François Rollin (born 31 May 1953 in Malo-les-Bains) is a French actor, comedian, author and

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. He is known for his role as

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in ''

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'', Professor Rollin in ''Palace'', and for writing the satirical news programme ''

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''. He is also known for one-man-shows, in which he embodies the role of a whimsical and very articulate professor, alternating surreal and absurd humour with social satire.

Filmography

* 1982-1984 : ''Merci Bernard'' (TV Series) * 1988-1989 : ''Palace'' (TV Series) * 1989 : '' Navarro'' (TV Series) * 1990 : ''Le provincial'' * 1991 : ''Le piège'' (TV Movie) * 1993 : ''Jacques le fataliste'' * 1995 : ''Associations de bienfaiteurs'' (TV Series) * 1997 : ''L'Agence Lambert, L'' (TV Series) * 1999 : ''Je règle mon pas sur le pas de mon père'' * 2000 : ''La bostella'' * 2000 : ''Les frères Soeur'' * 2001 : ''Lacryma-Christine'' (Short) * 2002 : ''Mille millièmes'' * 2003 : ''

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'' * 2003 : ''Le Grand Plongeoir'' (TV Series) * 2005 : ''Akoibon'' * 2005 : ''

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'' * 2005 : ''Zooloo'' (Short) * 2006 : ''

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'' * 2006 : ''Momo Dub'' (Short) * 2006-2009 : ''

'' (TV Series) * 2008 : ''Coluche: l'histoire d'un mec'' * 2008 : ''Roméro et Juliette'' (TV Movie) * 2008 : ''

Chez Maupassant ''Chez Maupassant'' is a French anthology television series based on short stories by Guy de Maupassant. Created by and Gaëlle Girre, it ran on France 2 France 2 () is a French free-to-air public television channel. The flagship channel o ...

'' (TV Series) * 2010 : ''Les invincibles'' (TV Series) * 2010 : ''La peau de chagrin'' (TV Movie) * 2012 : ''Main dans la main'' * 2012 : ''Les Opérateurs'' (TV Mini-Series) * 2013 : '' The Stroller Strategy'' * 2013 : ''16 ans ou presque'' * 2014 : '' Lou! Journal infime'' * 2014 : ''Le grimoire d'Arkandias'' * 2014 : ''

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'' (TV Series) * 2015 : ''Les nuits d'été'' * 2016 : ''Hibou'' * 2016 : '' Tamara'' * 2017 : ''Pandas in the Mist'' (Short) * 2018 : ''Bonhomme'' * 2019 : ''Mike'' (TV Series) * 2025 : '' Leave One Day''

Theater

* 1988 : ''Pendant ce temps nos deux héros'', by Franck Arguillère & Yves Hirschfeld (director) * 1990 : ''Hirondelles de saucisson'' by François Rollin (actor) * 1996 : ''Colères'' by François Rollin (actor) * 2000 : ''L'Envol du pingouin'' by Jean-Jacques Vanier (director) * 2003 : ''Le professeur Rollin a encore quelque chose à dire'' by François Rollin (actor) * 2005 : ''Chose promise'' by Arnaud Tsamere (director/writer) * 2005 : ''Seul'' by Pierre Légaré (actor) * 2006 : ''L'Envol du pingouin'' by Jean-Jacques Vanier (director) * 2008 : ''Sophie Mounicot, c'est mon tour !'' by

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(writer) * 2008 : ''L'Envol du pingouin'' by Jean-Jacques Vanier (director) * 2008 : ''Sans tambour ni tambour'' & ''Canard laqué'' by Trompettes de Lyon (director) * 2008 : ''Colères'' by François Rollin (actor) * 2009 : ''Elles'' by Jean-Jacques Vanier (director) * 2011 : ''Ici et Maintenant'' by Guy Carlier (director) * 2012 : ''Avec le temps...'' by Catherine Laborde (writer) * 2013 : '' ''Address Unknown'' (novel)'' by Kathrine Taylor (actor) * 2013 : ''No 9'' by

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(director) * 2014 : ''Le professeur Rollin se rebiffe'' by François Rollin (actor) * 2014 : ''S'il se passe quelque chose'' by Vincent Dedienne (director) * 2016 : ''Le professeur Rollin se re-rebiffe'' by François Rollin (actor) * 2016 : ''Tout s'arrange !'' by Trompettes de Lyon (director) * 2018 : '' La Dame de chez Maxim'' by

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(actor) * 2018 : ''J'ai rien entendu mais j'ai tout compris'' by Tatiana Djordjevic (director)

Author

* 2001 : ''J'ai réfléchi pour vous'' * 2006 : ''Les Grands Mots du professeur Rollin'' * 2007 : ''Les Belles Lettres du professeur Rollin'' * 2009 : ''Astier et Rollin posent les bases de la pensée moderne : entretien libre sur la transmission entre générations'' (with

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) * 2011 : ''Les Rollinettes'' * 2015 : ''Colères'' * 2015 : ''Les dictées loufoques du professeur Rollin'' * 2016 : ''Epîtres'' (with Arnaud Joyet & Arnaud Tsamere)

References

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