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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Paris, France

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Movie Involvements: 5

TV Involvements: 11


Most Famous Work

Biography

Yves Lecoq (born Yves Louis Georges Lecoquierre on May 4, 1946) is a French humorist known especially for his voice impersonations. Yves Lecoq was born in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, from a bourgeois francilian family. He became interested at an early age in the comic field, and rather than a career as a lawyer or a journalist, he did not follow his parents and began a career in theater at the age of 16. During his studies at the Lycée Georges Clémenceau in Nantes, he played his first theater role in 1965. During the 1980s, he was the host of several television programmes, such as Suivez Lecoq (1980-1981), L'académie des neuf (1987-1991 on Antenne 2), and Tout le monde il est gentil (1989-1990 on La Cinq). He also hosted the Miss France contest in 1990 and 1991 on FR3. From September 1988 to June 2018, he was the main vocal impersonator of Les Guignols de l'info broadcast on Canal+, in which he lent his voice to the puppet of show's host Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, as well as the puppets of nearly 200 other public figures. His impression of former French Jacques Chirac, one of the show's most popular caricatures, was one of the biggest contributors to Lecoq's public fame. He participated to the concerts of Les Enfoirés from 1994 to 2000, as well as in 2005. He has also presented various programs such as Graines de star in 1996 and 1997 on M6, and Les Grands du Rire on France 3 from 2005 onwards. He took part in 2019 in the french port of the famous Masked Singer TV franchise, inside the Dino character. He was eliminated in the fourth episode, aired 29 November 2019, and unmasked to overall surprise as he wasn't found by the panelists or live audience. He bought in 2008 the Château de Chambes in Roumazières-Loubert, Charente, the county where his maternal grandparents came from. In December 2011, he also bought the Château de Chalais, in the same department. He is also the owner of the Château de Maisonseule in Saint-Basile, Ardèche. Source: Article "Yves Lecoq" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Most Famous Work

Numéro un
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6

Numéro un

(1975) Self - Host
Midi Première
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10

Midi Première

(1975) Self
Zone interdite
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7

Zone interdite

(1993) Self
N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementiels
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7
Système 2
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0

Système 2

(1975) Self
Les Jeux de 20 heures
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0

Les Jeux de 20 heures

(1976) Self
The Masked Singer France
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6
La Chance aux chansons
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0

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2022 Eddie Barclay
2021 Self
2019 Dino
Self
(voice)
(voice)
2018 Self
2014 N/A
Imitateurs
2013 Imitateurs
2012 Imitations
2011 Imitations
2010 Imitations
Additional Voices (voice)
2009 N/A
Imitations
Imitateur
2008 Imitateur
Self
Self
2007 Multiples voix
2006 Self (guest)
Voix
2005 Multiples voix
2004 Impersonator (voices)
2003 Imitateur
Yves Lecoq
(voice)
2002 (voice)
2001 Voix
2000 impersonation (voices)
Jacques Chirac (voice) (uncredited)
N/A
1999 Imitations
N/A
Self, Imitateur
N/A
1998 Self
(voice)
Additional Voices (voice)
N/A
1997 (voices)
Impersonator (voices)
N/A
1996 (voice)
Multiples voix
N/A
1995 Imitations
N/A
Imitations
N/A
1994 (voice)
Imitations
N/A
1993 Imitations
Self
Imitations
1992 Self
PPD / Jacques Chirac / Johnny Hallyday / autres imitations
1991 N/A
1988 Franck Rollin
Various characters (voice)
1987 Self
1984 Self
1982 N/A
Self
1976 Self
1975 Self
Sylvie Vartan
Self - Host
Self
Self
Self
1972 N/A
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2009 Author
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
1982 Presenter
Year Role Movie/Tv

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