Michel Blanc died suddenly in hospital on the evening of October 3, 2024. The unforgettable interpreter of Jean-Claude Dusse in The Bronzed was 72 years old. According to information revealed on BFMTV, the actor died of cardiac arrest due to anaphylactic shock. Guest on RTL, Gérard Jugnot said more about the circumstances of his disappearance. “It’s a massive blow. I think he had a huge allergy, an anaphylactic shock from a medication. They tried to resuscitate him, it was terrible for the rest of the day yesterday, but he left“, he said. And added: “We saw each other not long ago for the cover of Paris Match. We laughed like idiots, as usual“.
Death of Michel Blanc: a look back at the tribute from the Troupe du Splendid with whom he experienced his first successes
Shortly after the announcement of his death, numerous tributes poured in on social networks, starting with that of the Splendid, the troupe of which he was a part and which revealed him to the public. “The Splendid Troupe – Josiane Balasko, Marie-Anne Chazel, Christian ClavierGérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte, Bruno Moynot – come together with one voice to express their immense pain following the death of their friend and companion Michel Blanc. We warmly thank you for all your expressions of support and friendship.“, we can read. Jean-Paul Rouvewho knew Michel Blanc well, paid tribute to his memory this Saturday, October 5 in C the weeklythe show presented by Aurélie Casse on France 5.
“He’s a great director“: Jean-Paul Rouve discusses his collaboration with Michel Blanc in the cinema
In a previously unpublished extract revealed on Xthe actor first spoke of their relationship, not without emotion. “I want to call him there, to tell him: ‘What’s going on? It seems that you are dead!’ There it is, Michel… I met him on my film. I didn’t know him before. I knew well Gérard (Jugnoteditor’s note) of the troupe, but I had offered him a role, the main role in Memories (2014), he said yes straight away. He is an immense director, he is above all a great dialogue writer (…) It went very well. Then we became friends, then friends and we talked on the phone a lot“, he recalled. He then said more about the content of their exchanges. “He made me laugh a lot because he had a side… He knew how to make fun of himself a lot, he played it up a lot, his hypochondriac side, all that…”, he added, moved to tears. “And I loved it when I called him, I planned an hour or so (…) because he would talk to you about something and he would digress and he would tell you about his life, explain to you what he had eaten the day before and why he hadn’t digested it, and why in the morning he had to do that (…) It’s weird…”he said.
