From the stage to the dark rooms. After announcing that he would end his theater career at the end of 2023, Patrick Timsit already has new projects. Wednesday February 28, 2024, the 64-year-old actor shares the poster of Fallen from the Truck with Valérie Bonneton. To ensure its promotion, he was invited, Monday February 26, 2024, to the set of Telematin on France 2. The opportunity for the former comedian to reveal that he had a terrible fear. “I have a phobia of water”, he blurted. A funny situation since he plays a fisherman in the film! “It must be from childhood. I have a phobia of water, but I love fishing and boats”he then admitted, before adding “that it should not be[il] falls into the water!” True to his humor, he took the opportunity to remind people that fishermen are not known for their swimming skills. And for the purposes of the film, the person who plays Stan had to shoot a few scenes on a boat… A trawler that is about to break down!
A strong connection with its audience
This childhood phobia is one of the challenges that Patrick Timsit has overcome in the past. In fact, he said he was the victim of a kidnapping attempt at the age of 3. Aware of the passing of time, Patrick Timsit made the decision to leave his darkly humorous clown character in the locker room. After 35 years of good and loyal service, he performed one last time on stage for his show Goodbye, maybe, thank you, that’s for surein November 2023. “I’m afraid of not having anything more to say, I’m afraid of too much spectacle, I’m afraid… It’s miraculous: 35 years! One day, it’s complete, it’s never been empty”he testified on the set of C the weekly on France 5, Saturday November 11, 2023. “Rather than leaving my audience by SMS, I prefer to do it with a show”, he admitted in the columns of Provence, on November 12, 2023. However, Patriclk Timsit does not neglect his audience since he goes on a long tour of previews for the film Fallen from the Truck. A bond of loyalty that he intends to maintain.