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Coluche
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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 a French entertainer (1944–1986) who worked as a stand-up comedian, actor, activist, and philanthropist. He became famous for his irreverent, anti-establishment comedy that challenged political and social norms.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1944
- Died
- 1986
- Works
- 19
Top works
- Les pauvres sont des cons
- Y'en Aura Pour Tout le Monde
- L'Horreur est humaine
- Les inoubliables
- Le dico Coluche
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Film & TV
Acting · Paris, France
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.…
Known for
- My Coluche — Self (archive footage)2026
- Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés — Self (archive footage)2025
- Restos du Cœur, 40 ans de solidarité en France — Self (archives)2024
- L'Âge d'or de la pub — Self (archive footage)2023
- Fous rires sur les ondes — Self - actor (archive footage)2022
- Feet in the Mayonnaise: The Irreverent Ones of the 70s — Self - actor (archive footage)2022
- Drôles de familles — Self2022
- La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président — Self (archive footage)2022
- Il était une fois Champs-Élysées — Self (archive footage)2022
- 10 mai 1981 : Changer la vie ? — Self (archive footage)2021
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- France
- Active from
- 1944
- Active to
- 1986
Discography
Member of
- Les Enfoirés1986–1986
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 9,909
- Total plays
- 252,075
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Michel Colucci (October 28, 1944 – June 19, 1986), better known as Coluche, was a famous French comedian, singer and humorist. Colucci adopted "Coluche" as a stage name at 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. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Coluche">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Quotes
- “Si la Gestapo avait les moyens de vous faire parler, les politiciens d’aujourd’hui ont les moyens de vous faire taire.”
- “Le capitalisme, c'est l'exploitation de l'homme par l'homme. Le communisme, c'est le contraire !”
- “Les psychiatres sont très efficaces. Avant, je pissais au lit et j'avais honte. J'ai été voir un psychiatre et ça va mieux. Maintenant, je pisse au lit mais je suis fier.”
- “Tu sais ce que c'est qu'un sandwich polonais ? c'est deux ticket de pain avec un ticket de jambon au milieu.”
- “Le communisme, c'est une des seules maladies graves qu'on n'a pas expérimenté d'abord sur des animaux.”
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Key facts
- Person.name
- Coluche
- Person.birth_name
- Michel Gérard Joseph Colucci
- Person.image
- Coluche, 1986, European Parliament.jpg
- Person.caption
- Coluche in 1986
- Person.birth_place
- Paris, France
- Person.death_place
- Opio, Alpes-Maritimes, France
- Person.death_cause
- Motorcycle crash
- Person.occupation
- Actor, Comedian
- Person.signature
- Signature Coluche affiche coluche.svg
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Les Restos du Cœur
Association fondée par Coluche en 1985 pour lutter contre la pauvreté et l’exclusion sous toutes ses formes.
restosducoeur.org →Link to the official site · 10,446 chars · not written by Vinony
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.restosducoeur.org
- Image
- Coluche, 1986, European Parliament.jpg
Show 8 more facts
- date of birth
- 1944-10-28
- Commons category
- Coluche
- pseudonym
- Coluche
- date of burial or cremation
- 1986-06-24
- birth name
- Michel Gérard Joseph Colucci
- end of work period
- 1986-00-00
- start of work period
- 1969-00-00
- date of death
- 1986-06-19
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- Comedic style
- Presidential bid
- Restaurants du Cœur
- Personal life
- Death
- Awards
- Legacy
- Filmography
- References
- External links
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).