Thierry Lhermitte pays a vibrant tribute to Michel Blanc in Télématin: “It weighed on him a little…” (VIDEO)

On October 3, Michel Blanc died suddenly at the age of 72. The disappearance of the actor shocked the Splendid troupe, which has multiplied the tributes since that day through the testimonies of its emblematic members, such as Gérard Jugnot, Josiane Balasko and Thierry Lhermitte. The latter recently spoke in Le Parisien about how he experienced the death of his friend: “The day Michel died, I didn't sleep, I read everything he had written, it shocked me.“

Thierry Lhermitte discusses the disappearance of Michel Blanc

This Friday, November 22, Thierry Lhermitte was invited to the set of Telematin on France 2. The actor was present for the release of the book The Splendid by the Splendid, we had so much fun!“, in which the members of the famous troupe each testify separately about this adventure that began 50 years ago. During his interview with Damien Thévenot and Maya Lauqué, Thierry Lhermitte spoke about Michel Blanc. The one who will celebrate his 72nd birthday on November 24 thus evokes the weariness felt by his friend, always brought back to his role of Jean-Claude Dusse in The Bronzed during his career:It's funny because Michel was a little annoyed, 40 years later. He wasn't locked up. He made fucking movies. So he was stuck in nothing at all. On the other hand, it weighed on him a little.“

Thierry Lhermitte's tribute to Michel Blanc

“It's so magnificent and crazy what he wrote“, continues Thierry Lhermitte, who wanted to pay tribute to the talent of Michel Blanc. “What's nice about the book, we wrote it separately. Everyone comments. We know who said what but no one knew what the others had written. We discovered it in the book, it was very cool. All our copyrights are donated to the medical research foundation.“