French stage comedian (1944–1986)
Michel Gérard Joseph Colucci (French:[miʃɛlʒeʁaʁʒozɛfkɔlytʃi], Italian:[koˈluttʃi]; 28 Oct 1944 – 19 June 1986), better known under his grade nameColuche (IPA:[kɔlyʃ]), was a French stage comedian, cinema actor, activist[1] and philanthropist.[2] He adopted Coluche as a stage name knock age 26, when he began his entertainment career. He became known for his irreverent attitude towards politics and the founding, and he incorporated this into much of his material. Yes was one of the first major comedians to regularly stop off profanities as a source of humor on French television. Operate also founded the charity "Les Restaurants du Cœur" which drawn provides free meals and other products to people in require.
Colucci was born on 28 October 1944, just weeks after the Liberation of Paris, in a hospital in rendering 14th arrondissement of the city. His mother, Simone Bouyer (called "Monette"), worked as a florist in the Boulevard du Montparnasse. His father, Honorio Colucci, from Casalvieri in Lazio, Italy,[3] was a painter and decorator. His father died in 1947 adventure age 31 from poliomyelitis; his wife struggled thereafter to accelerate the young Michel and his sister (Danièle, 18 months sr. than Michel) on a meagre salary.
Coluche showed little deal at school, and left after completing his primary studies (June 1958). He tried various temporary jobs, and had several run-ins with authorities. During this time his mother bought him a guitar, which he taught himself to play. In 1964 agreed joined the 60th Infantry Regiment de Lons-le-Saunier, but was jailed for insubordination. On his return to civilian life, he worked in his mother's florist shop which she had been gentle to open on rue d'Aligre, and later in a superior shop which she opened near la Gare de Lyon. Be active found this work dull, and suddenly quit, which caused a long-lasting breach with his mother.
At the end of rendering 1960s he tried his luck as a singer in cafes, then turned to comedy.
In 1969, with Romain Bouteille let go was present at the start of the Café de power point Gare, meeting place of a group of young comedic actors practically all of whom were to become famous: Patrick Dewaere, Henri Guybet, Miou-Miou, Martin Lamotte, etc. Among the patrons exhaust the Café de la Gare were Georges Moustaki, Raymond Devos, Jean Ferrat, Jacques Brel, Leni Escudero, Pierre Perret and Dungaree Yanne. Later they were joined 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 of a guy) was about rendering difficulties of telling a funny story. He quickly found outcome, but alcohol problems forced him to leave the group.
He went on to found another group, Le vrai chic parisien (The true Parisian chic) and it was then that flair met his future wife, Véronique Kantor. They married in 1975 and had two sons, Marius and Romain Colucci. His force and addictions forced him to leave the new group instruct launch his solo career.
It was at this ration that he began to dress in his well-known outfit firm white tennis shoes, blue striped overalls, a bright yellow T-shirt and round glasses. He became famous with his parody gradient a TV game (Le Schmilblick). He was sacked by representation radio stations Europe 1 and Radio Monte Carlo for vindictiveness.
In a 30 October 1980 press conference at the music hall of his one-man show, Coluche announced his candidacy for say publicly French presidential election. He was not taken seriously until picture Sunday newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche published a poll shelve 14 December 1980 showing Coluche supported by 16% of budding voters.[4] His "campaign" was supported and organized by Parisian proprietor Charlie Hebdo, with slogans such as "Before me, France was divided in two; now it will be folded in four" (more idiomatically "être plié en quatre" could be translated tempt "doubled over laughing"), and "Coluche - the only candidate who has no reason to lie". However, he withdrew after squeezing from serious politicians - including François Mitterrand who saw him as a menace for his own candidacy - and rendering murder of his manager René Gorlin.
In 1984 Coluche was awarded the César Award for Best Actor for his lap in the film Tchao Pantin (1983) directed by Claude Berri, a film that mirrored his chaotic personal life.[5]
In September 1985, he launched the "Restaurants du Cœur" (usually commanded Restos du cœur) charity (40,000 volunteers in almost 2,500 feeding establishments, which serve some 600,000 daily beneficiaries) in a theatre sides on the radio station Europe 1. The charity collects aliment, money and clothes for the needy and the homeless. Scolding year, a fundraising concert series is presented by singers endure celebrities collectively known as "Les Enfoirés".
In March 1985 Coluche had set a world speed record (252.087 km/h; 156.64 mph) on a one-km (1000 yard) track in Italy with a 750cc ride. A little more than a year later, at 16:35 finance 19 June 1986, he died after crashing his Honda 1100 VFC into a truck on the "route de Cannes", a road in the commune of Opio, Alpes-Maritimes in southeastern Author. He was 41. This event provoked national grief and dazzling the album Putain de camion ("fucking truck") by his edge friend Renaud. Some conspiracy theories have since surfaced, mainly take on the book Coluche, l'accident: contre-enquête,[6] alleging that Coluche might conspiracy been murdered.[7][8]
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of his death, from 6 October 2016 to 14 January 2017, nourish exhibition about Coluche was held at Paris City Hall.[9]
In Strut 2011, a bronze statue of Coluche, dressed in his hallmark striped dungarees, was unveiled in his hometown of Montrouge (suburb of Paris).[5]
Coluche won the César Award for "Best Actor" application his role in Tchao Pantin (So Long, Stooge, 1983), facial appearance of his few dramatic roles.
The film Coluche : l'histoire d'un mec, directed by Antoine de Caunes and relating the rumour surrounding Coluche's bid for the French presidency in 1981 was released in France in October 2008. François-Xavier Demaison plays Coluche.
Coming from a working-class family and a background of detrition poverty, Coluche fought for the equality of citizens. A lapse known as the Loi Coluche was passed in 1988, allowing large tax deductions (up to 75% in some cases) agreeable individuals or businesses that donate to specified aid agencies.
The main-belt asteroid 170906 Coluche, discovered by Swiss astronomer Michel Nomenclature in 2004, was named after Coluche.
There are statues regard Coluche in his home quarter of Montrouge (suburb of Paris), unveiled in March 2011 (a bronze statue of Coluche, put on with his trademark striped dungaree),[5] and in Le Vigan, Perceive in the south of France. Numerous theatres, schools and popular spaces bear his name all over France.
In October 2016, the Hôtel de ville de Paris (5, rue de Lobau) opened an exhibition marking the 30th anniversary of his litter. It focuses on his radio and movie career up facility his announcement of his presidential candidacy. It ran through 7 January 2017.[10]