Christian Clavier
Age: N/A | From: Paris, France
Person Details
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Aliases: Christian Jean-Marie Clavier , Кристиан Клавье , Крістіан Клав’є , کریستین کلاویه
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Paris, France
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Movie Involvements: 51
TV Involvements: 9
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
The Visitors
(1993) Screenplay
The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time
(1998) Screenplay
French Fried Vacation 2
(1979) Writer
French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
(2006) Writer
Santa Claus Is a Stinker
(1982) Writer
The Visitors: Bastille Day
(2016) Co-Producer
French Fried Vacation
(1978) Writer
Just Visiting
(2001) ScreenplayActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Le Jurisconsulte | |
| Frédéric Bouvier Sauvage | ||
| 2025 | Le Jurisconsulte | |
| Hippolyte | ||
| Karol Kowalski | ||
| 2024 | Olivier Béranger | |
| Self - Guest | ||
| Frédéric Bouvier-Sauvage | ||
| 2023 | Self - Guest | |
| Robert Poutifard | ||
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 2022 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Michel Gougnat, syndicaliste | ||
| 2021 | Claude Verneuil | |
| Le Père Noël | ||
| Le Jurisconsulte | ||
| Jean Boulin | ||
| Self | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| 2019 | Julien Gosset-Grainville | |
| Philippe | ||
| Foster | ||
| Claude Verneuil | ||
| 2018 | Astérix (voice) | |
| Comte de Champignac | ||
| 2017 | Alain Prioux | |
| Jean-Etienne Fougerole | ||
| Docteur PACE | ||
| Docteur Rosen | ||
| 2016 | Pépé | |
| Jacquouille la Fripouille/Antoine-Claude Jacquouillet/Edmond Jacquart | ||
| 2015 | Alain | |
| 2014 | Michel Leproux | |
| Agenor Arkandias | ||
| Claude Verneuil | ||
| Self / Various characters | ||
| 2013 | monsieur Berthaud | |
| Le marquis de Porcellet | ||
| Cutiro / Tirocu | ||
| 2011 | César | |
| Self | ||
| Georges | ||
| 2009 | Monsieur Jourdain | |
| Vincent Cluzel | ||
| 2008 | Argan | |
| 2007 | Pierre Martin | |
| Jean-Pierre Ménard | ||
| 2006 | François de La Conche | |
| Graf Taaffe | ||
| Jérôme Tarayre | ||
| 2005 | Jacques-Alain Marty « JAM » | |
| Self | ||
| 2004 | Rémi François, aka Jack Palmer | |
| Patrick Lechat | ||
| 2003 | Edgar Lamarck | |
| 2002 | Napoléon Bonaparte | |
| Self - Actor | ||
| Self | ||
| Astérix | ||
| 2001 | Andre | |
| 2000 | Thénardier | |
| 1999 | Astérix | |
| 1998 | Self | |
| Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard / Prosper le Purineur / Jacouillet | ||
| 1997 | Un spectateur | |
| 1996 | Jean-Louis Bonnot, Mr. Coïk's secretary | |
| 1995 | Père Hervé Tarain / La « mauvaise conscience » | |
| 1994 | Christian Clavier | |
| Gérard Bréha | ||
| 1993 | Urbain Donnadieu | |
| Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard | ||
| 1991 | Pierre | |
| L'avocat | ||
| Jean-Jacques Granianski, le pigeon manipulé | ||
| 1990 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| 1989 | Brice Michaud | |
| Fernand de Bois d'Enghien | ||
| Bob Smith | ||
| Jean-Michel Tuilier | ||
| le petit chef de la DDASS | ||
| Simon | ||
| 1988 | Chef Briffaud | |
| 1987 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| Edouard | ||
| 1986 | Iouri | |
| Alexis | ||
| 1985 | L'ami du dragueur / Charles-Henri / L'amant anti-chien | |
| Jean-Jacques dit « Katia » | ||
| 1983 | Michel Taupin | |
| Isaac Stern | ||
| 1982 | Jean-Jacques dit « Katia » | |
| le fourbe | ||
| Professor Kottich | ||
| Self | ||
| 1981 | Antoine Bonfils | |
| Charles | ||
| 1980 | Jérôme Osendron | |
| Le Beatnick | ||
| 1979 | Jérôme Tarayre, general practitioner | |
| Man in the couple with the 2CV | ||
| 1978 | Jean-Jacques Dangle, le présentateur | |
| Jérôme Tarayre, bad general practitioner | ||
| un fêtard dans la voiture | ||
| 1977 | Le conteur (voice) | |
| François | ||
| Le journaliste télé | ||
| Renaud | ||
| 1976 | Café-theater actor (uncredited) | |
| Le serveur | ||
| Un flic | ||
| 1975 | Self | |
| The servant of the inn | ||
| Christian | ||
| L'agent de sécurité homosexuel (uncredited) | ||
| Self | ||
| 1974 | Photographer | |
| Le chauffagiste | ||
| 1973 | A debate viewer | |
| Le rabbin | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Co-Producer | |
| 2017 | Producer | |
| 2016 | Co-Producer | |
| 2003 | Producer | |
| 2002 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Screenplay | |
| Theatre Play | ||
| 2016 | Writer | |
| 2011 | Scenario Writer | |
| 2007 | Scenario Writer | |
| 2006 | Writer | |
| 2005 | Screenplay | |
| 2004 | Writer | |
| 2001 | Screenplay | |
| 1998 | Screenplay | |
| 1996 | Adaptation | |
| 1995 | Writer | |
| 1993 | Writer | |
| Screenplay | ||
| 1991 | Story | |
| 1989 | Writer | |
| 1986 | Writer | |
| 1985 | Theatre Play | |
| 1983 | Writer | |
| Theatre Play | ||
| 1982 | Writer | |
| 1979 | Writer | |
| 1978 | Writer | |
| 1975 | Writer | |
| Idea | ||
| 1974 | Screenplay | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Creator
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Creator | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
