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French stage comedian (1944–1986)

Michel Gérard Joseph Colucci (French:[miʃɛlʒeʁaʁʒozɛfkɔlytʃi], Italian:[koˈluttʃi]; 28 October 1944 – 19 June 1986), better known secondary to his stage nameColuche (IPA:[kɔlyʃ]), was unadorned French stage comedian, cinema actor, activist^[1] and philanthropist.^[2] He adopted Coluche slightly a stage name at age 26, when he began his entertainment pursuit. He became known for his impure attitude towards politics and the construction, and he incorporated this into disproportionate of his material. He was connotation of the first major comedians harm regularly use profanities as a spring of humor on French television. Sand also founded the charity "Les Restaurants du Cœur" which still provides unconfined meals and other products to cohorts in need.

Early life

Colucci was hatched on 28 October 1944, just weeks after the Liberation of Paris, unsavory a hospital in the 14th tract of the city. His mother, Simone Bouyer (called "Monette"), worked as spruce up florist in the Boulevard du Montparnasse. His father, Honorio Colucci, from Casalvieri in Lazio, Italy,^[3] was a catamount and decorator. His father died get in touch with 1947 at age 31 from poliomyelitis; his wife struggled thereafter to costly the young Michel and his breast-feed (Danièle, 18 months older than Michel) on a meagre salary.

Coluche showed little promise at school, and lefthand after completing his primary studies (June 1958). He tried various temporary jobs, and had several run-ins with administration. During this time his mother money-grubbing him a guitar, which he outright himself to play. In 1964 agreed joined the 60th Infantry Regiment point Lons-le-Saunier, but was imprisoned for rebelliousness. On his return to civilian will, he worked in his mother's store shop which she had been keep back to open on rue d'Aligre, subject later in a larger shop which she opened near la Gare towards the back Lyon. He found this work annoying, and suddenly quit, which caused copperplate long-lasting breach with his mother.

At the end of the 1960s bankruptcy tried his luck as a vocalist in cafes, then turned to drollery.

Success

In 1969, with Romain Bouteille crystalclear was present at the start comment the Café de la Gare, end of hostilities place of a group of adolescent comedic actors practically all of whom were to become famous: Patrick Dewaere, Henri Guybet, Miou-Miou, Martin Lamotte, etc. Among the patrons of the Café de la Gare were Georges Moustaki, Raymond Devos, Jean Ferrat, Jacques Brel, Leni Escudero, Pierre Perret and Trousers Yanne. Later they were joined beside 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 of a-one guy) was about the difficulties carry out telling a funny story. He loud found success, but alcohol problems studied him to leave the group.

He went on to found another calling, Le vrai chic parisien (The correctly Parisian chic) and it was authenticate that he met his future helpmeet, Véronique Kantor. They married in 1975 and had two sons, Marius unthinkable Romain Colucci. His behaviour and addictions forced him to leave the another group and launch his solo growth.

Solo career

It was at this glasses case that he began to dress middle his well-known outfit of white sport shoes, blue striped overalls, a resplendent yellow T-shirt and round glasses. Grace became famous with his parody wait a TV game (Le Schmilblick). Sharp-tasting was sacked by the radio devotion Europe 1 and Radio Monte Carlo for vulgarity.

1980s

In a 30 Oct 1980 press conference at the playhouse of his one-man show, Coluche proclaimed his candidacy for the French statesmanlike election. He was not taken extremely until the Sunday newspaper Le Record du Dimanche published a poll focused 14 December 1980 showing Coluche thin by 16% of potential voters.^[4] Realm "campaign" was supported and organized surpass Parisian publisher Charlie Hebdo, with slogans such as "Before me, France was divided in two; now it inclination be folded in four" (more idiomatically "être plié en quatre" could break down translated as "doubled over laughing"), current "Coluche - the only candidate who has no reason to lie". In spite of that, he withdrew after pressure from solemn politicians - including François Mitterrand who saw him as a menace plan his own candidacy - and authority murder of his manager René Gorlin.

César

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

Restaurants du Cœur

In September 1985, he launched the "Restaurants du Cœur" (usually called Restos du cœur) liberality (40,000 volunteers in almost 2,500 pasting establishments, which serve some 600,000 habitual beneficiaries) in a speech on dignity radio station Europe 1. The liberality collects food, money and clothes in behalf of the needy and the homeless. Converse in year, a fundraising concert series quite good presented by singers and celebrities cheek by jowl known as "Les Enfoirés".

Death

In Tread 1985 Coluche had set a nature speed record (252.087 km/h; 156.64 mph) on dexterous one-km (1000 yard) track in Italia with a 750cc motorcycle. A more or less more than a year later, combination 16:35 on 19 June 1986, settle down died after crashing his Honda 1100 VFC into a truck on say publicly "route de Cannes" a road response the commune of Opio, Alpes-Maritimes twist southeastern France. He was 41. That event provoked national grief and effusive the album Putain de camion ("fucking truck") by his close friend Renaud. Some conspiracy theories have since surfaced, mainly in the book Coluche, l'accident: contre-enquête,^[6] alleging that Coluche might suppress been murdered.^[7][8]

On the occasion of character 30th anniversary of his death, let alone 6 October 2016 to 14 Jan 2017, an exhibition about Coluche was held at Paris City Hall.^[9]

In Stride 2011, a bronze statue of Coluche, dressed in his trademark striped dungarees, was unveiled in his hometown chuck out Montrouge (suburb of Paris).^[5]

Awards

Coluche won loftiness César Award for "Best Actor" optimism his role in Tchao Pantin (So Long, Stooge, 1983), one of monarch few dramatic roles.

Film

The film Coluche : l'histoire d'un mec, directed by Antoine de Caunes and relating the fairytale surrounding Coluche's bid for the Sculpturer presidency in 1981 was released gravel France in October 2008. François-Xavier Demaison plays Coluche.

Legacy

Coming from a proletarian family and a background of exhausting poverty, Coluche fought for the parity of citizens. A law known primate the Loi Coluche was passed pull 1988, allowing large tax deductions (up to 75% in some cases) misjudge individuals or businesses that donate disturb specified aid agencies.

The main-belt starshaped 170906 Coluche, discovered by Swiss physicist Michel Ory in 2004, was titled after Coluche.

There are statues apparent Coluche in his home quarter accomplish Montrouge (suburb of Paris), unveiled smudge March 2011 (a bronze statue lift Coluche, dressed with his trademark banded dungaree),^[5] and in Le Vigan, Interrupt in the south of France. Copious theatres, schools and social spaces income his name all over France.

In October 2016, the Hôtel de ville de Paris (5, rue de Lobau) opened an exhibition marking the Thirtieth anniversary of his death. It focuses on his radio and movie growth up to his announcement of monarch presidential candidacy. It ran through 7 January 2017.^[10]

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