
Coluche
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.
76 acting credits · 1 directing credit
Acting · 76

Champs-Elysées
1982

Vivement dimanche
1998

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975

Midi Première
1975

Spécial cinéma
1974

Le Grand Échiquier
1972

Numéro un
1975
Midi trente
1972
Samedi soir
1971

Victoires de la musique
1985
Système 2
1975

Stars 90
1990

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022

Cadet Rousselle
1971

À bout portant
1968

Donkey Skin
1970

The Wing or the Thigh?
1976

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022

Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014

The School Teacher
1981

Inspector Blunder
1980

Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
1982

The Big Store
1973

Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
2025

L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023

Droit de Réponse
1981

Banzaï
1983

Good King Dagobert
1984

You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine
1977

Themroc
1973

La Cloche tibétaine
1974

Signé Furax
1981

So Long, Stooge
1983

My Best Friend's Girl
1983

Madman at War
1985

The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent
1984

Mosaïque
1976

Les Rois du gag
1985

Drôles de familles
2022

Troubleshooters
1971

Coluche, une époque formidable
2021

The Man with Connections
1970

The Year 01
1973

Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
2009

The Toilets Were Closed from the Inside
1976

Reporters
1981

10 mai 1981 : Changer la vie ?
2021

Elle voit des nains partout !
1982

Les 60 ans du one-man-show
2020

Feet in the Mayonnaise: The Irreverent Ones of the 70s
2022
Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne
2016

La Ligne de démarcation
1973

Cavanna, jusqu'à l'ultime seconde j'écrirai
2015

All Mixed Up
1985

My Coluche
2026

Drôles de zèbres
1977

Coluche 1 faux
1985

Du Schmilblick aux Restos du Cœur, la folle histoire de Coluche
2014

Coluche - Ses plus grands sketches
2002

Coluche : C'est pour rire
1976

Restos du Cœur, 40 ans de solidarité en France
2024

Coluche : Un Clown ennemi d'État
2011

Coluche, la France a besoin de toi
2006

Coluche : le bouffon devenu roi
2016

Coluche - Quand je serai grand je serai con - Vol 1 & 2
2013

Coluche 1 faux l'intégrale
1985

Renaud, le Rouge et le Noir
2002

Le mieux du mieux de Coluche
2007

Coluche - Quand je serai grand je serai con - Vol 2
2013

Coluche - Le jeu de la vérité
2001

Coluche - Quand je serai grand je serai con - Vol 1
2013

Coluche, l'ami public numéro un
2012
Journal Bête Et Méchant Presente: Hara-Kiri N°2
1984

Fous rires sur les ondes
2022

Coluche, les plus grands sketchs
2021

Journal Bête Et Méchant Presente: Hara-Kiri N°1
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