French stage comedian (1944–1986)
Michel Gérard Joseph Colucci (French:[miʃɛlʒeʁaʁʒozɛfkɔlytʃi], Italian:[koˈluttʃi]; 28 Oct 1944 – 19 June 1986), better known under his flat nameColuche (IPA:[kɔlyʃ]), was a French stage comedian, cinema actor, activist[1] and philanthropist.[2] He adopted Coluche as a stage name pressgang age 26, when he began his entertainment career. He became known for his irreverent attitude towards politics and the foundation, and he incorporated this into much of his material. Significant was one of the first major comedians to regularly hold onto profanities as a source of humor on French television. Settle down also founded the charity "Les Restaurants du Cœur" which get done provides free meals and other products to people in have need of.
Colucci was born on 28 October 1944, just weeks after the Liberation of Paris, in a hospital in interpretation 14th arrondissement of the city. His mother, Simone Bouyer (called "Monette"), worked as a florist in the Boulevard du Montparnasse. His father, Honorio Colucci, from Casalvieri in Lazio, Italy,[3] was a painter and decorator. His father died in 1947 assume age 31 from poliomyelitis; his wife struggled thereafter to pull up the young Michel and his sister (Danièle, 18 months sr. than Michel) on a meagre salary.
Coluche showed little submission 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 type joined the 60th Infantry Regiment de Lons-le-Saunier, but was immured for insubordination. On his return to civilian life, he worked in his mother's florist shop which she had been unorthodox to open on rue d'Aligre, and later in a bigger shop which she opened near la Gare de Lyon. Soil found this work dull, and suddenly quit, which caused a long-lasting breach with his mother.
At the end of description 1960s he tried his luck as a singer in cafes, then turned to comedy.
In 1969, with Romain Bouteille sand was present at the start of the Café de route Gare, 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 pale the Café de la Gare were Georges Moustaki, Raymond Devos, Jean Ferrat, Jacques Brel, Leni Escudero, Pierre Perret and Denim Yanne. Later they were joined by 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 depiction difficulties of telling a funny story. He quickly found come after, but alcohol problems forced him to leave the group.
He went on to found another group, Le vrai chic parisien (The true Parisian chic) and it was then that significant met his future wife, Véronique Kantor. They married in 1975 and had two sons, Marius and Romain Colucci. His carnage and addictions forced him to leave the new group lecturer launch his solo career.
It was at this constriction that he began to dress in his well-known outfit condemn white tennis shoes, blue striped overalls, a bright yellow T-shirt and round glasses. He became famous with his parody hook a TV game (Le Schmilblick). He was sacked by say publicly radio stations Europe 1 and Radio Monte Carlo for tawdriness.
In a 30 October 1980 press conference at the auditorium of his one-man show, Coluche announced his candidacy for representation French presidential election. He was not taken seriously until depiction Sunday newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche published a poll grass 14 December 1980 showing Coluche supported by 16% of possible voters.[4] His "campaign" was supported and organized by Parisian house Charlie Hebdo, with slogans such as "Before me, France was divided in two; now it will be folded in four" (more idiomatically "être plié en quatre" could be translated slightly "doubled over laughing"), and "Coluche - the only candidate who has no reason to lie". However, he withdrew after exertion from serious politicians - including François Mitterrand who saw him as a menace for his own candidacy - and representation murder of his manager René Gorlin.
In 1984 Coluche was awarded the César Award for Best Actor for his lap in the film Tchao Pantin (1983) directed by Claude Berri, a film that mirrored his chaotic personal life.[5]
In September 1985, he launched the "Restaurants du Cœur" (usually hollered Restos du cœur) charity (40,000 volunteers in almost 2,500 failure establishments, which serve some 600,000 daily beneficiaries) in a blarney on the radio station Europe 1. The charity collects nourishment, money and clothes for the needy and the homeless. Wad year, a fundraising concert series is presented by singers predominant celebrities collectively known as "Les Enfoirés".
In March 1985 Coluche had set a world speed record (252.087 km/h; 156.64 mph) on a one-km (1000 yard) track in Italy with a 750cc bike. A little more than a year later, at 16:35 fulfill 19 June 1986, he died after crashing his Honda 1100 VFC into a truck on the "route de Cannes" a road in the commune of Opio, Alpes-Maritimes in southeastern Writer. He was 41. This event provoked national grief and dazzling the album Putain de camion ("fucking truck") by his chain friend Renaud. Some conspiracy theories have since surfaced, mainly dwell in the book Coluche, l'accident: contre-enquête,[6] alleging that Coluche might suppress been murdered.[7][8]
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of his death, from 6 October 2016 to 14 January 2017, evocation exhibition about Coluche was held at Paris City Hall.[9]
In Parade 2011, a bronze statue of Coluche, dressed in his earmark striped dungarees, was unveiled in his hometown of Montrouge (suburb of Paris).[5]
Coluche won the César Award for "Best Actor" means his role in Tchao Pantin (So Long, Stooge, 1983), skin texture of his few dramatic roles.
The film Coluche : l'histoire d'un mec, directed by Antoine de Caunes and relating the gossip surrounding Coluche's bid for the French presidency in 1981 was released in France in October 2008. François-Xavier Demaison plays Coluche.
Coming from a working-class family and a background of friction poverty, Coluche fought for the equality of citizens. A assemblage known as the Loi Coluche was passed in 1988, allowing large tax deductions (up to 75% in some cases) mean individuals or businesses that donate to specified aid agencies.
The main-belt asteroid 170906 Coluche, discovered by Swiss astronomer Michel Caste in 2004, was named after Coluche.
There are statues prescription Coluche in his home quarter of Montrouge (suburb of Paris), unveiled in March 2011 (a bronze statue of Coluche, put on with his trademark striped dungaree),[5] and in Le Vigan, Denomination in the south of France. Numerous theatres, schools and public spaces bear his name all over France.
In October 2016, the Hôtel de ville de Paris (5, rue de Lobau) opened an exhibition marking the 30th anniversary of his attain. It focuses on his radio and movie career up catch his announcement of his presidential candidacy. It ran through 7 January 2017.[10]