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“Michel my friend, my brother, my partner” wrote Josiane Balasko on her Instagram account. “I can’t imagine he’s not here anymore.“, declared Patrice Leconte, the director of the three “Bronzés” films, also speaking to RTL. “JI’m wondering how this is possible. What I’m going to miss is him, who he was“. “Michel! I don’t believe it! Collapsed“, wrote on his Instagram account Bruno Moynot, another of the members of Splendid, who had lent his features to Gilbert Seldman in “Les Bronzés sont du ski”.
A little later in the morning, the Troop then spoke with one voice via a short press release: “La Troupe du Splendid Josiane Balasko, Marie-Anne Chazel, Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte, Bruno Moynot, join together with one voice to express their immense pain following the death of their friend and companion Michel Blanc “we can read. “We warmly thank you for all your expressions of support and friendship. Thank you for respecting our silence and meditation.”
“His kindness and talent impressed me so much”
Many other personalities paid tribute to the actor, who was also a screenwriter and director, and excelled in both comedic and dramatic registers. “Michel Blanc, immense actor, funny and deep, simple and touching”published Pierre Niney, who played alongside him in “Nos 18 ans”, his first role in the cinema, in 2008.His kindness and talent impressed me so much during my first film shoot, I was 18 years old, I played his son. I knew I wanted to be an actor thanks to this kind of encounter“, he adds. “Thank you for all your advice“, wrote on Instagram the actor Hakim Jemili, with whom Michel Blanc played in the film “Docteur” by Tristan Séguéla in 2019. “Thank you for the laughs, thank you for making me grow as a human and thank you for teaching me how to act in front of the camera. You taught me acting, you taught me to be fair and natural“, he adds.
“We will never forget his cult role in ‘Les Bronzés’, nor even each of the roles which earned him 9 César nominations.” declared the Académie des César on X. “In 2012, on the stage of the Théâtre du Châtelet, he was very moved to be rewarded for his interpretation in L’Exercice de l’Etat, a role which was different from those he was used to playing. In 2021, he happily reunited with his friends from the Splendid troupe to receive, together, an Honorary César. From the lightness of laughter to the depth of emotion, Michel Blanc embodied the multiple face of our cinema. Today we once again salute his exceptional career, and the thousands of memories he left for all French people. THANKS”concludes the text.
