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Michel Blanc Dies: César-Winning Actor & ‘Les Bronzés’ Star Was 72
French actor Michel Blanc, best known for his roles in Le Splendid troupe comedy films like the 1978 cult classic 'Les Bronzés,' has died at 72.
In front of the camera of Bertrand Blier, Robert Altman or Pierre Schoeller, Michel Blanc amazed us with the variety of his acting, but also with his talents as a director with films like “Marche à l’ombre” or “Grosse fatigue”. In addition to memorably portraying Jean-Claude Dusse in the satirical film Bronzés — which he co-wrote as part of the café-théâtre company he founded alongside childhood friends Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot and Thierry Lhermitte (as well as Josiane Balasko and Marie-Anne Chazel) — he was in L’Exercice de l’État (The Minister), the thriller-drama for which he won a Best Supporting Actor César Award, the equivalent of the Oscar in France. In addition to comedic roles, Blanc was known for dramatic portrayals with 1989’s Monsieur Hire and 2007’s Les Témoins (The Witnesses), about a close-knit friend group that is impacted by the AIDS epidemic in 1980s Paris.
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