Michel Blanc suddenly disappeared during the night of Thursday October 3 to Friday October 4. His death shocked his fans but also the big cinema family and above all, his friends in the Splendid. This Saturday, November 9, 2024, Gérard Jugnot spoke openly about his childhood friend.
A shock. The death of Michel Blanc at the age of 72 caused an earthquake in French cinema. As soon as the death of the actor from Splendida shower of tributes flooded social networks and television channels. A departure too early, and all the more tragic given the circumstances. Michel Blanc is died of angioedemacaused by a sudden allergy, the cause of which will remain unknown.
Images of his funeral moved the French. His comrades from Splendid were of course present, with a moving gift for their lifelong accomplice. Michel Blanc leaves behind his good nature and unforgettable characterssuch as Jean-Claude Dusse, legendary in The Bronzed. Gérard Jugnot had to resolve to say goodbye to this old friend, met on the school benches, in fourth grade.
A terrible omen for Gérard Jugnot
The actor has already returned moving tributes. He also wants to remind you of this latest, very important project, which will be released soon. This Saturday, November 9, 2024, Gérard Jugnot was received on the show C L’Hebdo. He was invited to speak about the circumstances in which he learned of the death of Michel Blanc. “It was Josiane who called me… We had followed the adventures of his multiple heart attacks a littleand in the evening he left”remembered Gérard Jugnot, his eyes moist and his voice tight.
Sad irony, on the same day, Patricia Campi's husband “came out of a screening of a very nice film, called 'The Bicycle', and which is a film about mourning, moreover. I went out, and I got this message, there you go…“he explained, upset. It is always with such tenderness that he immerses himself in the memories and images of the past. “We didn’t see each other much anymore”concedes the actor, but when they met again, they always laughed “like idiots, like in high school“. A new touching tribute.
