To talk about the book written by the Splendid, Thierry Lhermitte responded to Parisian this Sunday, November 17. The actor of Tanned notably remembered his friendship with Coluche and the help he gave him when he broke up with Valérie Mairesse.
The Splendid by the Splendid: We had so much fun!. All the members of the troupe, Josiane Balasko, Marie-Anne Chazel, Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte, Bruno Moynot and even Michel Blanc, who died at the beginning of October at the age of 72, participated in the writing of this book available in bookstores from November 21. To promote it, Thierry Lhermitte answered questions from Parisianduring an interview published this Sunday, November 17. The opportunity for the actor toAn Indian in the city to evoke the sudden disappearance of his colleague and friend, but also his painful breakup with Valérie Mairesse, whose life he shared for several years, already five decades ago.
Thierry Lhermitte collapsed after his breakup with Valérie Mairesse: “I didn't commit suicide, but…”
When the two became a couple, Valérie Mairesse, a short-lived member of Splendid (before being replaced by Josiane Balasko) was only 19 years old. Their separation (at the initiative of the actress) deeply saddened the actor. “I didn't kill myself, but it was hard. A youthful heartache“remembered the man who will celebrate his 72nd birthday on November 24 in the columns of the regional daily. To overcome this ordeal, Thierry Lhermitte was able to count on the friendship of a famous comedian: “Coluche invited me to his house. I went there all the time, so did the others.” There's nothing like good friends to forget a romantic disappointment which is addressed in the book published to celebrate the troupe's 50th anniversary.
Thierry Lhermitte and Coluche lived “for eighteen months” in shared accommodation
This is not the first time that the actor Tanned a you Dinner for idiots speaks about this period of his life. Last spring, he gave an interview to La Tribune Sunday on the occasion of his return to the cinema in the film Never confess by Ivan Calbérac. In a few words, he recounted his eventful cohabitation with Coluche, with whom he lived “for eighteen months”. “I had just separated from Valérie Mairesse and [il] offered me to move in with him on rue Gazan in the 14th century, in Parishe remembered. Every evening, there were around twenty people at dinner and we played at the same time Ginette Lacaze at the Élysée Montmartre. On Sundays, we went there in our pajamas without asking any questions..” And to conclude: “Frankly, this life was complete rubbish!”
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