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Christian Clavier

1952 - Today

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Christian Jean-Marie Clavier (French pronunciation: [kʁistjɑ̃ ʒɑ̃ maʁi klavje]; born 6 May 1952) is a French actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. A co-founder of Le Splendid in the 1970s, a Parisian café-théâtre company which soon garnered success, he became widely popular after starring in two hit comedy series: Patrice Leconte's Les Bronzés and Jean-Marie Poiré's Les Visiteurs. Clavier later furthered his popularity by taking the role of Asterix in screen adaptations of the renowned comic books by Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny. In 2023, President Emmanuel Macron saluted Clavier's work, stating: "You have been all the faces of the families of France, the infatuated son-in-law, the bewildered uncle, the pretentious cousin, the jealous husband, the cantankerous father. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christian Clavier is the 539th most popular actor (down from 491st in 2019), the 969th most popular biography from France (down from 938th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular French Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Christian Clavier ranks 539 out of 13,578. Before him are Françoise Dorléac, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Bill Nighy, Mahershala Ali, Hugh Jackman, and Claudette Colbert. After him are Maria Schell, Gerard Butler, Phylicia Rashad, Barbara Stanwyck, Mike Wallace, and Donnie Yen.

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Among people born in 1952, Christian Clavier ranks 52. Before him are Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Ko Yong-hui, Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, Allan Simonsen, Jimmy Connors, and Shigeru Miyamoto. After him are Vahid Halilhodžić, Fuad II of Egypt, Douglas Adams, George Papandreou, John Goodman, and Nicko McBrain.

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In France

Among people born in France, Christian Clavier ranks 969 out of 6,770. Before him are John, Duke of Berry (1340), Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657), Louis Barthou (1862), Henri Lebesgue (1875), Childebert III (678), and Claudette Colbert (1903). After him are Pauline Viardot (1821), Agnès Sorel (1422), Claude Louis Hector de Villars (1653), Maria Malibran (1808), Jeanne d'Évreux (1310), and Joseph Babinski (1857).

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Among ACTORS In France

Among actors born in France, Christian Clavier ranks 43. Before him are Jean-Pierre Cassel (1932), Juliette Gréco (1927), Bruno Cremer (1929), Marie Laforêt (1939), Françoise Dorléac (1942), and Claudette Colbert (1903). After him are Geneviève Page (1927), Carole Bouquet (1957), Bourvil (1917), Michael Lonsdale (1931), Claude Jade (1948), and Jacques Perrin (1941).

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