Thierry Lhermitte, emblematic figure of French cinema, revealed behind the scenes of his artistic life, including his eventful stay at Coluche. As the comedy’s release approaches Never confess of Ivan Calbérac in the cinema, he, in fact, confided in an interview granted to our colleagues from La Tribune SundaySunday April 21, 2024. “I had just left Valérie Mairesse”recalled Thierry Lhermitte, thus evoking the starting point of his roommate with the famous comedian Coluche, an often overlooked aspect of his personal life. Based on rue Gazan in Paris, the actor had the opportunity to immerse himself in a lively daily life where the evenings were punctuated during “eighteen months”. “Every evening, there were about twenty people at dinner and we were playing Ginette Lacaze at the Élysée Montmartre at the same time. On Sundays, we went there in our pajamas without asking any questions. Honestly, this life, it was total rubbish“he shared with our colleagues.
Thierry Lhermitte’s debut with the Splendid
In 2016, the member of the Splendid troupe, moreover, returned to his meeting with Coluche, who died on June 19, 1986, while the troupe was looking for a theater in its infancy. “At that time, Coluche and friends were building the Vrai Chic Parisian. We hit it off directlyhe came to help us”explained Thierry Lhermitte in the show It happened tomorrow on Europe 1. Beyond this unique experience, the father of three also shared with our colleagues from La Tribune Sunday his debut alongside Michel Blanc, Gérard Jugnot and Christian Clavier, forming the Splendid troupe. “It was with them that I wanted to write and doing theater. My biggest fear at that time was that everything would stop overnight.”, said the one who shares Hélène Aubert’s life. And to conclude: “It’s pretty crazy, because still 50 years later, we feel the same excitement as at the beginning : that of wanting to laugh, of telling stupid things to each other.” At 71, the actor continues to inspire and entertain, on stage and screen.