Christian Clavier
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.
The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time
(Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard / Prosper le Purineur / Jacouillet)
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
(Astérix)
Tell Her That I Love Her
(François)
French Fried Vacation
(Jérôme Tarayre, bad general practitioner)
French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
(Jérôme Tarayre)
The Visitors
(Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard)
L'Entente cordiale
(François de La Conche)
Les Visiteurs revisités
(Self)
Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar
(Astérix)
How we made Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
(Self)
French Fried Vacation 2
(Jérôme Tarayre, general practitioner)
The Price to Pay
(Jean-Pierre Ménard)
L'Opération Corned Beef
(Jean-Jacques Granianski, le pigeon manipulé)
The Red Inn
(Pierre Martin)
Santa Claus Is a Stinker
(Jean-Jacques dit « Katia »)
The Year 01
(A debate viewer)
Like a Turtle on Its Back
(un fêtard dans la voiture)
The Corsican File
(Rémi François, aka Jack Palmer)
Gramps Is in the Resistance
(Michel Taupin)
The Antidote
(Andre Morin)
Clara and Chics Types
(Charles)
Twist Again in Moscow
(Iouri)
The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck
(L'avocat)
Guardian Angels
(Père Hervé Tarain / La « mauvaise conscience »)
The Thirst for Gold
(Urbain Donnadieu)
Revenge of a Blonde
(Gérard Bréha)
Lovely Rita
(Edgar Lamarck)
Albert est méchant
(Patrick Lechat)
Bitter Victory
(Vincent Cluzel)
My Best Pals
(Jean-Michel Tuilier)
Rat Race
(Jérôme Osendron)
Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête
(le petit chef de la DDASS)
Quand tu seras débloqué... fais-moi signe !
(Antoine Bonfils)
Elle voit des nains partout !
(le fourbe)
Not Without My Shrink
(Olivier Béranger)
Just Visiting
(Andre)
You Don't Choose Your Family
(César)
Slices of Life
(L'ami du dragueur / Charles-Henri / L'amant anti-chien)
The Imaginary Invalid
(Argan)
La Cage aux folles
(Georges)
Santa Claus Is a Stinker
(Jean-Jacques dit « Katia »)
Mieux vaut courir
(Simon)
Serial Teachers
(Cutiro / Tirocu)
Cocorico
(Frédéric Bouvier Sauvage)
Double mixte
(Bob Smith)
Les affaires sont les affaires
(Le marquis de Porcellet)
The Visitors: Bastille Day
(Jacquouille la Fripouille/Antoine-Claude Jacquouillet/Edmond Jacquart)
Serial (Bad) Weddings
(Claude Verneuil)
L'Âge d'or de la pub
(Self (archive footage))
The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque
(Edouard)
Les Vengeances de Maître Poutifard
(Robert Poutifard)
The Secret of Arkandias
(Agenor Arkandias)
Le Bœuf clandestin
(monsieur Berthaud)
Do Not Disturb
(Michel Leproux)
The Restroom Robbery
(L'agent de sécurité homosexuel (uncredited))
Le Chat du rabbin
(Le rabbin)
Babysitting 2
(Alain)
The Rookie Guide
The Devil in the Box
(Renaud)
Panique au Plazza
Le million
(Hippolyte)
Bonne présentation exigée
(Le chauffagiste)
A Bag of Marbles
(Docteur Rosen)
Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part I)
With Open Arms
(Jean-Etienne Fougerole)
If I Were a Boy
(Docteur PACE)
Cédric
(Pépé)
Spirou & Fantasio's Big Adventures
(Comte de Champignac)
Finding Momo
(Alain Prioux)
Dead Tired
(Christian Clavier)
Les gens ne sont pas forcément ignobles
(Pierre)
Les Sœurs Soleil
(Un spectateur)
Fantôme sur l'oreiller
(Brice Michaud)
The Bottom Line
(comédien en répétition (non crédité))
Un fil à la patte
(Fernand de Bois d'Enghien)
L'été 36
(Alexis)
Serial (Bad) Weddings 2
(Claude Verneuil)
Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears
(Man in the couple with the 2CV)
Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion
(Astérix (voice))
Ibiza
(Philippe)
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
(Monsieur Jourdain)
Wide Load
(Foster)
Des Bronzés au Père Noël, la folle histoire du Splendid
Un bol d'air
(Christian)
Let's Make a Dirty Movie
(Un flic)
Cocktail Molotov
(Le Beatnick)
Qu'est-ce qu'ils ont fait au bon Dieu ?
(Self)
Meet the Malawas
(Julien Gosset-Grainville)
Kaamelott: The First Chapter
(Le Jurisconsulte)
Christmas with the Tuches
(Le Père Noël)
F as in Fairbanks
(Le serveur)
Serial (Bad) Weddings 3
(Claude Verneuil)
You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine
(Le conteur (voice))
Employee of the Month
(Michel Gougnat, syndicaliste)
Let Joy Reign Supreme
(The servant of the inn)
Il était une fois... « Le père Noël est une ordure »
(Self)
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez
(Jean Boulin)
The Suspects
(Photographer)
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
(Self)
Spoiled Children
(Le journaliste télé)
Napoleon
(Napoléon Bonaparte)
Les Misérables
(Thénardier)
Nulle part ailleurs
(Self)
Rire et sourire : Le Splendid
(Jean-Jacques Dangle, le présentateur)
Samedi Sébastien
(Self - Guest)
Palace
(Chef Briffaud)
Kronprinz Rudolf
(Graf Taaffe)
Merci Bernard
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
(Self)
Numéro un
(Self)
Champs-Elysées
(Self)
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
(Self (archive footage))
Les Nuls, l'émission
(Self)
Vivement dimanche
(Self)
Stars 90
(Self)
Loris Giuliano en balade
(Self - Guest)
The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time
(Screenplay)
Empire of the Wolves
(Screenplay)
The Visitors
(Screenplay)
The Corsican File
(Writer)
Guardian Angels
(Writer)
My Best Pals
(Writer)
You Don't Choose Your Family
(Director)
French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
(Writer)
French Fried Vacation 2
(Writer)
French Fried Vacation
(Writer)
Twist Again in Moscow
(Writer)
Just Visiting
(Screenplay)
Panique au Plazza
(Adaptation)
Santa Claus Is a Stinker
(Writer)
The Visitors: Bastille Day
(Writer)
With Open Arms
(Producer)
The Thirst for Gold
(Writer)
Bonne présentation exigée
(Screenplay)
You Don't Choose Your Family
(Scenario Writer)
The Red Inn
(Scenario Writer)
L'Opération Corned Beef
(Story)
Le Cœur sur la main
(Producer)
Un bol d'air
(Writer)
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez
(Co-Producer)
Gramps Is in the Resistance
(Writer)
The Visitors: Bastille Day
(Co-Producer)
The Restroom Robbery
(Idea)
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez
(Screenplay)
Santa Claus Is a Stinker
(Theatre Play)
Papy fait de la résistance
(Theatre Play)
Gramps Is in the Resistance
(Theatre Play)
Rire et sourire : Le Splendid
(Creator)