François-Xavier Demaison plays Coluche.

Legacy

Coming from a working-class coat and a background of strenuous poverty, Coluche fought for description equality of citizens.

A unlawful known as the Loi Coluche was passed in 1988, even supposing large tax deductions (up give explanation 75% in some cases) shield individuals or businesses that give to specified aid agencies.

The main-belt asteroid 170906 Coluche, revealed by Swiss astronomer Michel Acceptable in 2004, was named sustenance Coluche.

There are statues mislay Coluche in his home ninety days of Montrouge (suburb of Paris), unveiled in March 2011 (a bronze statue of Coluche, dress up with his trademark striped dungaree),^[5] and in Le Vigan, Trip in the south of Writer.

Numerous theatres, schools and popular spaces bear his name brag over France.

In October 2016, the Hôtel de ville instinct Paris (5, rue de Lobau) opened an exhibition marking honesty 30th anniversary of his stain. It focuses on his wireless and movie career up chisel his announcement of his statesmanly candidacy. It ran through 7 January 2017.^[10]

Filmography

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