Christian Clavier
Christian Clavier is a French actor, screenwriter, film producer and film director. He is the brother of French film director Stéphane 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 succes
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.
Born
May 06, 1952
Paris, France
Known For
Acting
Movies
107 acting
34 crew
Popularity
1.1
Known For
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
2002
as Astérix
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
1999
as Astérix
Serial (Bad) Weddings 2
2019
as Claude Verneuil
The Visitors
1993
as Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard
Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion
2018
as Astérix (voice)
Serial (Bad) Weddings
2014
as Claude Verneuil
Meet the Malawas
2019
as Julien Gosset-Grainville
Just Visiting
2001
as Andre
French Fried Vacation
1978
as Jérôme Tarayre
Serial (Bad) Weddings 3
2021
as Claude Verneuil
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