Christian Clavier, who promotes the film Never without my therapistspoke on Sunday evening on TF1 of the unwavering links that unite him with Michel Blanc.
After Gérard Jugnot and Thierry Lhermitte, it is the turn of Christian Clavier to evoke the memory of Michel Blanc, who died on October 3. Guest on the set of 8 p.m. on TF1 on Sunday, the actor who is promoting his film Never without my therapist. spoke about the ties that unite the members of Splendid.
“I think that deep down, people always think of us together. And they are right. There is something between us that is, truly, like a family. A family that we chose when we were 13 years”.
Gérard Jugnot, Christian Clavier, Thierry Lhermitte and Michel Blanc met in the 1960s on the benches of the Pasteur high school in Neuilly. It was Christian Clavier and Gérard Jugnot who met first, in fifth grade. Then, Christian Clavier introduced Thierry Lhermitte to Gérard Jugnot. They then became friends with Michel Blanc.
“Michel is still there”
“We called him President Blanc,” recalls Christian Clavier. “He was a genius dialogue writer, a joker. I can't tell you what there is between us. There is something that pleases, because there is a form of sincerity, which we bring in people's unconscious.
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The members of Splendid published a book of memories at the end of November, peppered with rare photos from their personal collections. The book The Splendid on the Splendid is Michel Blanc's latest project with his comrades from the comedy troupe. The actors met there to share their memories.
“Michel is still there,” Thierry Lhermitte confided on this occasion at the microphone of BFMTV. “It’s just strange to say that we won’t see him again. But he is still just as present.”
