Michel Fau
Date of birth: 1964-12-17
Place of birth: Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, France
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
Michel Fau (born 1964) is a French comedian, actor and theatre director. At 18, he left his hometown for training at French National Academy of Dramatic Arts from 1986 to 1989. He trained with Michel Bouquet, Gerard Desarthe and Pierre Vial. He has appeared on stage regularly in works directed by Olivier Py and he also worked with Olivier Desbordes, Jean Sébastien Rajon, Pierre Guillois, Jean-Luc Lagarce, Jean-Michel Rabeux, Jean-Claude Penchenat, Laurent Gutmann, Stéphane Braunschweig, Jacques Weber, Sandrine Kiberlain, Léa Drucker, Gaspard Ulliel, Julie Depardieu, Charlotte de Turckheim, Chantal Ladesou, Catherine Frot, Samir Guesmi, ... In cinema, he worked with directors like Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Gilles Bourdos, Albert Dupontel, Dominik Moll, François Ozon, Benoît Jacquot, Noémie Lvovsky, Nina Companeez, Jean-Michel Ribes, Xavier Giannoli, Christophe Honoré, Josée Dayan, André Téchiné, ... He occasionally directs an interpretation workshop at the French National Academy of Dramatic Arts. During the Night of the 2011 Molière Award, he made a cover of Carla Bruni's song Quelqu'un m'a dit in a parody of classical singer. Source: Article "Michel Fau" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Swimming Pool
2003-05-21
A British crime novelist travels to her publisher's upmarket summer house in Southern France to seek
With a Friend Like Harry...
2000-08-15
While fixing up their summer cottage, Michel and his family run into a man who claims to have gone t
Le Créateur
1999-06-16
A playwright of note, Darius developed a drinking problem after his first major hit, and has taken t
Brèves de comptoir
2014-09-24
A small, old-fashioned cafe in a suburban square, opposite the cemetery, the Hirondelle. Every day a
Les Heureux
2021-02-25
In a summer Paris, during an epidemic, a ghostly character from another time discovers our contempor
Habib
2023-02-22
The story of a young Belgian actor of Moroccan origin who agrees to play the role of Saint-François-
Le vison voyageur
2023-11-21
Borgo
2024-04-17
Melissa is an experienced, exemplary prison guard. But a dangerous spiral is set into motion when sh
Michel Fau - Récital emphatique
2011-01-18
The Crime Is Mine
2023-02-24
In 1930s Paris, Madeleine, a pretty, young, penniless, and talentless actress, is accused of murderi
9 Month Stretch
2013-09-07
Ariane Felder is pregnant! This is surprising with her being a young hardened judge with strict mora
Les secrets de la princesse de Cadignan
2023-09-13
"Don Juan woman", according to the expression of Balzac. A princess, a great seductress. Of a diabol
Foon
2005-11-30
A quasi-musical-comedy which descends into horror, set in the early sixties in a college on the outs
Arletty: A Guilty Passion
2015-03-04
Covers the love affair between French actress Arletty and a high-ranking German officer during WWII
Jacques Offenbach - Die schöne Helena
2019-12-23
Marguerite
2015-09-16
Paris in the 1920s. Marguerite Dumont is a wealthy woman with a passion for music and the opera. For
Gaspard le bandit
2006-06-06
Gaspard de Besse and his gang of highwaymen escaped the law for years in old monsieur de Morières's
Bernard Duvert, l'Esprit souffle où il veut
2024-05-01
L'échappée, à la poursuite d'Annie Le Brun
2015-04-29
Golden Years
2017-09-13
The true story of a French WW1 deserter who, with the support of his wife, spends a decade in disgui
The Great Arch
2025-11-05
1983. The biggest architectural competition in history, both anonymous and open, is launched under t
L'Orestie
2010-09-21
A French adaptation of Aeschylus' three-part play "Oresteia", staged by Olivier Py.
Ciboulette
2013-12-31
Fleur de cactus
2017-05-29
The Most Assassinated Woman in the World
2018-07-09
Set against the backdrop of the infamous Theatre Grand Guignol the story revolves around iconic actr
On refait le boulevard
2016-10-21
Requiem for a Killer
2011-02-23
Lucretia is a killer for hire. Specialised in poisoning and passionate about opera, she'll have to f
Paris Pigalle
2018-09-19
Paris, 1982. Franck and Serge are police investigators in charge of making a good catch in the Paris
Open at Night
2017-01-11
One night to change everything. One night to save a theater, one night to change one's perspective a
Alien Crystal Palace
2018-11-21
A scientist finds the secret that predispose to the formation of the ideal couple. With this new alc
Closed Eyes
2000-12-20
Vincent and Olivier have an intense, rocky relationship: Vincent evades tenderness, just as he does
Amor maman
2019-06-10
Roland is forty years old. Solitary and a bit lunar, he thinks he will discover one morning that he
Le petit vélo dans la tête
2002-01-01
L'Odyssée Offenbach
2019-12-29
Ordeal
2017-09-25
Around teatime, Mr. Kaplan's doorbell rings. This is Jean who appears behind the door, a visit he ha
La Belle Hélène
2019-12-31
La belle Hélène is the work that confirmed Offenbach's international reputation. The libretto carica
Le Postillon de Lonjumeau
2020-07-10
Adolphe Adam’s Le Postillon de Lonjumeau was a great success at its premiere in 1836, and, along wit
Muriel Robin, oser être soi...
2018-11-23
Cyrano de Bergerac
1990-03-28
Famed swordsman and poet Cyrano de Bergerac is in love with his cousin Roxane. He has never expresse
I Love You Coiffure
2020-12-21
Liliane and Maud are twin sisters. The first is a modest provincial hairdresser while the second lea
Un amour qui ne finit pas
2015-05-09
La fuite
2020-09-30
In a sad imaginary suburb, Jean-Jacques is oppressed by his work, belittled by his girlfriend, pursu
Le Soulier de satin
2009-11-17
A staging of Paul Claudel's play "The Satin Slipper" by Olivier Py.
Illusions comiques
2007-05-09
A staging of Olivier Py's play "Illusions comiques" by himself.
Les Enfants de Saturne
2010-09-21
A staging of Olivier Py's play "Les Enfants de Saturne" by himself.
Merci Zaza - La Folle Histoire de la Cage aux Folles
2023-05-30
A look back at "La Cage aux Folles", which ran non-stop for five years, from February 1973, on the s
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
2024-09-04
A portrait of the legendary actor Jean-Pierre Léaud, icon of the French New Wave and closely linked
Lorsque l'enfant paraît
2025-11-23
After World War II, the orderly life of a deputy secretary of state for family affairs, who had succ
La Grande Soirée du 31 de Paris
2025-12-31
A magical evening in the heart of Paris, presented by Stéphane Bern with the help of Louise Ekland a