Christian 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.
Filmography (127 Appearances)
Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part II)
Asterix: The Kingdom of Nubia
Avis de tempête
C'est pas Parce qu'on n'a Rien à dire qu'il faut fermer sa Gueule...
Cédric
Le Chat du rabbin
Cocorico 2
Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part I)
Million Dollar Madness
Christian Clavier: La Vis Comica
The Rookie Guide
Not Without My Shrink
Loris Giuliano en balade
Cocorico
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
Les Vengeances de Maître Poutifard
L'Âge d'or de la pub
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Employee of the Month
Serial (Bad) Weddings 3
Christmas with the Tuches
Kaamelott: The First Chapter
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez
Qu'est-ce qu'ils ont fait au bon Dieu ?
Samedi Sébastien
Meet the Malawas
Ibiza
Wide Load
Serial (Bad) Weddings 2
Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion
Spirou & Fantasio's Big Adventures
Finding Momo
With Open Arms
If I Were a Boy
A Bag of Marbles
The Visitors: Bastille Day
Babysitting 2
Do Not Disturb
The Secret of Arkandias
Serial (Bad) Weddings
Des Bronzés au Père Noël, la folle histoire du Splendid
Le Bœuf clandestin
Les affaires sont les affaires
Serial Teachers
You Don't Choose Your Family
Il était une fois... « Le père Noël est une ordure »
La Cage aux folles
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
Bitter Victory
C à vous
The Imaginary Invalid
The Red Inn
The Price to Pay
L'Entente cordiale
Kronprinz Rudolf
French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
The Antidote
Les Visiteurs revisités
The Corsican File
Albert est méchant
Lovely Rita
La Méthode Cauet
Napoleon
How we made Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Just Visiting
Les Misérables
Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar
Vivement dimanche
The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time
Les Sœurs Soleil
Panique au Plazza
Guardian Angels
Dead Tired
Revenge of a Blonde
The Thirst for Gold
The Visitors
Les gens ne sont pas forcément ignobles
The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck
L'Opération Corned Beef
Les Nuls, l'émission
Stars 90
Fantôme sur l'oreiller
Un fil à la patte
Double mixte
My Best Pals
Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête
Mieux vaut courir
Palace
Sacrée Soirée
Nulle part ailleurs
The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque
Twist Again in Moscow
L'Été 36
Slices of Life
Santa Claus Is a Stinker
Gramps Is in the Resistance
Rock and Torah
Santa Claus Is a Stinker
Elle voit des nains partout !
Merci Bernard
Champs-Elysées
Quand tu seras débloqué... fais-moi signe !
Clara and the Why Not
Rat Race
Cocktail Molotov
French Fried Vacation 2
Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears
Rire et sourire : Le Splendid
French Fried Vacation
Like a Turtle on Its Back
You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine
Tell Her That I Love Her
Spoiled Children
The Devil in the Box
The Bottom Line
F as in Fairbanks
Let's Make a Dirty Movie
Numéro un
Let Joy Reign Supreme
Un bol d'air
The Restroom Robbery
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
The Suspects
Bonne présentation exigée
The Year 01