Guest in C the weekly this Saturday, November 9, Gérard Jugnot remembered the circumstances in which he learned of the death of Michel Blanc. He also revealed to viewers the last project the late actor took part in with the Splendid.
The announcement of his disappearance sent a shock wave through the world of the 7th art. On October 3, Michel Blanc died at the age of 72. The actor of Come to my house, I’m staying with a friend, Walk in the shadow or even Tanned was the victim of a violent allergy which caused anaphylactic shock. Many personalities have expressed their grief and, for fans of the actor who inspired the series Ten percenthe will remain inseparable from the Splendid troupe, which counts among its members Christian Clavier, Josiane Balasko, Thierry Lhermitte and Marie-Anne Chazel. But also, Gérard Jugnot. This Saturday, November 9, the 73-year-old artist spoke in a few words about the death of his friend in the show C the weeklybroadcast on France 5. He remembered the circumstances in which he learned this terrible news and mentioned the final project in which he participated with the troupe.
Death of Michel Blanc: it was Josiane Balasko who contacted Gérard Jugnot
“It was you who informed us of his death on social networks. You wrote: ‘Michel, what did you do to us?'”, Aurélie Casse reminded her guest. “Well yes. It was Josiane who called meremembered the actor, director, screenwriter and producer. We followed the adventures of his multiple heart attacks a little. And in the evening he left.” Sad coincidence, Gérard Jugnot had just attended “the screening of a very nice film called The Bicycle“ which deals with the mourning when he learned what had happened to Michel Blanc.
Death of Michel Blanc: this beautiful project which will delight his fans
The next moment, France 5 viewers were able to discover a sequence in which Michel Blanc described the beginnings of his friendship with Gérard Jugnot. Aurélie Casse stressed that the two accomplices, who met at college, knew each other “by heart” and the actor of Backing singers recalled their relationship in a few words. “We hadn’t seen each other much for a while, everyone had gone their separate ways. We said ‘we’ and then we said ‘I’, but every time we saw each other again, we laughed like idiots”he confided. Then, he made an announcement that should delight fans of the Splendid troupe: “We can talk about it: there’s a book that’s going to come out, called The Splendid on The Splendidit’s Thierry’s idea [Lhermitte] for the benefit of medical research.” A work in which the artists, supported by previously unpublished photos, recount their common journey. “This is the last time that Michel spoke and commented a little on our story”he concluded. Available from November 21 in bookstores. A nice early Christmas present…
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