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VIDEO – The actor, starring in the film 4 zeros soon at the cinema, was the guest of Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine this Tuesday, October 15 in the show “C à vous”. The opportunity for him to pay tribute to his actor friend, who died on October 3.
Gérard Lanvin was, this Tuesday, October 15, the guest of Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine alongside the rapper Kaaris and the former footballer Rolland Courbis on the occasion of the upcoming cinema release of the film 4 zeros. And, the presenter could not help but question the actor about the death of his friend Michel Blanc, which occurred on October 3.
He died in hospital of a heart attack at the age of 72. It was his friend Gérard Jugnot who revealed details about the causes of his death, the next day, in the morning show of Thomas Sotto and Amandine Bégot on RTL. “It’s a very sudden thing. I think he had a huge allergy to a medication.”he revealed, before specifying: “ I know they tried to resuscitate him. It was terrible all day yesterday. But he left.”
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“Even if it’s ten seconds”
Gérard Lanvin, although not part of the Splendid troupe, shared, forty years ago, the poster for Blanc’s first film, Walk in the shade. “You had a bond that is a pleasure to see”underlined Babeth Lemoine before launching an extract from the show “Champs-Élysées”. “With all the friends from that time we were very close to each other because we played, we replaced each other in our shows”explained Gérard Lanvin. And to continue on the role of director that his friend had: “Michel has been a great boss.”
“I’m a little moved to talk about Michel because you know, the problem is that when I learned of Michel’s death, well we get used to it. We say to ourselves that it’s terrible. They tell you that he died of a heart attack, but I know that he died of angioedema afterwards. And what bothers me is that I really hope he didn’t panic», Confided Gérard Lanvin on the verge of tears, adding: “Even if it’s ten seconds because that’s the image I wouldn’t want to have of Michel.”
The actor then emphasized that thanks to Walk in the shade and to his success, the one who played Jean-Claude Dusse in The Bronzed was able to turn to “the cinema he loved”namely “cinema a little more written, auteur”. “Michel had a magnificent journey. He wanted to surprise. And this time, he didn’t miss his shot”he concluded, referring to his sudden death.
