Thierry Lhermitte (; born 24 November 1952) is a French actor, director, writer and producer, best known for his comedic roles. He was a founder of the comedy troupe ''
Le Splendid
Le Splendid is a café-théâtre company founded by a collection of writers and actors in the 1970s - Christian Clavier, Michel Blanc, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte (four childhood friends who knew one another from the Lycée Pasteur in Neuil ...
'' in the 1970s, along with, among others,
Christian Clavier,
Gérard Jugnot
Gérard Jugnot (; born 4 May 1951) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer.
Jugnot was one of the founders of the comedy ''troupe'' Le Splendid in the 1970s, along with, among others, his high-school friends Christian C ...
, and
Michel Blanc. The group adapted a number of its stage hits for the cinema, and scored major successes with films such as ''
Les Bronzés'' (1978), ''
Les Bronzés font du ski'' (1979), ''
Le Père Noël est une ordure'' (1982) and ''
Un indien dans la ville'' (1994).
Honours and awards
In 1981, he received the
Prix Jean Gabin. He was made
Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur
The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...
in 2001.
He was made ''Officier of the
Ordre national du Mérite
The Ordre national du Mérite (; en, National Order of Merit) is a French order of merit with membership awarded by the President of the French Republic, founded on 3 December 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle. The reason for the order's es ...
'' in 2005.
Filmography
Actor
Selected writing credits
* 2006: ''Les Bronzés 3: Amis pour la vie''
* 2000: ''Le prince du Pacifique''
* 1999: ''It's Not My Fault!'' (adaptation and dialogue)
* 1997: ''Jungle 2 Jungle'' (earlier screenplay ''Un indien dans la ville'')
* 1994: ''Un indien dans la ville'' (adaptation)
* 1991: ''
Les secrets professionnels du Dr Apfelglück''
* 1986: ''Nuit d'ivresse''
* 1982: ''Le père Noël est une ordure''
* 1979: ''Les bronzés font du ski'' (as ''L'équipe du Splendid'')
* 1975: ''Le bol d'air'' (short as ''Le Splendid'')
* 1975: ''C'est pas parce qu'on a rien à dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule...'' (original idea)
* 1974: ''Bonne présentation exigée'' (short)
Notes
External links
*
Profile allocine.fr (in French)
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1952 births
Living people
People from Boulogne-Billancourt
French comedians
French male film actors
French film directors
French male stage actors
French male screenwriters
French screenwriters
Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur
Officers of the Ordre national du Mérite
Lycée Pasteur (Neuilly-sur-Seine) alumni
20th-century French male actors
21st-century French male actors
French film producers
French people of Jewish descent