Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1952-05-06 (Age: 74)
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Christian Clavier
Biography
Christian Clavier is a French actor, screenwriter, film producer and film director. He is the brother of French film director StĂ©phane Clavier. After his high class studies at the Neuilly LycĂ©e Pasteurâthough asserted here and there, he never studied at Institut d'Ătudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) âhe started his actor career with the comedic theater troupe Splendid, which had hits with films like Les BronzĂ©s font du ski and Le PĂšre NoĂ«l 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 AstĂ©rix et ObĂ©lix contre CĂ©sar, AstĂ©rix & ObĂ©lix: Mission ClĂ©opĂątre, and the sequel and remake of Visiteurs. He also played several dramatic roles on television, including M. ThĂ©nardier in Les MisĂ©rables (2000 television version) and NapolĂ©on 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'OpĂ©ration Corned-Beef and L'EnquĂȘte corse (The Corsican investigation). GĂ©rard Depardieu in AstĂ©rix et ObĂ©lix (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 MĂ©rite on 13 June 1998, and promoted Officier (Officer) in 2005. He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the LĂ©gion d'honneur in 2008. He is a friend of former French prĂ©sident Nicolas Sarkozy, and recently emigrated to England as a result of Francois Hollande's punitive tax policy, mirrored in his AstĂ©rix co-star GĂ©rard Depardieu's self-imposed exile to Belgium.
Filmography (105)
Serial Teachers 3
2027Avis de tempĂȘte
2026
Asterix: The Kingdom of Nubia
2026
Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part II)
2026
Cocorico 2
2026
Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part I)
2025
Million Dollar Madness
2025
Christian Clavier: La Vis Comica
2025
The Rookie Guide
2025
Not Without My Shrink
2024
Cocorico
2024
Les Vengeances de MaĂźtre Poutifard
2023
L'Ăge d'or de la pub
2023
Employee of the Month
2022
