Coluche
Date of birth: 1944-10-28
Place of birth: Paris, France
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Michel Colucci
Biography
Michel Gérard Joseph Colucci (28 October 1944 – 19 June 1986), better known under his stage name Coluche, was a French stand-up comedian, film actor, activist and philanthropist. He adopted Coluche as a stage name at age 26, as he began his entertainment career. He became known for his irreverent attitude towards politics and the establishment, and he incorporated this into much of his material. Coluche was one of the first major comedians to regularly use profanities as a source of humor on French television. Having become a bankable star of comedy films, he also proved himself a capable dramatic performer by winning the César Award for Best Actor for his performance in So Long, Stooge (1983). Coluche also founded in 1985 the charity "Les Restaurants du Cœur" which still provides free meals and other products to people in need. Early life Colucci was born on 28 October 1944 in a hospital in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. His mother, Simone Bouyer (called "Monette"), worked as a florist in the Boulevard du Montparnasse. His father, Honorio Colucci, an Italian immigrant from Casalvieri, Lazio, was a painter and decorator. His father died in 1947 at age 31 from poliomyelitis; his wife struggled thereafter to raise the young Michel and his sister (Danièle, 18 months older than Michel) on a meagre salary. Coluche showed little promise 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 he joined the 60th Infantry Regiment de Lons-le-Saunier, but was imprisoned for insubordination. On his return to civilian life, he worked in his mother's florist shop which she had been able to open on rue d'Aligre, and later in a larger shop which she opened near la Gare de Lyon. He found this work dull, and suddenly quit, which caused a long-lasting breach with his mother. At the end of the 1960s he tried his luck as a singer in cafes, then turned to comedy. In 1969, Coluche took part with Romain Bouteille to the founding of the Café de la Gare, a Parisian café-théâtre that would become the 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 of the Café de la Gare were Georges Moustaki, Raymond Devos, Jean Ferrat, Jacques Brel, Leny Escudero, Pierre Perret and Jean Yanne. Other actors who performed the Café de la Gare early in their careers include 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 the difficulties of telling a funny story. He quickly found success but his alcohol issues led to scuffles with Dewaere and Bouteille and eventually forced him to leave the Café de la Gare, though he later returned to perform there. ... Source: Article "Coluche" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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The Wing or the Thigh?
1976-10-27
Charles Duchemin, a well-known gourmet and publisher of a famous restaurant guide, is waging a war a
Inspector Blunder
1980-12-03
A detective, fresh out of the academy (lowest mark in class), gets the assignment to bodyguard a spo
Coluche - Ses plus grands sketches
2002-11-07
This kit contains 3 DVD coluche most of this great comedian. All sketches present on these DVDs are
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014-12-13
The Year 01
1973-02-22
The film narrates a utopian abandonment, consensual and festive of the market economy and high produ
Good King Dagobert
1984-08-22
King's Dagobert I intestinal and sexual problems loom large as he survives an attack on his royal ca
My Best Friend's Girl
1983-08-31
The charming Pascal, owner of a clothing store in Courchevel, and the chubby and scruffy Micky, disc
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
1982-10-06
In antique Rome, a simple pepboy for chars becomes involved in a coup against Cesar. Rahatlocum is
Renaud, le Rouge et le Noir
2002-01-01
French singer/songwriter Renaud comment and give his explanations about various video footage that h
The Toilets Were Closed from the Inside
1976-01-07
A bus conductor gets dressed for work in the morning, goes to the toilet, where he is killed by a bo
Droit de Réponse
1981-12-12
"Droit de Réponse" (Right of Reply) is a French debate program broadcast between December 12, 1981 a
Banzaï
1983-03-23
Michel works there manically solving people's problems over the phone. He is about to tie the knot w
Troubleshooters
1971-04-07
The day he is released from jail, Serge is expected by four killers sent by Count Charles Varèse ass
The School Teacher
1981-10-28
After having lost his job for having saved a child accused of shop lifting, Frédéric Barbier decides
La Ligne de démarcation
1973-12-03
Madman at War
1985-05-21
A young psychiatrist struggles to remove an erratic captain from command at an Italian base in the L
Elle voit des nains partout !
1982-04-07
La reine de France meurt en couche. Elle met au monde un petite fille prénommée Blanche-neige. Le ro
Fous rires sur les ondes
2022-02-17
So Long, Stooge
1983-12-20
In the 18th Arrondissement of Paris, Lambert, an aloof garage manager working the night shift at a p
The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent
1984-11-28
An international intrigue with terrorists threatening to blow up the presidents of the most powerful
You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine
1977-10-19
Whilst King Gros Pif I amuses himself at debauched banquets, his musketeers pursue their tax-collect
Coluche - Le jeu de la vérité
2001-12-04
Les Pieds dans la mayonnaise : Les Irrévérencieux des années 70
2022-02-26
Drôles de familles
2022-03-03
When comedians draw on the family to make people laugh, everyone is concerned. This documentary look
Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne
2016-03-13
A mental journey - historical, political, musical and metaphysical - in contemporary times, from the
The Man with Connections
1970-04-15
Following "The Two of Us", Claude is now 21 years old. Content with his life, he has a girlfriend Ta
Drôles de zèbres
1977-03-22
Two unemployed men, heavily in debt due to losses at the racetrack, are hired by a criminal mastermi
All Mixed Up
1985-03-19
After the death of her little boy, Anita wants to take her own life.
Coluche : Un Clown ennemi d'État
2011-11-14
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023-06-02
55 years ago, on October 1 1968, the first brand advertising spot appeared on the French television
Les Rois du gag
1985-03-12
Paul Martin and François Leroux are brothers-in-law and comics without fame. One day, the famous tel
Signé Furax
1981-04-01
The notorious and mysterious criminal Furax steals France's famous monuments, replacing them with re
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 3 & 4)
2008-11-04
Du Schmilblick aux Restos du Cœur, la folle histoire de Coluche
2014-05-23
Mosaïque
1976-12-26
Broadcast from 1977 to 1987 on FR3, every Sunday morning, for 1h30, Mosaïque is a variety show with
Coluche - Quand je serai grand je serai con - Vol 1 & 2
2013-11-27
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022-01-07
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Cavanna, jusqu'à l'ultime seconde j'écrirai
2015-06-17
The life and career of French novelist and journalist François Cavanna, his leading role in the inve
The Big Store
1973-09-06
Four guys working for a small grocer in trouble, declare war on a new giant neighborhood supermarket
Coluche, l'ami public numéro un
2012-09-19
Coluche : C'est pour rire
1976-01-01
Funny, unifier, subversive, Coluche was much more than a comedian. This show recorded at the Elysée
Coluche, la France a besoin de toi
2006-06-16
Coluche - Quand je serai grand je serai con - Vol 1
2013-11-27
Coluche - Quand je serai grand je serai con - Vol 2
2013-11-27
Les 60 ans du one-man-show
2020-01-31
Journal Bête Et Méchant Presente: Hara-Kiri N°1
French magazine
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
2009-10-13
Coluche : le bouffon devenu roi
2016-04-08
Le mieux du mieux de Coluche
2007-05-16
Themroc
1973-03-01
Themroc, a bachelor house painter living at home with his mother, leads a sad and colorless life. On
10 mai 1981 : Changer la vie ?
2021-05-11
Fourty years ago, in May 1981, with François Mitterrand's election, some people were letting themsel
Coluche, une époque formidable
2021-06-11
Documentary on the French comedian, actor, humanitarian and legend Coluche.
Coluche, les plus grands sketchs
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Donkey Skin
1970-12-16
A fairy godmother helps a princess disguise herself so she won't have to marry her father.
Restos du Cœur, 40 ans de solidarité en France
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Coluche 1 faux l'intégrale
1985-10-07
Journal Bête Et Méchant Presente: Hara-Kiri N°2
1984-09-01
the second video tape of Hara-Kiri Magazine
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
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