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Christian Clavier

Highest Rated: 86% Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatre (2002)

Lowest Rated: 31% The Visitors (1993)

Birthday: May 6, 1952

Birthplace: Paris, France

French actor, producer and director Christian Clavier was born in Paris and attended high school at Lycee Pasteur. After graduation, Clavier began his career as an actor performing with comedy troupe "Splendid," which was involved in such cinema successes as "Le Père Noël est une ordure" (1982) and "Les Bronzés font du ski" (1979). After starring in and co-writing the knockabout comedy "L'Opêration Corned-Beef" (1991), Clavier made his mainstream breakthrough starring in the film "Les visiteurs" (1993), a comedy about a 12th century knight (played by frequent co-star Jean Reno) and his servant traveling to the 20th century and attempting to fit into modern society. Clavier played the servant, Jacouille la fripouille, which is loosely translated in English to "The Scoundrel." The character's catchphrase "Okkaaaaay!!" became popular in France following the release of the film. The film was #1 at the box office in France at the time of its release and later became a cult hit around the world. Following the success of "Les visiteurs," Clavier was a bona fide star, and began to appear in a number of high profile films. Clavier played opposite legends of French entertainment like Gérard Depardieu in the "Asterix & Obelix" film franchise and Daniel Auteuil in "L'entente cordiale" (2006), which also starred British comedy legends Jennifer Saunders and John Cleese. A dramatic role in the thriller "Bitter Victory" (2009) earned plaudits as well. In 2014, Clavier starred in the hit cross-cultural wedding farce "Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu?" (2014).

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Highest rated movies

86% 80% Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatre
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83% 85% A Bag of Marbles Watchlist
65% 71% Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion
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33% 53% Just Visiting
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31% 79% The Visitors
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The Hippies
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Clara and the Swell Guys
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74% Mes meilleurs copains
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Rat Race
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Le boeuf clandestin
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mr. Putifar's Wacky Plan Robert Poutifard (Character) - 2023
No Score Yet 61% Serial (Bad) Weddings 3 Claude Verneuil (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Irréductible Michel Gougnat (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet 74% Kaamelott: The First Chapter Le jurisconsulte (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet 50% Do You Do You Saint-Tropez Inspecteur Jean Boullin (Character),
Screenwriter,
Producer
- 2021
No Score Yet 44% Serial (Bad) Weddings 2 Claude Verneuil (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet 89% Ibiza Unknown (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Heavy Duty Foster (Character) - 2019
65% 71% Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion Astérix (Voice) - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Spirou Comte de Champignac (Character) - 2018
83% 85% A Bag of Marbles Docteur Rosen (Character) $409.9K 2017
No Score Yet 12% With Open Arms Jean-Etienne Fougerole (Character),
Producer
- 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet If I Were a Boy Unknown (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet 27% The Visitors: Bastille Day Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacquouillet (Character),
Screenwriter,
Producer
- 2016
No Score Yet 60% Babysitting 2 Alain (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Do Not Disturb Michel Leproux (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet 62% Serial (Bad) Weddings Claude Verneuil (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet 50% Le grimoire d'Arkandias Unknown (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet 33% Une heure de tranquillité Unknown (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Le boeuf clandestin Monsieur Berthaud (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Serial Teachers Cutiro (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Les affaires sont les affaires Le marquis de Porcellet (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 19% You Don't Choose Your Family Unknown (Character),
Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
- 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bitter Victory Unknown (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Imaginary Invalid Argan (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 39% The Red Inn Pierre Martin (Character),
Screenwriter
- 2007
No Score Yet 32% Le Prix a Payer Jean-Pierre Ménard (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Crown Prince Prime Minister Taaffe (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 14% Les Bronzes 3: Friends Forever Jéròme Tarayre (Character),
Writer
- 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet L'entente cordiale François de La Conche (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 47% The Corsican File Unknown (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 47% The Corsican Investigation Rémi François (Character),
Writer
- 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lovely Rita Edgar Lamarck (Character),
Screenwriter
- 2003
86% 80% Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatre Astérix (Character) $2.0M 2002
No Score Yet 82% Napoleon Unknown (Character) - 2002
33% 53% Just Visiting André (Character),
Screenwriter
$4.8M 2001
No Score Yet 42% Asterix & Obelix vs. Caesar Astérix (Character) $2.1M 1999
No Score Yet 48% The Corridors of Time: The Visitors II Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard / Prosper le Purineur / Jacouillet (Character),
Executive Producer,
Writer
- 1998
No Score Yet 45% Guardian Angels Père Hervé Tarain/Son ange gardien (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Anges Gardiens Unknown (Character) - 1995
31% 79% The Visitors Jacquouille la Fripouille/Jacquard (Character),
Screenwriter
$700.6K 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet La Soif de l'or Urbain Donnadieu (Character),
Writer
- 1993
No Score Yet 53% Operation Corned Beef Jean-Jacques Granianski (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet 74% Mes meilleurs copains Jean-Michel Tuilier (Character),
Screenwriter
- 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet My Best Pals Jean-Michel Tuilier (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Twist Again in Moscow Iouri (Character),
Screenwriter
- 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet La Mome Writer - 1986
No Score Yet 74% Gramps Is in the Resistance Michel Taupin (Character),
Screenwriter,
Writer
- 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gramps Is in the Resistance Michel Taupin (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet 93% Le Pere Noel est une Ordure Katia (Character),
Screenwriter
- 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Clara and the Swell Guys Charles (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Hippies Antoine Bonfils (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet Elle voit des nains partout Unknown (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rat Race Jérôme Ozendron (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet 83% Les Bronzés font du ski Jerome (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet French Fried Vacation Docteur Jerome Tarere (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet 60% This Sweet Sickness François (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet 79% Let Joy Reign Supreme Unknown (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet 76% The Year 01 Un télespectateur du débat (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever Unknown (Character),
Writer
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