Michel Leeb took advantage of his presence in A Sunday in the countryside, this October 6 on France 2, to evoke the abandonment of a father who disappeared for 35 years.
Happy, laughing, joking… Until the age of 10, Michel Leeb’s life was particularly happy. In A Sunday in the countrysidebroadcast this October 6 on France 2, the 77-year-old comedian nevertheless described a sky obscured by clouds. After the separation of his parents, German for his father, Italian for his mother, the genius imitator found himself orphaned by his father, who left to live in the United States. “He was severe, rigorous and organized“, however, he remembers him. For Frédéric Lopez and the two other guests, he agreed to reopen his memory in order to recount this sad abandonment.
“He disappeared“: Michel Leeb evokes the unexpected departure of his father in A Sunday in the countryside
Michel Leeb only keeps fond memories of a mother.fanciful who spent his time dressing up“, disappeared today. “When my father left, my mother took care of us as if nothing had happened“, he recalls. His father, who left for the United States, has not given any further news. “He was gone for 35 years. He disappeared“, he continues. If the incomprehension and the pain were intense at first, everything ended up calming down. “We were so supported by this loving, passionate mother who was entirely devoted to her children that we didn’t suffer much.“, he reassures.
“He impressed me“: Michel Leeb is ironic about an astonishing ability that his father had in A Sunday in the countryside
Far from wanting to feel sorry for himself, especially so much time later, Michel Leeb did not dodge any questions, not even those asked by the other guests, interested in this story. “He was an engineer. He’s a guy who had patents“, he retorts to Clovis Cornillac, curious to know the life of the father of his weekend sidekick. “Genius scientist“, the man would have even made anti-tank radars”very sophisticated.“Not enough to take Michel Leeb’s breath away.”He especially impressed me with his ability to renounce his family“, he concludes, without a hint of annoyance.
