Christian Clavier
Biography
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 success without the Splendid group, and by far his biggest hit to date, was in the 1993 film les Visiteurs, where he played a character known as Jacquouille la fripouille; the character's cry of "Okkkayyy!!" became a popular exclamation after the movie's success.
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.
Known For
Acting
1998
asJacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard / Prosper le Purineur / Jacouillet
2002
asAstérix
1977
asFrançois
1978
asJérôme Tarayre, bad general practitioner
2006
asJérôme Tarayre
1993
asJacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard
2006
asFrançois de La Conche
2005
asSelf
1999
asAstérix
2002
asSelf
1979
asJérôme Tarayre, general practitioner
2007
asJean-Pierre Ménard
1991
asJean-Jacques Granianski, le pigeon manipulé
2007
asPierre Martin
1982
asJean-Jacques dit « Katia »
1973
asA debate viewer
1978
asun fêtard dans la voiture
2004
asRémi François, aka Jack Palmer
1983
asMichel Taupin
2005
asJacques-Alain Marty « JAM »
1981
asCharles
1986
asIouri
1991
asL'avocat
1995
asPère Hervé Tarain / La « mauvaise conscience »
1993
asUrbain Donnadieu
1994
asGérard Bréha
2003
asEdgar Lamarck
2004
asPatrick Lechat
2009
asVincent Cluzel
1989
asJean-Michel Tuilier
1980
asJérôme Osendron
1989
asle petit chef de la DDASS
1981
asAntoine Bonfils
1982
asle fourbe
2024
asOlivier Béranger
2001
asAndre
2011
asCésar
1985
asL'ami du dragueur / Charles-Henri / L'amant anti-chien
2008
asArgan
2011
asGeorges
1985
asJean-Jacques dit « Katia »
1989
asSimon
2013
asCutiro / Tirocu
2024
asFrédéric Bouvier Sauvage
1986
asBob Smith
2013
asLe marquis de Porcellet
2016
asJacquouille la Fripouille/Antoine-Claude Jacquouillet/Edmond Jacquart
2014
asClaude Verneuil
2023
asSelf (archive footage)
1987
asEdouard
2023
asRobert Poutifard
2014
asAgenor Arkandias
2013
asmonsieur Berthaud
2014
asMichel Leproux
1975
asL'agent de sécurité homosexuel (uncredited)
asLe rabbin
2015
asAlain
2025
asKarol Kowalski
1977
asRenaud
1996
as2025
asHippolyte
1974
asLe chauffagiste
2017
asDocteur Rosen
2025
asLe jurisconsulte
2017
asJean-Etienne Fougerole
2017
asDocteur PACE
2016
asPépé
2018
asComte de Champignac
2017
asAlain Prioux
1994
asChristian Clavier
1991
asPierre
1997
asUn spectateur
1989
asBrice Michaud
1976
ascomédien en répétition (non crédité)
1989
asFernand de Bois d'Enghien
1986
asAlexis
2019
asClaude Verneuil
1979
asMan in the couple with the 2CV
2018
asAstérix (voice)
2019
asPhilippe
2009
asMonsieur Jourdain
2019
asFoster
2014
asSelf / Various characters
1975
asChristian
1976
asUn flic
1980
asLe Beatnick
2021
asSelf
2019
asJulien Gosset-Grainville
2021
asLe Jurisconsulte
2021
asLe Père Noël
1976
asLe serveur
2021
asClaude Verneuil
1977
asLe conteur (voice)
2022
asMichel Gougnat, syndicaliste
1975
asThe servant of the inn
2011
asSelf
2021
asJean Boulin
1974
asPhotographer
2002
asSelf
1977
asLe journaliste télé
2026
asFrédéric Bouvier Sauvage
2026
asLe jurisconsulte
1983
asIsaac Stern
asNapoléon Bonaparte
asThénardier
asSelf
asJean-Jacques Dangle, le présentateur
asSelf - Guest
asChef Briffaud
asGraf Taaffe
asProfessor Kottich
asSelf
asSelf
asSelf
asSelf (archive footage)
asSelf
asSelf
asSelf
asSelf - Guest
asSelf
asSelf - Guest
Production
2017
as2002
as2021
as2016
as2003
asCrew
Directing
2011
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