Michel Gérard Joseph Colucci (28 October 1944 – 19 June 1986), better known under his stage name Coluche, was a French stage comedian and cinema actor. He adopted Coluche as a stage name at age 26, when he began his entertainment career. He became known for his irreverent attitude towards politics and the establishment, and he incorporated this into much of his material. He was one of the first major comedians to regularly use profanities as a source of humor on French television. He also founded the charity "Les Restaurants du Coeur" which still provides free meals and other products to people in need.
Michel Gérard Joseph Colucci (28 October 1944 – 19 June 1986), better known under his stage name Coluche, was a French stage comedian and cinema actor. He adopted Coluche as a stage name at age 26, when he began his entertainment career. He became known for his irreverent attitude towards politics and the establishment, and he incorporated this into much of his material. He was one of the first major comedians to regularly use profanities as a source of humor on French television. He also founded the charity "Les Restaurants du Coeur" which still provides free meals and other products to people in need.
Colucci was born on 28 October 1944, just weeks after the Liberation of Paris, in a hospital in the 14th arrondissement of the city. His mother, Simone Bouyer (called "Monette"), worked as a florist in the Boulevard du Montparnasse. His father, Honorio Colucci, from Casalvieri in Lazio, Italy, was a painter and decorator. His father died in 1947 at age 31 from poliomyelitis; his wife struggled thereafter to raise the young Michel and his sister (Danièle, 18 months older than Michel) on a meagre salary.
Coluche showed little promise at school, and left after completing his primary studies (June 1958). He tried various temporary jobs, and had several run-ins with authorities. During this time his mother bought him a guitar, which he taught himself to play. In 1964 he joined the 60th Infantry Regiment de Lons-le-Saunier, but was imprisoned for insubordination. On his return to civilian life, he worked in his mother's florist shop which she had been able to open on rue d'Aligre, and later in a larger shop which she opened near la Gare de Lyon. He found this work dull, and suddenly quit, which caused a long-lasting breach with his mother.
At the end of the 1960s he tried his luck as a singer in cafes, then turned to comedy.
In 1969, with Romain Bouteille he was present at the start of the Café de la Gare, meeting place of a group of young comedic actors practically all of whom were to become famous: Patrick Dewaere, Henri Guybet, Miou-Miou, Martin Lamotte, etc. Among the patrons of the Café de la Gare were Georges Moustaki, Raymond Devos, Jean Ferrat, Jacques Brel, Leni Escudero, Pierre Perret and Jean Yanne. Later they were joined by Gérard Lanvin, Renaud, Rufus, Diane Kurys, Coline Serreau, Anémone, Gérard Depardieu, Thierry Lhermitte, Josiane Balasko and Gérard Jugnot.
Coluche's first sketch C'est l'histoire d'un mec (It's the story of a guy) was about the difficulties of telling a funny story. He quickly found success, but alcohol problems forced him to leave the group.
He went on to found another group, Le vrai chic parisien (The true Parisian chic) and it was then that he met his future wife, Véronique Kantor. They married in 1975 and had two sons, Marius and Romain Colucci. His behaviour and addictions forced him to leave the new group and launch his solo career.
It was at this point that he began to dress in his well-known outfit of white tennis shoes, blue striped overalls, a bright yellow T-shirt and round glasses. He became famous with his parody of a TV game (Le Schmilblick). He was sacked by the radio stations Europe 1 and Radio Monte Carlo for vulgarity. ...
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Filmography (Movies)
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:15/11/2025
Restos du Cœur, 40 ans de solidarité en France
Character:Self (archives)
Release Date:19/11/2024
L'Âge d'or de la pub
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/06/2023
Drôles de familles
Character:Self
Release Date:03/03/2022
Les Pieds dans la mayonnaise : Les Irrévérencieux des années 70
Character:Self - actor (archive footage)
Release Date:26/02/2022
Fous rires sur les ondes
Character:Self - actor (archive footage)
Release Date:17/02/2022
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:07/01/2022
Coluche, les plus grands sketchs
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:20/06/2021
Coluche, une époque formidable
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:11/06/2021
10 mai 1981 : Changer la vie ?
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:11/05/2021
Les 60 ans du one-man-show
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:31/01/2020
Coluche : le bouffon devenu roi
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:08/04/2016
Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/03/2016
Cavanna, jusqu'à l'ultime seconde j'écrirai
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:17/06/2015
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Character:
Release Date:13/12/2014
Du Schmilblick aux Restos du Cœur, la folle histoire de Coluche
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:23/05/2014
Coluche - Quand je serai grand je serai con - Vol 1 & 2
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:27/11/2013
Coluche - Quand je serai grand je serai con - Vol 2
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:27/11/2013
Coluche - Quand je serai grand je serai con - Vol 1
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:27/11/2013
Coluche, l'ami public numéro un
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:19/09/2012
Coluche : Un Clown ennemi d'État
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:14/11/2011
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/10/2009
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 3 & 4)
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:04/11/2008
Le mieux du mieux de Coluche
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:16/05/2007
Coluche, la France a besoin de toi
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:16/06/2006
Coluche - Ses plus grands sketches
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:07/11/2002
Renaud, le Rouge et le Noir
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2002
Coluche - Le jeu de la vérité
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:04/12/2001
Coluche 1 faux l'intégrale
Character:Self
Release Date:07/10/1985
Madman at War
Character:Oscar Pilli
Release Date:21/05/1985
All Mixed Up
Character:Coyotte
Release Date:19/03/1985
Les Rois du gag
Character:Georges
Release Date:12/03/1985
The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent
Character:Loulou Dupin
Release Date:28/11/1984
Journal Bête Et Méchant Presente: Hara-Kiri N°2
Character:self
Release Date:01/09/1984
Good King Dagobert
Character:Dagobert 1er
Release Date:22/08/1984
So Long, Stooge
Character:Lambert
Release Date:20/12/1983
My Best Friend's Girl
Character:Micky
Release Date:31/08/1983
Banzaï
Character:Michel Bernardin
Release Date:23/03/1983
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
Character:Ben-Hur Marcel / Aminemephet
Release Date:06/10/1982
Elle voit des nains partout !
Character:Un hallebardier
Release Date:07/04/1982
Droit de Réponse
Character:Self
Release Date:12/12/1981
The School Teacher
Character:Gérard Barbier
Release Date:28/10/1981
Signé Furax
Character:L'agent double 098 / 099
Release Date:01/04/1981
Inspector Blunder
Character:Trainee inspector Michel Clément / Commissioner Jules Clément
Release Date:03/12/1980
You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine
Character:Le roi Gros Pif Ier
Release Date:19/10/1977
Drôles de zèbres
Character:Chef
Release Date:22/03/1977
Mosaïque
Character:Self
Release Date:26/12/1976
The Wing or the Thigh?
Character:Gérard Duchemin
Release Date:27/10/1976
The Toilets Were Closed from the Inside
Character:L'inspecteur Charbonnier
Release Date:07/01/1976
Coluche : C'est pour rire
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1976
La Ligne de démarcation
Character:L'évadé
Release Date:03/12/1973
The Big Store
Character:L'homme du couple visitant l'appartement
Release Date:06/09/1973
Themroc
Character:The young neighbor / A worker / A cop
Release Date:01/03/1973
The Year 01
Character:The office manager
Release Date:22/02/1973
Troubleshooters
Character:le barman
Release Date:07/04/1971
Donkey Skin
Character:Chanteur
Release Date:16/12/1970
The Man with Connections
Character:Marquand
Release Date:15/04/1970
Television Appearances
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Character:Self (archive footage)
Vivement dimanche
Character:Self (archive footage)
Stars 90
Character:Self (archive footage)
Victoires de la musique
Character:Self
Coluche 1 faux
Character:Self - Host
Champs-Elysées
Character:Self
Champs-Elysées
Character:Self (archive footage)
Numéro un
Character:Self
Numéro un
Character:Self (archive footage)
Système 2
Character:Self
Système 2
Character:Self - Co-Host
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character:Self
Midi Première
Character:Self
La Cloche tibétaine
Character:André Cécillon
Spécial cinéma
Character:Self
Midi trente
Character:Self
Le Grand Échiquier
Character:Self
Cadet Rousselle
Character:Self
Samedi soir
Character:Self
À bout portant
Character:Self
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