1944-10-28 Paris, France
Michel Gérard Joseph Colucci (28 October 1944 – 19 June 1986), better known under his stage name Coluche, was a French stage comedian and cinema actor. He adopted Coluche as a stage name at age 26, when 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. He was one of the first major comedians to regularly use profanities as a source of humor on French television. He also founded the charity "Les Restaurants du Coeur" which still provides free meals and other products to people in need. Colucci was born on 28 October 1944, just weeks after the Liberation of Paris, in a hospital in the 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, 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, with Romain Bouteille he was present at the start of the Café de la 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 of the Café de la Gare were Georges Moustaki, Raymond Devos, Jean Ferrat, Jacques Brel, Leni Escudero, Pierre Perret and Jean 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 the difficulties of telling a funny story. He quickly found success, 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 he met his future wife, Véronique Kantor. They married in 1975 and had two sons, Marius and Romain Colucci. His behaviour and addictions forced him to leave the new group and launch his solo career. It was at this point that he began to dress in his well-known outfit of white tennis shoes, blue striped overalls, a bright yellow T-shirt and round glasses. He became famous with his parody of a TV game (Le Schmilblick). He was sacked by the radio stations Europe 1 and Radio Monte Carlo for vulgarity. ... Source: Article "Coluche" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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L'Âge d'or de la pub | Self (archive footage) | 2023-06-02 |
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Les Pieds dans la mayonnaise : Les Irrévérencieux des années 70 | Self - actor (archive footage) | 2022-02-26 |
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Fous rires sur les ondes | Self - actor (archive footage) | 2022-02-17 |
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Drôles de familles | Self | 2022-03-03 |
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La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président | Self (archive footage) | 2022-01-07 |
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10 mai 1981 : Changer la vie ? | Self (archive footage) | 2021-05-11 |
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Coluche, une époque formidable | Self (archive footage) | 2021-06-11 |
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Coluche, les plus grands sketchs | Self (archive footage) | 2021-06-20 |
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Les 60 ans du one-man-show | Self (archive footage) | 2020-01-31 |
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Coluche : le bouffon devenu roi | Self (archive footage) | 2016-04-08 |
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Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne | Self (archive footage) | 2016-03-13 |
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Cavanna, jusqu'à l'ultime seconde j'écrirai | Self (archive footage) | 2015-06-17 |
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Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui | 2014-12-13 | |
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Du Schmilblick aux Restos du Cœur, la folle histoire de Coluche | Self (archive footage) | 2014-05-23 |
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Coluche - Quand je serai grand je serai con - Vol 1 & 2 | Self (archive footage) | 2013-11-27 |
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Coluche - Quand je serai grand je serai con - Vol 2 | Self (archive footage) | 2013-11-27 |
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Coluche - Quand je serai grand je serai con - Vol 1 | Self (archive footage) | 2013-11-27 |
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Coluche, l'ami public numéro un | Self (archive footage) | 2012-09-19 |
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Coluche : Un Clown ennemi d'État | Self (archive footage) | 2011-11-14 |
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Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4) | Self (archive footage) | 2009-10-13 |
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Le mieux du mieux de Coluche | Self (archive footage) | 2007-05-16 |
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Coluche, la France a besoin de toi ! | Self (archive footage) | 2006-06-16 |
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Renaud, le Rouge et le Noir | Self (archive footage) | 2002-01-01 |
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Coluche - Ses plus grands sketches | Self (archive footage) | 2002-11-07 |
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Coluche - Le jeu de la vérité | Self (archive footage) | 2001-12-04 |
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Les Rois du gag | Georges | 1985-03-12 |
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Scemo di guerra | Oscar Pilli | 1985-05-21 |
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Sac De Nœuds | Coyotte | 1985-03-19 |
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Journal Bête Et Méchant Presente: Hara-Kiri N°1 | Self | 1984-02-01 |
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La Vengeance du serpent à plumes | Loulou Dupin | 1984-11-28 |
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Le Bon Roi Dagobert | Dagobert 1er | 1984-08-22 |
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Banzaï | Michel Bernardin | 1983-03-23 |
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Tchao Pantin | Lambert | 1983-12-20 |
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La Femme de mon pote | Micky | 1983-08-31 |
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Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ | Ben-Hur Marcel / Aminemephet | 1982-10-06 |
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Elle voit des nains partout ! | Un hallebardier | 1982-04-07 |
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Droit de Réponse | Self | 1981-12-12 |
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Le Maître d'école | Gérard Barbier | 1981-10-28 |
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Signé Furax | L'agent double 098 / 099 | 1981-04-01 |
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Inspecteur La Bavure | Trainee inspector Michel Clément / Commissioner Jules Clément | 1980-12-03 |
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Drôles de zèbres | Chef | 1977-03-22 |
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Vous n'aurez pas l'Alsace et la Lorraine | Le roi Gros Pif Ier | 1977-10-19 |
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L'Aile ou la Cuisse | Gérard Duchemin, artiste de cirque et fils de Charles Duchemin | 1976-10-27 |
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Coluche : C'est pour rire | Self | 1976-01-01 |
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Mosaïque | Self | 1976-12-26 |
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Les vécés étaient fermés de l'intérieur | L'inspecteur Charbonnier | 1976-01-07 |
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Le Grand Bazar | l'homme du couple visitant l'appartement | 1973-09-06 |
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L'An 01 | The office manager | 1973-02-22 |
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La Ligne de démarcation | L'évadé | 1973-12-03 |
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Themroc | The young neighbor / A worker / A cop | 1973-02-22 |
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Laisse aller... c'est une valse | le barman | 1971-04-07 |
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Le Pistonné | Marquand | 1970-04-15 |
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Comiques de toujours (Vol. 3 & 4) |
