Christian Clavier

Acting

Born May 06, 1952

From Paris, France

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.

Christian Clavier

Known For

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra

The Visitors

Serial (Bad) Weddings

Meet the Malawas

Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar

Cocorico 2

Asterix: The Kingdom of Nubia

Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion

Serial (Bad) Weddings 2

Cocorico

Filmography — Acting

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra

The Visitors

Serial (Bad) Weddings

Meet the Malawas

Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar

Cocorico 2

Asterix: The Kingdom of Nubia

Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion

Serial (Bad) Weddings 2

Cocorico

Serial (Bad) Weddings 3

Just Visiting

Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part I)

The Visitors: Bastille Day

French Fried Vacation 2

Gramps Is in the Resistance

A Bag of Marbles

French Fried Vacation

If I Were a Boy

The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time

Santa Claus Is a Stinker

My Best Pals

Kaamelott: The First Chapter

Babysitting 2

Ibiza

Let's Make a Dirty Movie

The Rookie Guide

Not Without My Shrink

French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever

With Open Arms

Dead Tired

C'est pas Parce qu'on n'a Rien à dire qu'il faut fermer sa Gueule...

The Corsican File

L'Âge d'or de la pub

Do Not Disturb

L'Opération Corned Beef

Let Joy Reign Supreme

Elle voit des nains partout !

Guardian Angels

Do You Do You Saint-Tropez

Finding Momo

Million Dollar Madness

Employee of the Month

Spoiled Children

Albert est méchant

Twist Again in Moscow

Les Sœurs Soleil

A Day in the Life of French Cinema

The Devil in the Box

The Bottom Line

The Year 01

Cocktail Molotov

Les Vengeances de Maître Poutifard

Christmas with the Tuches

The Suspects

You Don't Choose Your Family

Tell Her That I Love Her

The Red Inn

Spirou & Fantasio's Big Adventures

Quand tu seras débloqué... fais-moi signe !

The Antidote

Santa Claus Is a Stinker

Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part II)

Slices of Life

The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque

L'Entente cordiale

The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck